At the moment in their festival when the Jews ask God for water for the year to come, Jesus offers them – and us – a living water that will quench our thirst for good: the Holy Spirit.
Read MoreDoes the act of remembrance point us elsewhere, to another world? A world of true lasting peace into which each of us are invited.
Read MoreThe power of God follows the purposes of God, which is found in the person of God. When we wonder where God's power is, we should look to His purposes and ultimately to the person of God and a relationship with Him.
Read MoreWe spend our lives taking risks, or trying to avoid them. Find out why taking what appears to be a risk with Jesus is no risk at all.
Read MoreJesus expects each one of us to play our part in the struggle against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms - using the weapons of prayer, fasting and giving.
Read MoreJesus meets us in our mess, reveals his identity and sets us free from our shame. He does this by His Holy Spirit who is an unseen yet visible force that moves in us to lead us into the work of the Father.
Read MoreA man named Nicodemus goes to see Jesus. Why? I wonder if it was because he thought he might be missing out. Are you missing out in your life? And if so what can be done about it?
Read MoreDo we expect Jesus to meet needs in our community? To do this in a way that goes beyond the bare minimum to overflowing provision? To be utterly gracious, entirely forgiving and to bring the supernatural into everyday environments? John challenges us to raise our expectations of Jesus, perhaps even to re-imagine who He is and can be for us.
Read MoreIn becoming children of God we are invited to live lives that point to Jesus. What lessons can we learn from John the Baptist in how to live lives that point to Jesus?
Read MoreAll of us are becoming something but what or who are we becoming. The good news in John’s Prologue is that God became human in Jesus so that we can have the right to become children of God.
Read MoreAs Paul’s journey continues so should ours as followers of Christ. To be witnesses we need to prepare ourselves to allow time for the Holy Spirit to come and enable us to spread the Gospel. This is not how it ends. The Gospel continues to spread in Bishopston & St Andrews. There is work to be done.
Read MorePaul knew all about storms at sea and even got shipwrecked. Here on land we all experience the storms of life and the shipwrecks too. Seeing how Paul responds, we can follow him by facing the facts, facing our fears and above all, praying.
Read MoreWhat does it mean to have hope in the resurrection?
Read MoreDo you know Jesus is alive? As we read about Paul's trial, the main dispute is around Paul's claim that Jesus is not dead, but alive! The others in the story have differing responses to that news, what's your response? And does it make a difference to your life?
Read MoreIn Acts 22, just after his arrest in Jerusalem, Paul defends himself and his actions to the Jewish crowd. He has much to say but in essence it boils down to this: I do what I do because of who is uncharge of my life. I wonder who is in charge of your life?
Read MoreThis long chapter starts with a diary-like recounting of the ordinary everyday of travelling on mission. It can sometimes feel in life like God is only present in the big, life-defining moments, but God is also in the detail. How has God worked in your week?
Read MoreThis passage is a snapshot of what God was doing in a time and an age 2000-ish years ago and 2250 miles away from B&A. It's a time and context very different to ours, but people are still people, God is still God and the good news of Jesus is still good news, so what can we learn from them?
Read MoreSometimes even good news get's lost in translation because it doesn't seem relevant to the hearer or they can't understand the message. The new movement of 'Little Christs' that we read about in Acts had a message that is Good News everyone can understand if they hear and listen.
Read MoreWhat kind of vow makes Paul cut all his hair off? Paul set himself aside, dedicating himself to God. Often we forget to set ourselves aside each day; when someone becomes a Christian, they make a vow of sorts – to be set aside to Jesus. Do we need to reconsecrate ourselves?
Read MoreAll through the Bible when Paul is mentioned we see him doing 3 things: announcing the Good News of Jesus, showing people a new way to live, and building new communities of faith. These actions look a lot like Jesus, but Paul is not trying to mimic Jesus, he's allowing Jesus to compel him.
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