Let me summarise from last week, when I use the term “missional” then, it refers to God’s purpose to redeem the world – it is the mission of the Father through the Son and the Holy Spirit that includes the church (Williams, Rick. Uncomfortable Growth (p. 79). Kindle Edition). I presented to you the argument…
We live in times of unprecedented change. Millenials are the last generation born in the 20th century (1978 to 2000). 50 percent of Millennials consider themselves politically unaffiliated; 29 percent consider themselves religiously unaffiliated; They have the highest average number of Facebook friends, with an average of 250 friends vs. Generations X’s 200; 55 percent…
Meeting together in corporate worship each week Hebrews 10:25 reminds us to not neglect to meet together regularly so that we can encourage each other. According to regular contributor, Matthew Westerholm on desiringGod.org, we attend corporate worship for the following reasons: Jesus is alive – we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus every week because…
So we are coming to the end of our first 21 day fast tomorrow. Some City Bowlers are still continuing because they started late or they are fasting for a longer period of time. This was one of the best things I have done for a long time – it helped me gain perspective on…
We are into week 2 of the fast. Lou Engel, one of the fathers of the fasting movement says “Many of us seek to gain a level of victory that is only one day deep. The one-, two- and five-day fasts are good, but for the epic scale of the conquest needed at the end…
Fasting to find your strength and security in God We met last night for the half of night of prayer and heard so many amazing testimonies about the fast. For those of you who do not know, City Bowl Church are doing a 21 day fast from 7 January to 28 January. You can choose…