Acts 4:32-35Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common. With great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. There …

Matthew 26: 31-35Then Jesus said to them, ‘You will all become deserters because of me this night; for it is written, “I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.” But after I am raised up, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.’  Peter said to him, ‘Though all become …

Resources for Worship  Dear Friends, Worship is at the heart of our life as God’s people.  Whatever else we do, worship is at the core as it is through meeting God – in the hymns and the music, the movement and the silence, the Word and the words, in friend and stranger as well as …

Reflections from Fiji Dear <<First Name>> I hope you found the reflections from various members of the Education and Learning team last week useful and that you might even be inspired to think about how you or your church might use a grant to support discipleship!  Details of the grant are here. Now we turn to …

Reading  Genesis 1:31  God looked over everything She had made;it was so good, so very good!It was evening, it was morning — Day Six adapted from the Message Version by Adam Scott [for email copyright box: The Message (MSG) Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson] Reflection There is a moment in the …

Reading – John 1, 35 – 51 The next day John again was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he exclaimed, ‘Look, here is the Lamb of God!’ The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. When Jesus turned and saw them following, he said …

Thursday 14th September 2023Different Values  Acts 14:21-24 [Paul and Barnabas] preached the gospel in that city and won a large number of disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch,  strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. “We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” …

inspiration in your inbox Wednesday 13th September 2023 The Dignity of Discipleship Revelation 1:8 ‘I am the Alpha and the Omega’, says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty. Reflection Discipleship is a learning word before it is anything.  If we have heard about the person of Jesus …