When the Spirit of God descended at Pentecost, the book of Acts chapter 2 shows us that the disciples were “all together in one accord”. This actually means they were of one mind and purpose. Also, when the singers and musicians joined “as one”, at the temple’s dedication in 2 Chronicles 5, the cloud of God’s glory filled…
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It amazes me how Christians, who are supposed to be the forgiven ones, the righteous ones and the loved ones, actually seem the most miserable at times. It is as if all of Christianity so often forgets the central fact that God forgives our sins. Religious Christianity can so quickly become a guilt trip, as…
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One great enemy of worship is religion. Not the kind of religion that speaks of caring for orphans and widows, intimacy with God and enjoying a healthy respect for our history and roots. But the kind that speaks of tradition, imitation, programmes, pride and worshipping the past. A wonderful pastor was opening a new church…
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Fear is the enemy’s chief weapon against most Christians, in most circumstances. It is the main cause of sin in most lives and it steals from the fulness of millions of people’s lives and thousands of Christian meetings each year. The reason fear is so powerful is because fear paralyses. It halts you in your…
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It is countries like the USA and Europe that spearhead the world’s most high profile trends in worship music today. It is these countries that have developed million pound businesses in worship music and have created pop-star worship leaders for us to admire. Though many of these ministries deserve our gratitude and time, their profile…
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God has a completely different view of your life than you. He sees it from the balcony of heaven. Fresh starts, seemingly life altering failures, long waits, desperate needs for provision or apparent reversals in your dreams and destiny, all are held powerfully in God’s hand and well within the grasp His amazing grace. Remember King David? Well…
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What on earth has worship become, that a recent poll states that “a majority of people leave church without feeling that they experienced God’s presence.”? “In a typical weekend, less that one-third of adults who attend services feel as if they truly interacted with God.” This incredible indictment against all we have sought to accomplish…
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I have discovered the greatest hindrance to a move of God can be quite simply right between my ears! My arrogant senses of right and wrong, godly and secular, acceptable and unthinkable. My religious education. My British culture. They can all hinder the divine, eternal culture of heaven from piercing through the dull temporal culture…
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In Jeremiah 1:11, The word of the Lord came to the young prophet at the start of his ministry asking “What do you see, Jeremiah?”. “I see the branch of an almond tree,” he replied. 12 The Lord said to him, “You have seen correctly…” Right at the start of his prophetic ministry, it seemed important that Jeremiah was seeing right..so God gave him an eye…
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In the spirit of the thought that “They overcame by the … word of their testimony” (Revelation 12:11) and, “if God does it for them, he’ll do it for you”, then here’s a few more testimonies from this year… At the ONE Event in Lincolnshire, where we run the Holy Spirit stream each year, our…
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I heard today that 10% of 5-16 years olds in the UK suffer from mental health issues. It is well known that depression affects many church ministers, and that Christians suffer from anxiety issues as much as any people group. Some doctors say up to 75% of cases in their surgeries are stress related. Without…
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Read the amazing story of an encounter in the African bush that changed me forever. It’s the intro to my book Glory in the Church. Buy the paperback using the link at the bottom of this article. Today was the day my worship ministry would change forever and I didn’t even know it. I woke at…
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Hopelessness, depression, relational conflict, worrying debts, misunderstanding, betrayal, people problems, personal failure, deep insecurities, the bombardment of shaming accusations … all sometimes accompanied by unusual levels of emotional tension and unrest. Ever been there? There now? What’s going on? Well, it may just be a bit of something quite practical taking place – but I also want…
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One of the most potentially life altering things we all face is singleness and finding a partner for life. Get it right and it can fill your life with blessing. Get it wrong and life can be full of pain, rejection, shame and second starts. Song of Songs has a reoccurring theme woven into it’s…
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Daniel 11:32b says “Those who know their God shall be valiant and do great exploits”! Knowing God leads to incredible strength and bravery. The Bible shows us that we know God through His Name. Here’s some wonderful truths about God’s incredible Name: Firstly, He reveals Himself through many Names; Names that mean things like: “The…
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A brief biblical study on sin, correction and exclusion from membership. Church discipline, in the context of a modern congregation, is one of the most difficult things Christians can face. But every church does have to occasionally deal with difficult toxic issues that will poison and radically alter the culture of a congregation. If not…
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New Life Church featured on this BBC 2 television show on healing & revelation recently. GCSE Religion students will use this program as part of their study on revelation and healing in coming years. We pray that every student that watches the program would be touched by the reality and power of God’s Holy Spirit.…
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Every destiny has it’s day of boldness. 4 times in Joshua 1 God told Joshua to be bold, strong, very courageous, to not fear, be terrified or be anxious. It was the attitude of a leader about to embrace a new promised destiny. Any remarkable destiny will require boldness. And I believe we are in…
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Strategies change. Even vision adjusts. But values stay rock solid forever. At New Life Church we have 7 values that never change. We use these truths to build our lives around, judge every decision by, and test every cultural advance against. They are all scriptural, eternal, the word of God. They are: Worship – “God…
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Revive is an unusual church. While many churches (quite rightly) exist to reach the parish around them, build happy community and disciple new Christians, Revive does all this, but has an additional call from God. Revive is one of those places that sometimes feels more like a pioneering movement, than a local church. It has the passion…
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