Category Archives: prayer

Carrying the Glory

Posted on March 22, 2024 by stayingfaithful

Just a glimpse of Jesus is worth more than an extended conversation with anyone else. Continue reading →

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Prayer is about Love

Posted on January 10, 2024 by stayingfaithful

This is an approximate transcript of a talk you can find on King’s Gate Church podcast by Hannelie. Whenever I do a talk it often reflects my life. Maybe this talk is just for me. But it has made a profound shift … Continue reading →

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The very latest

Posted on November 3, 2023 by stayingfaithful

I am delighted to be able to give more time to the King’s Gate Church currently, and would love to welcome you on a Sunday morning, or to any of the events that we run. If you’ve not come here … Continue reading →

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Choosing Books for a Holiday

Posted on July 18, 2023 by stayingfaithful

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Start to shine!

Posted on May 19, 2023 by stayingfaithful

Chris Scutt. Mark 4 21-34. 21 Also He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be set on a lampstand? 22 For there is nothing hidden which will … Continue reading →

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A walk with Jesus

Posted on January 12, 2021 by stayingfaithful

One of our Prime Time group shared earlier today that you never need to think you’re going for a walk on your own. Are you put off by tramping around with no one to talk to? Well, you can go … Continue reading →

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Rise!

Posted on November 2, 2020 by stayingfaithful

This is a word given by our Elder Emeritus, John, last Sunday – it was at the end of an Open Meeting and a spontaneous word: The Lord’s been laying something on my heart for the last few days, which … Continue reading →

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A fellow traveller

Posted on September 22, 2018 by stayingfaithful

I have found a traveller who got further than me with memorizing Romans, and who I think used a different method as well (perhaps that’s why?!) but I love what he says on this post about Romans 8 and the … Continue reading →

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The Worldview of Fiction

Posted on June 24, 2018 by stayingfaithful

Thinking again about Terry Pratchett, and secular fiction. This is important for me as an English teacher. Is there spiritual value in reading deliberately secular fiction? Or for that matter, secular poetry, or secular drama? Yes, I would argue. There … Continue reading →

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How much do you need?

Posted on December 20, 2017 by stayingfaithful

I will never forget a short children’s message I heard one Christmas, not when I was a child, but asking the question: How much do you need before you accept Christ? All the wise men had was a star! When … Continue reading →