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| 17th Jun 2009 | 166 : Worship in the URALs
To most people, the Urals are a mountain range running through western Russia. For me it’s become an acronym for the way I seek to lead worship, especially for those who are on the fringe of Church or have no Church background at all. The problem we, as Christians face, is that we are so steeped in what we believe, it can be hard to unpack it to those who don’t share our faith. So what does the acronym URAL stand for? |  |
| 4th Jun 2009 | 165 : Be sure your sins will …
We went last night to see J. B. Priestley’s excellent play, ‘An Inspector Calls’ at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham. For those who haven’t seen this, the play revolves around the shameful acts of a family being exposed by a bogus police inspector. Bit by bit the sordid tale of their seedy private lives is revealed leaving the family in a state of shock and shame. There is, of course, a nasty sting in the story’s tail as well as a sober warning to us all. I bumped into some old friends after the performance and wistfully mused, ‘be sure your sins will find you out’. | |
| 27th May 2009 | 164 : Cappuccino Christians
These are without doubt turbulent times in the UK. We are still catching our breath as we assess the damage done by the ‘credit crunch’ and wonder what affect the billions of pounds which have been thrown at the financial crisis will have on our long-term prospects. And then, before we have time to hold our politicians to account for being too short-sighted to foresee this crisis, we hear of corruption on a major scale as some MPs have been claiming inappropriately through their expenses – money which we, the tax payer provide for these so-called honourable men and women. | |
| 11th May 2009 | 163 : God at Work
Those amazing words of Jesus, where he stared Simon Peter full in the face and announced to him, “You are the Rock, and on this Rock I will build my Church” (Matthew 16:18), must have left Simon Peter shocked and awe-struck. Not only did Jesus see in Simon Peter something which he had failed to see in himself, but the very idea that the future of Christianity would rest on the shoulders of this impulsive and error-prone individual would have been beyond imagining. But it’s true. Jesus invariably sees in each of us more than we see in ourselves and is the one who, if we let him, will enable us to fulfill our God-given potential in the work of the kingdom. | |
| 3rd May 2009 | 162 : Learning from Football
Without wishing to turn off all those who detest football, I have to say that I think the church can learn a great deal from the way a successful football team operates. It is fascinating to watch the post-match analysis and to see how the losing team’s defense has been torn to shreds by a well organized, well disciplined, attacking team. Defenders are left stranded in no-man’s land as attackers run into yawning gaps in the penalty area and pounce on the ball, slotting it home with precision accuracy. | |
| 23rd Apr 2009 | 161 : Ahhh go on wiya!
My wife grew up in an area of Nottingham known as ‘The Meadows’. It has an idyllic sounding name but a rather different character. One of the characteristics of ‘The Meadows’ is its dialect. I particularly like the phrase, ‘ahhh go on wiya’ which is literally translated ‘ahhh go on with you’. A more accurate translation would be ‘frankly, I don’t believe you’. | |
| 5th Apr 2009 | 160 : Did Darwin kill God?
