The Bethel - Old Trafford Christadelphian Church

A Loveburst is a spontaneous explosion of affection. God has them in the same way that we do. Malcolm springboards from the story of the paralytic from Mark 2 where friendship causes people to do illogical things for their friends to illustrate how love alters protocol to meet people's needs.

After being hoodwinked into decluttering some of his belongings, Charles turned his thoughts to the results of being as ruthless with our minds and our thoughts. Marcus Aurelius once said 'What we do now echoes in eternity', Charles encouraged us to aspire to the words of Philippians 2 and 'shine like stars' by undertaking humble acts of service.

Casting vision once more, Richard looks to build on some earlier thoughts shared back in June

There are times when we hear the voice of Jesus but are we really listening?

In our world of Ungrace, we are told constantly that 'Nothing worth having ever comes easy' and that we shouldn't expect the reward for something we haven't put any effort into. What happens to us and our lives when we come into contact with Grace - the complete contrast to our Ungrace world?

When a son who’s gone off the rails returns home to find his Father expectant, wanting and open-armed, what does it really show us about God’s love for us? Discover the meaning of grace and just how much it impacts our lives today.

From Deutoronomy 30, we learn that God is the God who picks up the pieces, the God who offers new starts and the God who actually enjoys us. Nothing he asks is too hard for us to do and none of it is complicated. All he asks of us is that we do nothing half-hearted.

We have an understanding that one day, Jesus Christ will walk the earth again in physical form. What are we expecting from this event? What are we doing to prepare for it? What is it all about? Maurice asks questions and puts forward some conversation starting ideas.

Underpinned by a fundamental dislike of selfies, when tempted to commit an act of vandalism in response to a hairdressing shop called 'It's all about me'; Norman had his thoughts drawn towards a deeper level of self-reflection. Our encouragement came from looking at a few scriptural examples of the same kind of selflessness that Jesus exhibited. Looking under the surface, Norman concluded that in some paradoxical ways, it is all about us in that Jesus died for each and every one, but that our response to this is to live as if it isn't all about us.

We have a major humanitarian crisis at the moment. What are they all seeking? Freedom! Spiritually, we are all refugees to a certain extent and we also seek freedom. The key difference is that whilst our fellow humans from Syria are looking for freedom as an end-goal, our freedom can be found along our journey. Tim explores what freedom in Christ is and how it changes our behaviour.