This was the one everyone has been waiting for, the most asked question and the stumbling block for many. How do we reconcile the promises of God with apparent evidence of unanswered prayers? How can God be all powerful and all good, and yet we have free will to influence events for good or evil? […]
As a church we are committed to partnering with mission agencies across the world. Whilst we support a myriad of different initiatives and projects, we have agreed to specifically focus on six. These represent many aspects of God’s work including the relief of poverty both locally and abroad; a church planting initiative in Moldova; helping […]
I wonder whether you enjoy sitting still and soaking up the atmosphere, or whether you’re an activist who thinks a moment of rest is a moment wasted. Whatever our spiritual temperament, we can all benefit from learning to still ourselves and be more aware of God’s presence. In his sermon on 2/2/20 Jo Vickery described […]
So much to pray for, so little time! You might feel overwhelmed by the amount of things in the world to pray for, or a bit guilty that you only tend to pray for your own needs and haven’t really thought about praying for others. Or you might feel that you want to pray, but […]
How could this happen ? Come in and drink in the stillness, pray in different ways, and soak in the presence of God. How ? We set out 17 prayer stations for our Sunday evening Spirit Space and then thought, why don’t we leave them up all week for others to enjoy. Puzzled? What on […]
Have you been looking around lately and wondering who all the new faces are? Each year in January we submit various figures to the Diocese of Bristol so that they can see what’s going on in each church and compare year on year. Is it growing? Shrinking? Is the demographic changing? While the figures don’t […]
Petition simply means asking. Asking God for things that we need, asking him for help. This is the simplest form of prayer and also the most natural. We don’t need to discount it, however. What could be more natural for a loving parent than to meet the needs and hear the deepest cries of the […]
Prayer isn’t just about asking God for stuff. It’s good to pause first and be aware of his presence. To thank God for who he is. Here are the tools for Session #2: try one or two out and you may discover a whole new world of prayer that suits you. http://christchurchdownend.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/4-2-Breath-Prayer.pdf http://christchurchdownend.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/5-How-to-Pray-the-Psalms.pdf http://christchurchdownend.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/6-How-to-Practise-Christian-Meditation.pdf http://christchurchdownend.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/7-How-to-Pray-Creatively.pdf […]
We have received the January 2020 newsletter from Pastor Misa Hiorescu in Moldova. Christ Church supported the building of the church where he is the pastor through a tithe gift taken from donations to the Building4Life project. Pastor Misa Writes: We greet you with the Lord’s peace, dear brothers and sisters from Great Britain. We […]
Fun, mess & faith with friends. Come and enjoy a couple of hours of fun where the children get to make mess, we all hear some words of faith & then we share a hot meal together. Find our Messy Church at Christ Church facebook page to see photos of what we do ! Join […]