Cafe Church
This takes place bi-monthly in the Church Room at 10am. It is a chance to meet, chat and eat breakfast whilst exploring different issues connected to our every day lives and our faith
May 2019
They do say there is nothing like a challenge, and this month’s Café Church was certainly that. Everyone was asked a very tough question.
“What is the difference between bringing someone back to life as Peter did (Acts 9:
36-43) and the resurrection of Jesus”
Many of us admitted we were not aware someone other than Jesus had been able to bring back a life, in this case the story of Peter and Dorcas.
Both Lazarus and Dorcas were raised to their previous earthly life, but Jesus rose to be with his people until he himself went ahead to prepare a way for us with the Father.
The power of the Holy Spirit through the faith of those asking for Peter when Dorcas dies, the faith of Peter himself and perhaps the future ministry of Dorcas lies behind this story.
There are so many deep and broad facets to the work and life of Jesus, his relationship with the Father and his care of us as his people. As one of our attendees on Sunday pointed out: the Google explanation of resurrection is “God of the Living”.
May we all continue to have faith in the God of the Living. Amen
Café Church Team
Revd Trish, Chris, Karen, Stewart and Mags
February 2019
Praying for Monday to Saturday Living
This month café church discussed how we pray during the week compared to prayers on Sundays.
Sunday is not just one day in a Christian’s life, and although important for corporate worship, our faith is more visible in the way we go about our daily lives, how we treat conflict and disappointments, celebrate the good times and interact with friends, family and colleagues.
As part of the “Setting God’s People Free” initiative we looked at other ways we can use prayer. We don’t just pray for a person in hospital, we pray for the nurses and doctors under pressure, but also how he/she might draw on God’s resources and find ways to minister love and grace to colleagues as well as patients. We can pray for someone’s patience with a difficult boss and how they might change the culture of their office.
Gail kindly shared her experiences during her working week in Prisons and how she has witnessed God’s transforming love and grace, touching prisoners in their hour of need. God is in “the everyday” things we do, the small moments and the not just the large and overwhelming problems we see in the world. In your life ahead pray “God of water, earth, light and brokenness we welcome you, as you welcome us”. Amen
Margaret, Pastoral Worker
They do say there is nothing like a challenge, and this month’s Café Church was certainly that. Everyone was asked a very tough question.
“What is the difference between bringing someone back to life as Peter did (Acts 9:
36-43) and the resurrection of Jesus”
Many of us admitted we were not aware someone other than Jesus had been able to bring back a life, in this case the story of Peter and Dorcas.
Both Lazarus and Dorcas were raised to their previous earthly life, but Jesus rose to be with his people until he himself went ahead to prepare a way for us with the Father.
The power of the Holy Spirit through the faith of those asking for Peter when Dorcas dies, the faith of Peter himself and perhaps the future ministry of Dorcas lies behind this story.
There are so many deep and broad facets to the work and life of Jesus, his relationship with the Father and his care of us as his people. As one of our attendees on Sunday pointed out: the Google explanation of resurrection is “God of the Living”.
May we all continue to have faith in the God of the Living. Amen
Café Church Team
Revd Trish, Chris, Karen, Stewart and Mags
February 2019
Praying for Monday to Saturday Living
This month café church discussed how we pray during the week compared to prayers on Sundays.
Sunday is not just one day in a Christian’s life, and although important for corporate worship, our faith is more visible in the way we go about our daily lives, how we treat conflict and disappointments, celebrate the good times and interact with friends, family and colleagues.
As part of the “Setting God’s People Free” initiative we looked at other ways we can use prayer. We don’t just pray for a person in hospital, we pray for the nurses and doctors under pressure, but also how he/she might draw on God’s resources and find ways to minister love and grace to colleagues as well as patients. We can pray for someone’s patience with a difficult boss and how they might change the culture of their office.
Gail kindly shared her experiences during her working week in Prisons and how she has witnessed God’s transforming love and grace, touching prisoners in their hour of need. God is in “the everyday” things we do, the small moments and the not just the large and overwhelming problems we see in the world. In your life ahead pray “God of water, earth, light and brokenness we welcome you, as you welcome us”. Amen
Margaret, Pastoral Worker
