Learning from Jesus – praying in the Garden of Gethsemane How do we pray when we are in deep distress and anguish? How do we pray when it appears God isn’t answering our prayers for relief? How do we pray in the face of great suffering? This month our Week of Prayer falls in the […]
Answered prayer
Answered prayer Jen tells us about their desperate need for God to intervene when Tim became ill towards the end of last year. When Tim became seriously ill in November, it was humbling to hear of hundreds of people around the world praying for him, some even through the night, and many we didn’t even […]
Seeking God
Seeking God Last month I wrote about how prayer is two-way communication (we listen as well as speak) and that, in order to build a relationship, we need to have communication at the centre (we can’t know someone if we don’t communicate with them). God wants to be in relationship with us, that’s why He […]
Prayer is 2-way communication!
Prayer is 2-way communication! Jodie continues her series on prayer. You can read her introduction at Never Stop Praying. When I first started following Jesus as a teenager I was amazed that I could talk to God and that He would listen to me! Prayer and talking to God was a huge excitement and revelation […]
Never Stop Praying
Never Stop Praying Jodie sets out the plans for the focus on prayer for 2023 Over the last few months the Leadership Team have been stirred by the Holy Spirit about the importance of Jubilee Church gathering together in corporate prayer, stepping out together in unity and contending in prayer for God’s promises. The time […]
Wrestling with God
Wrestling with God During the past few weeks our Sunday talks have been a study of Identity through the book of Ephesians. However recently Rob interrupted the series to talk about wrestling with God and the importance of persistent prayer. Prayer School has been an important part of the Ministry Schools in 2021 and 2022. […]
Ministry Schools return
Ministry Schools return During Autumn 2021 we trialled Ministry Schools instead of Lifegroups. We were thrilled with how successful these were. This Autumn Term, Ministry Schools are back with some new ones added. Bible School: Strengths for Life’s Seasons The five Old Testament books of Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and Esther form what […]
Autumn Ministry School part 5
Autumn Ministry School part 5 Becky writes about using Pete Greig’s book, Dirty Glory, as the basis for the prayer school. Prayer School “The bible teaches that prayer is the most transformational force in the lives of individuals, churches and even nations. Whenever and wherever God’s people truly rediscover their purpose, their peculiarity and their […]
Prayer & Revival Part 2
Prayer & Revival Part 2 Richard continues his history of prayer & revival in the UK during the 20th century. The 19th Century witnessed some wonderful moves of God which were prefixed by prayer. The 20th Century continued in a similar vein in Wales affectionately known as the ‘Land Of Revivals’. 1904 Wales Evan Roberts […]
Prayer & Revival Part 1
Prayer & Revival Part 1 As part of our series on the book of James, Rob took the passage from James 5:13-18 to call the church to pray. You can listen to the podcast. Richard Moores has taken up the baton to write about the history of prayer and revival. “When God has something very […]
Jubilee Youth in lockdown
Jubilee Youth in lockdown After last week’s post from Jubilee Kids, this week we are looking at the concerns of our young people. Please use this list compiled from their replies as prayer pointers. To begin, I asked Tom, our Youth Pastor, what support and activities he had been offering to the youth group during […]
What In The World Is Going On?
What In The World Is Going On? The last few months of 2019 saw unrest and unhappiness, not just in the UK but across many countries around the world. There was bullying, rancour, name calling, turmoil, wars and rumours of wars. In all, it was not a pleasant time and many may have asked: What […]