COVID-19 – A Christian Response?

COVID-19 – A Christian Response?

Three things to think about as Christians; 1. We should be marked by Peace not Panic. As Christians we should be characterised by peace even in the face of potentially anxious circumstances.  ‘You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast,...
Stop grumbling, Start shining!

Stop grumbling, Start shining!

‘Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation in which you shine like stars in the universe….’ Philippians 2 v 14-15 NIV Shining...
A Disciple-Making Church

A Disciple-Making Church

If we are going to be a disciple making church, a church who obey Christ’s Great Commission, a church who go, baptise and teach, what will that require? In Jim Putman’s book ‘Real discipleship’ he identifies three keys to making disciples; We need an intentional...
Making Disciples

Making Disciples

From the very beginning of Christianity, the very first people that Jesus called to follow him, he said that they would be fishers of men, and in his last words to his disciples before Jesus ascended to His Father in heaven he told them to go and make disciples of all...
What is a Disciple?

What is a Disciple?

As part of our Healthy Church teaching series we are taking a closer look at disciple-making which is perhaps one of the most important characteristics we can display in relation to the Churches universal purpose and mission. ‘Then Jesus came to them and said,...
Joyful & Thankful

Joyful & Thankful

As part of our Healthy Church teaching series at The Bridge Church on Sunday mornings I recently taught on what it means to be a joyful & thankful community, and due to the fact that this particular sermon is not available as a podcast I thought I would post the...
Spiritual Disciplines: Journalling

Spiritual Disciplines: Journalling

Do you have a means and a method of recording what God is saying and doing in the context of your life? Journalling is a means of recording, remembering and responding to the word and work of God in your life. Without the discipline of journalling, so much of what God...
Resurrection Hope

Resurrection Hope

The resurrection of Jesus is the bedrock of our hope as Christians. if Jesus was not raised, if Jesus is not alive, if Jesus is still in the grave, then our preaching is useless, the word of God has no power, truth no longer has any meaning, Jesus was a liar, God...