Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. <read more> Matthew 5:2–11 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Blessed are the...
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God has always invited us into something much bigger than ourselves. On Sunday 27 April this year we held the first of two Gift Days at Life Church and celebrated our Cultures Sunday too. We’ve asking everyone to take some time to pray, reflect, and ask God what He might have us give financially as we continue to follow Jesus on His adventure. Si Munsie spoke from Acts 1:8 in...
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Testimony is powerful. When I hear what God is doing in your life, how you got to where you are now, I’m encouraged. My faith and expectation rises for God to move in my life and those around me, as I hear your stories. Whether they are stories of being held by God through struggles, or miraculous answered prayer, stories of faith are always encouraging. At our Testimonies Sunday I...
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Life Church Team Leader Succession Planning Context For the last few years I’ve been leading our eldership team through some of the principles and aspects of Senior Leader succession planning - to enable us as a team and as a church to navigate the journey from me as the ‘founding pastor’ to a leader for the future. We’ve been working on it together, with the help of John and others...
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A Sabbatical for James You will know that James Hatcher is a huge blessing and a gift to Life Church. He has been at my side since before we planted the church, and I thank God for his indescribable gift in James. James is both our Operations Manager and a fellow elder. Between 23rd October and Christmas 2023, James shall be taking a sabbatical. Some of you will be asking...
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In 1 Peter Chapter 5, Peter has a bunch of things to say to the church about how Elders are supposed to lead and serve the church – which is what I explored when I was preaching on those verses last week (catch up here). But something significant is almost invisible in those verses – Peter constantly talks about elders in the plural. In this passage, it is assumed that...
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