This is the 150th anniversary of the publication of the earth-shattering book by Charles Darwin ‘On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection’, a work which suggested that all species evolve over a time through a process of ‘natural selection’ or ‘the survival of the fittest’. Therefore it should come as no surprise that there are a number of TV programmes exploring his work and its impact upon Christian faith. Darwin’s work caused enormous outrage, especially from parts of the Christian Church, because it directly contradicted the notion found in the book of Genesis which states that God created living creatures each ‘according to its own kind’ (Gen 1:24). | |
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| Bulletin Archive ... |
| 25th Mar 2009 | 159 : I’m a Celebrity get me out of here |
| 15th Mar 2009 | 158 : A fish sees water last |
| 9th Mar 2009 | 157 : Calm in the eye of the storm |
| 13th Feb 2009 | 156 : Saying Sorry and Being Sorry |
| 2nd Feb 2009 | 155 : God’s Bailout |
| 21st Jan 2009 | 154 : In God we still trust |
| 18th Jan 2009 | 153 : It’s Scandalous! |
| 31st Dec 2008 | 152 : Look to the Rock … |
| 17th Dec 2008 | 151 : Tails of the Unexpected! |
| 10th Dec 2008 | 150 : Advertising Christmas |
| 1st Dec 2008 | 149 : Movement, Institution, Museum |
| 21st Nov 2008 | 148 : Damascus Road Inexperience |
| 9th Nov 2008 | 147 : … and a time to die |
| 27th Oct 2008 | 146 : Behave, believe, belong |
| 22nd Oct 2008 | 145 : You have heard it said … |
| 23rd Sep 2008 | 144 : Dealing with Healing |
| 22nd Sep 2008 | 143 : Putting the Customer First |
| 19th Sep 2008 | 142 : UN-ity and Diversity |
| 8th Aug 2008 | 139 : God in Everything |
| 1st Jul 2008 | 138 : Photo Marathon |
| 24th Jun 2008 | 137 : Un-learning |
| 16th Jun 2008 | 136 : Revival and Healing |
| 2nd Jun 2008 | 135 : iMatter |
| 19th May 2008 | 133 : Ordinary Day at the Office |
| 8th May 2008 | 132 : Being Yourself |
| 28th Apr 2008 | 131 : Icon or Idol |
| 18th Apr 2008 | 130 : In God we Trust |
| 25th Mar 2008 | 129 : Nothing happened? |
| 16th Mar 2008 | 128 : Weighing the Evidence |
| 9th Mar 2008 | 127 : Church is for life … |
| 27th Feb 2008 | 126 : And the winner is … |
| 18th Feb 2008 | 125 : All I once held dear |
| 1st Feb 2008 | 124 : Church is Fun! |
| 20th Jan 2008 | 123 : The Lion and the Lamb |
| 10th Jan 2008 | 122 : Did Jesus have a diary? |
| 17th Dec 2007 | 121 : Rich and Poor |
| 9th Dec 2007 | 120 : Christmas – keep it simple! |
| 30th Nov 2007 | 119 : How Great is our God? |
| 21st Nov 2007 | 118 : The Overhead Projector |
| 14th Nov 2007 | 117 : Fresh Expressions Vision Day |
| 2nd Nov 2007 | 116 : Think Long Term - 3 |
| 26th Oct 2007 | 115 : Think Long Term - 2 |
| 19th Oct 2007 | 114 : Think Long Term - 1 |
| 6th Oct 2007 | 113 : Getting out more |
| 28th Sep 2007 | 112 : Measure your Effectiveness |
| 21st Sep 2007 | 111 : The Heartbeat of the Spirit |
| 14th Sep 2007 | 110 : Nothing to prove? |
| 8th Sep 2007 | 109 : Dealing with Doubt |
| 31st Aug 2007 | 108 : Hebridean Revival |
| 15th Aug 2007 | 107 : The Spirit is willing but … |
| 6th Aug 2007 | 106 : Close up or heads up |
| 20th Jul 2007 | 105 : Junction 24 |
| 17th Jul 2007 | 104 : Football Saviour |
| 10th Jul 2007 | 103 : Praying for Madeleine |
| 27th Jun 2007 | 102 : Consumer Church |
| 19th Jun 2007 | 101 : Great Expectations |
| 12th Jun 2007 | 100 : Jesus and the Mobile Pulpit |
| 30th May 2007 | 99 : Theological Dyslexia |
| 18th May 2007 | 97 : Church of the Headless Chicken |
| 14th May 2007 | 96 : Hard Questions |
