Shine Your Light prayer bulletin
As we prepare for the weekend of 16th and 17th December, we will use three themes each month to help everyone praying in the build-up for this wonderful God-given opportunity. This weekend will be the conclusion of three months of preparation, so as you pray, be aware that you are ploughing up the ground that you pray […]
How to pray for Israel – Hamas war
I’m bringing you this urgent call to pray with us for the serious situation in Israel. Saturday 7th October, there was a surprise early morning cross-border attack by Hamas militants on Southern Israel. Palestinian militant group Hamas breached the border fence and sent in fighters by land and some by motorised hang-gliders under the cover […]
Prayer Week – 8th – 14th October
Calling Christians together to pray, chasing the breakthrough, for Prayer Week this October. Our nation is broken but God can bring breakthrough in every situation and obstacle! When we “humble ourselves, pray and seek His face, and turn from our wicked ways, then He will hear from heaven, forgive our sins and heal our land”. 2 […]
The Big Student Prayer Walk
Every student prayed for and every campus prayer-walked. Fusion tells us about a new prayer initiative calling for students to prayer walk their campus and praying for students. We are delighted to be partnering with our friends across the student mission landscape in prayer. Over this academic year, we are encouraging churches, CUs, student groups and […]
Unite this Christmas to Shine your Light
A nationwide Christmas campaign ‘Shine Your Light’ is being launched this week to call hundreds of thousands to unite in towns, villages and cities this Christmas to take the message outdoors. The initiative is led by the National Day of Prayer and Worship in collaboration with many denominations and key ministries; including HOPE Together, Myriad, […]
The Harvest is Plentiful
Here are four reasons why, in general, the Church in the Southern Hemisphere is seeing an accelerating harvest. As we look around us here in the UK and at our society ‘the harvest’, what are we seeing, what are we hearing, what and how is the Holy Spirit speaking into our hearts, drawing our attention […]
GENDER IDENTITY IN THE CLASSROOM
WHAT DO WE MAKE OF LGBTQ+ FLAGS, GENDER IDENTITY AND PRONOUNS IN THE CLASSROOM? Genesis tells us that, as part of God’s good creation, humanity was made of two distinct sexes because both are needed to fully reflect His image. To Him male and female are equally precious, gifted, sent out together to accomplish His […]
How the Feast of Trumpets became Rosh HaShana
This weekend sees the Jewish nation celebrating Rosh HaShana, but what it is? One for Israel fills us in on how Jewish New Year came about. What is Rosh Hashana? Much of the world celebrates a new start as December 31st turns into January 1st, whereas Jewish people now celebrate their new year at the […]
Pray for the new Bishop of Birmingham
The Reverend Dr Michael Volland has been announced as the new Bishop of Birmingham. He’ll replace The Right Reverend David Urquhart, who retired last October. Dr Volland will move to the Midlands from Cambridge, where he’s been Principal of Ridley Hall, the Cambridge University college which trains CofE clergy for ordination, and where he was […]
Climate change: Ocean heat record broken
The BBC News has reported that the oceans have hit their hottest ever recorded temperature as they soak up warmth from climate change, with dire implications for our planet’s health. The average daily global sea surface temperature beat a 2016 record this week, according to the EU’s climate change service Copernicus. It reached 20.96C (69.73F) […]