Recently I’ve been making my way through C.S. Lewis’ last written book, “Chiefly on Prayer: Letters to Malcolm”. The book consists a series of imaginary letters to someone called Malcolm and, as the name suggests, the letters are “chiefly on prayer”. In these letters, he had been discussing with Malcolm why or how we should pray petitions. Malcolm’s child was… Read more →
Devotion: 30.8.15 Encouraging Hope
Kia ora! Here is this week’s devotion on Christian hope. Daphne certainly gave a challenging reflection on what we can do as individuals and as a community to encourage hope in the people God brings our way. …challenging, but exciting! Stranger in a Strange Land series (part 4) “Encouraging hope in the people God brings our way” Devotional notes Readings… Read more →
Intercession: Project Esther
Hello Roommates! I await this Sunday with eager anticipation. Continuing our Jeremiah series, Daphne Marsden will be speaking on encouraging hope in the people God brings our way. Daphne is the manager of Project Esther, a community ministry of Southwest Baptist Church. She works a lot with at risk women who have just been released from prison. Therefore, for our… Read more →
Devotion: 23.8.15 Playing the Fool
Hey yo! Wasn’t Mark Ambundo engaging on Sunday?! What a privilege to hear some of his context in Kenya. He focussed primarily on 1 Cor 1:18-31. For our devotion this week, let’s go from there back into Jeremiah. What does it mean to proclaim the “foolish” message of the cross? Blessings! Stranger in a Strange Land series (part 3) “Playing… Read more →
A Song of Hope
I’m still musing about what to pray for this Sunday in our intercession… I stumbled across this video of Eritrean migrants singing on board a rescue boat as they sought to escape from Eritrea to Europe. Do you hear the hope? And somehow, despite everything, the joy? In English, the lyrics are: “We survived the desert and Libya We crossed… Read more →
Is Jeremiah relevant today?
I’ve been immersing myself in Jeremiah these past few weeks in an attempt to familiarise myself with it before my turn comes round in the preaching roster. When it comes to the Bible, the Old Testament prophets are not my strongest area of knowledge. It’s hard to know what they’re talking about at the best of times and it’s hard… Read more →
Devotion: 16.8.15 “The Art of Confession”
Roomies! It was great to see so many of you at ‘The Living Room’ last night. Warwick led us into a really difficult but important subject area…confession. It’s something that can leave us feeling uncomfortable or, worse, like failures. And so, the easiest solution is often to remove any language of confession altogether! Let’s focus on the good stuff… …only… Read more →
Intercession: Myanmar Flooding
Roomies, We need your prayerful attention! BREAKING NEWS…Myanmar and other parts of Southeast Asia are experiencing extreme flooding and landslides. Every week at the Living Room, we’re hoping to focus on something particular for our intercessory prayers. This week we’re going to pray for Myanmar during the service. If you have time before Sunday, you can find out more here,… Read more →
Living “green”
Kia ora, Roommates! Living “green” has certain connotations. For some, those connotations are positive, for others, not so much…from the ethically responsible consumer to the weed-smoking hippie (gasp!), the opinions are diverse and varied. Perhaps some of the stigma that “green” living evokes, is due to its association with a particular political leaning i.e. the far left. But I want… Read more →
Devotion: Recognising your call 9.8.15
Hi ‘Room’mates! After the first night, I was approached by a couple who were keen to base their growth group discussions around the Living Room preaching series. So I will aim to post a devotion each week — the intention is that they can be used by a group or by an individual. At the beginning I have three readings… Read more →