These past months through the COVID Crisis have been challenging for just about everyone. Many people have struggled with emotional and mental health, physical health, fear of getting sick or loved ones becoming poorly, bereavement as loved ones succumbed to the virus. It has taken its toll on everyone, right across the world.  We have seen written large across our world the struggles that often exist, if only under the surface much of the time: the struggle to cope and survive in a challenging and changing world

So what are the challenges for christian leaders – of churches or other ministries? What is the price of success – or its meaning in a christian ministry context? And who sets that agenda? Let’s look at Jesus, in John’s Gospel and see how he coped with the challenges. And what we can learn for ourselves!

Hope this helps. Blessings, Philip

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Christians have sometimes made holiness unattractive, because it has become about what they do and don’t do. And, as a result, have sometimes made  too obvious the idea that christians are better than anyone else. But that isn't the case! God values us all the same

Holiness is an internal and an external journey; a visible and invisible development.

What that looks like and how that happens is the focus of this podcast

Hope this helps!

Blessings, Philip

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Don't you find some days feel more "christian" than others. There are ups and downs in your experience as a christian aren't there? I'm not sure it is intended to be normal, but it certainly is the experience of many!

You see leanness eats fatness!  Or to put it another way, the bad days seem to eclipse the good days so  easily. 

But, I think God has another way for us. In fact, I think he sees us differently! Fortunately we have Joseph, Pharaoh, his cow dream  and Paul the Apostle, to help  us find a way through this.

Enjoy as you listen. God bless you

Philip - from SixThirtyThree

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Today I want to explore what it means to find – or discover – Jesus Christ. Some people may feel they already have. Others may be searching, wondering or just curious.

Let me tell you about one of the first people to find Jesus Christ, look at his story a little with you and try to tease out some things we can perhaps discover for ourselves.

Let me introduce you to Andrew

Enjoy!

Blessings, Philip

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Here’s a question. Are we missing something crucial regarding what Jesus has made available for the growth, development and effectiveness of His Church? I want to consider three elements of the work of Christ in our own lives and those of our people.

We need the fruit of the Spirit to develop the character of Jesus in His people. We also need the Gifts of the Spirit to manifest the power of Jesus to the world around us; to bring the Kingdom of Heaven effectively to earth.

But we also deeply need the five graces of Christ at work in the whole of His Church to equip it to impact a world that is lost and estranged from him.

Hope this helps you. Blessings Philip

If you are a christian listening to this, then, probably, like me, you've seen many people make professions of faith and then sadly seen little evidence of them continuing in the journey.

So then how do we think about a profession of faith, and how should we be seeking to present the Good News? How can we help people enter into the power of a changed life? It’s supernatural! 

Enjoy the message! 

Blessings, Philip

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EXPLORE: A new occasional series for people exploring faith in Jesus Christ

For people who are wondering what it means to believe in Jesus Christ, there are a few key words to consider. There are four that begin with "F" - and this podcast explores them. So if you are, or are thinking of, exploring faith, let me take the journey with you. Blessings Philip

In a time like the one we are in, we can make all sorts of decisions about how we do church, what is required of us and what God’s people should be doing.

But unless those decisions come out of time in the presence of God we risk getting ourselves completely outside of His will for our lives, our ministries and leading our people out of presumption – assuming we know what is right to do.

Leading and living in uncertainty requires even more time in God’s presence. Let’s prioritise that even more! Blessings, Philip

We are all used to being "wise after the event", but is this what being wise is about? Surely being wise before the event would be better! 

Wisdom is not so we can answer the world, or so we appear clever in the eyes of others. It's not so we have better answers or clearer arguments than others either.

The Bible has a lot to say about wisdom and where is it available from. It is far more about the nature of our relationship with God than we might think too.

Listen, enjoy and be encouraged. 

Blessings, Philip

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The world we live in feels a strange place so much of the time. We can even feel like it's against everything we believe in. So how do we approach the "strangeness"? How do we live in today's world? Is there a perspective that can help keep us sane and and focused on living as a christian today? Listen, and hear what God has to say to us on this! 

Blessings. Philip

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