| 30th Apr 2007 | 95 : Silence in Heaven |
| 17th Apr 2007 | 94 : Easter People 2007 |
| 30th Mar 2007 | 93 : CLC : Maturity / Stability |
| 16th Mar 2007 | 92 : CLC : Adolesence |
| 12th Mar 2007 | 91 : CLC : Seedlings |
| 8th Mar 2007 | 90 : CLC : Introduction |
| 5th Mar 2007 | 89 : Needless Alley |
| 27th Feb 2007 | 88 : Cargo |
| 13th Feb 2007 | 87 : The Successful Failure? |
| 9th Feb 2007 | 86 : The Quiet Time |
| 2nd Feb 2007 | 85 : May I Call You Friend? |
| 26th Jan 2007 | 84 : Flash in the Pan? |
| 16th Jan 2007 | 83 : Making Sense of Church |
| 8th Jan 2007 | 82 : Faith Matters |
| 5th Dec 2006 | 81 : The Evening Service |
| 29th Nov 2006 | 80 : Lift high the cross |
| 21st Nov 2006 | 79 : The Entrepreneur |
| 13th Nov 2006 | 78 : Business Alpha |
| 9th Nov 2006 | 77 : Stages of Faith – So What? |
| 6th Nov 2006 | 76 : Stages of Faith – Reaching the Peak |
| 1st Nov 2006 | 75 : Stages of Faith – Adult Stages |
| 27th Oct 2006 | 74 : Stages of Faith – Childhood Stages |
| 14th Oct 2006 | 73 : Just being there, again |
| 29th Sep 2006 | 72 : Just being there |
| 27th Sep 2006 | 71 : The Parable of the Oxbow Lake |
| 19th Sep 2006 | 70 : Eden People |
| 12th Sep 2006 | 69 : Street Work |
| 6th Sep 2006 | 68 : Adopt a Cop |
| 30th Aug 2006 | 67 : Spiritual but not Religious |
| 21st Aug 2006 | 66 : Lay Witness Movement |
| 14th Aug 2006 | 65 : TV Evangelism |
| 7th Aug 2006 | 64 : God’s Firewall (Ephesians 6) |
| 26th Jul 2006 | 63 : News and Events |
| 11th Jul 2006 | 62 : Slaying the Dragon |
| 3rd Jul 2006 | 61 : The Miracles of Jesus |
| 26th Jun 2006 | 60 : Jerry Springer - the Flopera |
| 18th Jun 2006 | 59 : ... if necessary, use words |
| 14th Jun 2006 | 58 : A World of Contrasts |
| 6th Jun 2006 | 57 : Raise your Ebenezer |
| 23rd May 2006 | 56 : A Rocha : Saving the Planet |
| 16th May 2006 | 55 : Lydia |
| 9th May 2006 | 54 : Spirit of Life |
| 3rd May 2006 | 53 : Faith under Siege |
| 26th Apr 2006 | 52 : Easter People 2006 |
| 9th Mar 2006 | 48 : Cafe (Style) Church |
| 2nd Mar 2006 | 47 : Magnify His Strictness |
| 19th Feb 2006 | 45 : 1,350 years of Christian Faith |
| 10th Feb 2006 | 44 : Revenons à nos moutons |
| 27th Jan 2006 | 42 : Who do men say that I am? |
| 18th Jan 2006 | 41 : Café Church at Inham Nook |
| 13th Jan 2006 | 40 : Celtic Heart |
| 5th Jan 2006 | 39 : Invite Jesus into your Computer |
| 20th Dec 2005 | 38 : Unto us a Child is born |
| 8th Nov 2005 | 37 : Does Image Matter? |
| 1st Dec 2005 | 36 : Liz Babbs for Christmas |
| 24th Nov 2005 | 35 : What is a Fresh Expression? |
| 17th Nov 2005 | 34 : Evangelism in a Spiritual Age |
| 3rd Nov 2005 | 32 : Wars and Noomas of War |
| 6th Oct 2005 | 28 : Q 4 THE LOO |
| 27th Sep 2005 | 27 : Mind, Body and Spirit Event |
| 20th Sep 2005 | 26 : Where to from here? |
| 15th Sep 2005 | 25 : Starbucks Church |
| 13th Sep 2005 | 24 : These are the Days of Nehemiah? |
| 9th Sep 2005 | 23 : Cell Church - A new way of doing church? |
| 6th Sep 2005 | 22 : A web site to encourage Christian Maturity |
| 1st Sep 2005 | 21 : Emmaus - the way of faith |
| 26th Aug 2005 | 20 : Connections Café at Denby Bottles |
| 25th Aug 2005 | 19 : World Methodist Evangelism Institute |
| 13th Aug 2005 | 18 : European Purpose Driven Church Conference |
| 12th Aug 2005 | 17 : How to be Evangelistic without being Religious |
| 9th Aug 2005 | 16 : Cliff Horizons |
| 29th Jul 2005 | 15 : What will revival look like? |
| 26th Jul 2005 | 14 : Church in a Spiritual Age |
| 14th Jun 2005 | 12 : Publications |
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