Have you ever been picked last, not asked to the party, or just felt overlooked and left out? When Jesus walked this earth, women in the society of the Ancient Near East were overlooked and left out, often seen as property to be owned. Every Jewish man was obligated to recite three blessings daily, expressing […]

Counting the cost of following Jesus is not always easy. But Jesus makes it very clear that there is a cost to being a disciple:  “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.  (Matthew 16:24) And: “those of you who […]

To be able to answer this question, we must first answer two other questions which we find in a short passage at the beginning of John’s gospel. In John 1:35-39, two important questions are asked. One is asked by Jesus to those who first start following him: what do you want? The second is asked […]

Reproducing after our own kind is a principle that God establishes at creation (Genesis 1:11). If you plant an apple seed, you get apples. Likewise, God commissions us to “Go and make disciples of all nations”. We are to be disciples making disciples. In John 1:35–46, Jesus calls the first disciples to follow him. It […]

As things have started to open up from lockdown restrictions, many of us have enjoyed being back together with people. Whether that be at a coffee shop with a friend, a small group like our Family Hubs or in our larger Sunday morning gathering. We are realising that it makes a difference being in the […]

Following Jesus Together Our vision is to show the world what God is like. God is love and the people who show the same kind of love with which Jesus loved us are his disciples (John 13:34-35). We are therefore seeking to embed deep in the culture of our church the primary value of discipleship, […]

As we recentre and refocus around the fact that we are following Jesus together, we start by asking what it actually means to follow Jesus. Probably the best way to understand what the New Testament means by the word ‘disciple’ is to think in terms of what we mean now by the word ‘apprentice’. An […]

As we re-start our regular Sunday morning gatherings Trevor Lloyd encourages us to be TOGETHER.

This week Janette speaks to us about what it means to be running a good race.

Following on from last weeks message we continue to explore the challenge of not drifting with the cultural crowd. In part 2 Trevor has some practical help for us as we continue to aim to live generously in the world.