The main thing is to make the main thing the main thing. This may be hard, but it is not beyond us. The kingdom of God is available to every one of us. It is within reach. It is at hand. It is near. Practical and accessible, this book sets out a framework which will enable you to success in your desire to follow through on your commitment to being a disciple. Seven short chapters outline a rule of life that is easy to remember and possible to achieve. Jesus offered us life. Seven is about joining with others to experience it.
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A few years ago it seemed clear that god was reminding us once again about the centrality and importance of prayer in our lives. We talked together about how Jesus entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday and went looking for the life of prayer displayed by the people of God at the time and how angered and disappointed he was with what he found. We also talked about the invitation god was offering us to participate in his mission to our loved world by joining him in prayer. This led us to latch upon the phrase ‘house of prayer’ and we were encouraged to both make our own homes ‘houses of prayer’ right across the community, and also …
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At the same time that God is looking for a ‘house of prayer’ in which to dwell we find ourselves thirsty for the reality of his powerful and peaceful presence in our lives. Stepping out of the rush and noise of our lives we are launching a new service called DWELL. Our heart is to create a space and time which will enable us to dwell in God’s presence without distraction, to sense his nearness and to draw close to him. Using music, silence, images and prayer we are committed to finding God and finding ourselves in him.
So come. Come if you are thirsty and hungry for more of God in your life. …
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All of us are damaged and broken in some way or other. All of us fall short of the ideal. All of us struggle with sin. All of us, at times, feel wretched about ourselves.
Restoring the Foundations is a weekend course that will enable you to find healing, restoration and refreshing. Developed over many years experience the course will gently lead you through a series of exercises and reflections that bring the power of Jesus’ words to bear on your life. We are delighted that Liz and David Ayton will be coming to lead this weekend course here in Twerton. Having ministered as a couple over many years they will be introducing the concepts …
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We are really excited to be starting a new series on Sunday mornings through the summer – Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Bursting with energy, praise, love, passion, wisdom and thanks, this letter is one of the high points in the whole New Testament. From start to finish Paul is caught up with a big picture of what God is doing through Jesus and his Church putting things back together again and making all things new. Some have likened it to going on a ride on the London Eye and taking in the view of the city which previously we couldn’t have seen. Sundays at 10.15.
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Our boiler is finally getting fixed and the sun is coming out and so we are all heading back to the main church building for our Sunday services. It’s been a great experience worshipping together in the school and we will continue to enjoy our first Sunday of the month services there. So this Sunday we are walking down the road from the school to the church to celebrate Palm Sunday and it will be good. Entering the ‘gates’ of the church and making sure that the place is filled with prayer for all peoples we will connect again with the story of Jesus’ last week.
It’s been a late Easter and we are ready to celebrate all …
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Facebook, emails, conversation, texting, flowers, letters, phone calls. Our lives are filled with communication of one kind or another. So why is it so hard sometimes to get it right with the person we love best? Surely it should be easier than it is?! If you resonate with these questions then come along to a highly recommended three session course that gets to the heart of the issue and introduces you to the most effective tool that we have come across to help us communicate with our ‘others’ – even when we are at war with them! The evenings will be fun, relaxed, and practical. We guarantee it will make a difference to your …
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It’s been an interesting month! On the first Sunday in February we launched a new service at our local junior school (St Michael’s) and it went down a bomb. Then the boiler at the main church building broke down for the umpteenth time this winter and was finally given the last rites. So it looks like St Michael’s Church has a new temporary home at St Michael’s School… at least for the time being. Many thanks to Dave Goucher and the rest of the School staff who always make us so welcome. We really appreciate it!
What’s interesting is how just moving building subtly changes other things – changes the way we relate, the way we …
