Dear friend I believe 2017 is going to be an extraordinary year. It’s 500 years since the beginning of Martin Luther’s reformation, and many have been experiencing new adjustments in roles, seasons, purposes and even geography. There is a God-shift going on at this turning point in history! You’ve only got to look at European…
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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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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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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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Once a church size passes about 100 people, community becomes more complex. It’s simply a sociological fact, and one that will affect you and your church experience. The small church family that all knew each others names, spent endless hours around each others homes for meal times, and enjoyed the kind of church service where…
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As soon as a church reaches a membership of more than about 150/200, people start to say (or feel) “The Pastor no longer has time for me”. The experienced among them will know that is a literal truth, not a criticism. The classic church, led by one Minister/couple simply will not be able to give…
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I’ve just been reading through the supernatural reports from 2011-2012 and found them so inspiring! So I’d thought I’d update you on just some of the remarkable things God has done in 2013, in around our community. 8 MINUTES OF MIRACLES! Every year we have the privilege of hosting the Holy Spirit seminar stream at…
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