The life of the church needs both the eucharistic depth and the charismatic heights. Like jumping on a trampoline: your height is produced by your depth. You can’t have one without the other.
Tag: Christian Life
Jesus: The Good Shepherd
Part 3. Most of us don’t like to think of ourselves as sheep. We prefer to think of ourselves as rugged, sovereign, independent, I-did-it-my-way individuals. But the lives we lead and the choices we make are suspiciously similar to everyone … Continue reading “Jesus: The Good Shepherd”
Taking the Roof Off
In Mark 2 Jesus is confronted by four men so eager to get their paralytic friend to him, that they take the roof off what was probably Jesus’ own home. It was bold, risky and expensive.
Future Hope
Part 9. The final instalment of our series on the Nicene Creed looks at the last two lines, looking forward to resurrection life.
One Baptism, One Church
Part 8. Although there are so many different branches of Christianity, there is ultimately one universal Church, spread out across the entire globe. We are all united as followers of Jesus, giving our lives to him through one baptism.
The Holy Spirit, the Giver of Life
Part 7. The third person of the trinity is often the hardest to relate to. It’s easy to understand the Father, and the Son, because these roles are very normal to us. But we can easily think of the Spirit … Continue reading “The Holy Spirit, the Giver of Life”
We Believe
Part 1. What beliefs lie at the very core of the Christian faith? They dictate our entire understanding of life, suffering, meaning and purpose. They shape every area of our lives. Through this series we explore the Nicene Creed: a … Continue reading “We Believe”
Called to be a Watchman
Special guest Tope Koleoso joined us for the final of our thirty days of prayer. Tope has been the lead Pastor for Jubilee Church London since 2005, having joined a church planting team in 1995 that planted Jubilee in North … Continue reading “Called to be a Watchman”
An Interview with Terry Virgo
Jez caught up with Terry Virgo to chat about the dynamics of prayer in his own life and in the growth of Newfrontiers: a worldwide family of churches, now serving over 1500 churches across 70 countries.