Second in a series on prayer. After reading Galatians 3:26-4:7 and John 10:7-16 Allen talks about prayer in other religions – naming three and the difference with Christian prayer. He speaks about his own personal experience and how he takes time for prayer today.
As we talk about prayer over the coming Sundays let’s be clear we are looking to the Bible as the source of our encouragement to engage with the Lord God, YHWH, the God and father of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Prayer is engaging God in relationship with him, a relationship that has been brought about by Jesus. It is personal, an expression of that relationship with God who has become our Father – having adopted us as his dearly beloved children. Effective prayer is linked directly to our inheritance –the kingdom of God that is pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay, an inheritance that is given for everyone. Through prayer we are recognising the reality of God’s kingdom, gaining confidence, standing tall in our new identity as chosen and beloved of God.
Continuing the series ‘All that Jesus said and did’ Peter Cunliffe speaks from Matthew 14:22-34
Dave Parr explores Jesus’ invitation to rest in the presence of God and the benefits of a child-like approach to God that follows Jesus pattern of asking, seeking and knocking.
John and Ann Coles speak together at the New Wine Cambridgeshire event in St James’. John speaks from Exodus 33 and Moses encounter with God, and Ann speaks from Genesis 1 and John 6 – about the feeding of the 5000.
John and Ann Coles speak together at the New Wine Cambridgeshire event in St James’. John speaks from Exodus 33 and Moses encounter with God.
God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church. Ephesians 1:22 Christ’s church, this body of people, benefit not only by what Jesus Christ has done for us on the cross, but also that he has made us into a […]
What does it mean to ‘grow in Christ’ ?
#Christmasmeans – To these oppressed people comes a ray of hope; a dawning light.
When we act with bold faith claiming God’s word for ourselves we live lives of worship that give God glory