Holy Series (7PM Series)

“Next to the Blessed Sacrament itself, your neighbour is the holiest object presented to your senses.” - C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

Holiness isn’t an easy word for us. To be Holy can sometimes seem to be all about withdrawal from the world. Jesus, the Holy one shows us what Holiness is like as he went to parties and mixed with people that religious people found uncomfortable.

HOLY: Set Apart, Tim & Matt Dobson 05/02/17

Holiness isn’t an easy word for us. To be Holy can sometimes seem to be all about withdrawal from the world. Jesus, the Holy one shows us what Holiness is like as he went to parties and mixed with people that religious people found uncomfortable. How can we be holy and engage with what can seem a very hedonistic or godless world at times? Does it ‘defile us or do we sanctify it? Explore as a group how these tensions play out in your lives as individuals, but also as ‘Church’. 

HOLY: Relationships, Clare Thompson 12/02/17

Perhaps there is a particular link between Holy Communion shared together and keeping relationships in the Church family whole. Next week we will think about this but why not in small group consider how you can have holy relationships between each person in that community. Would you make any differences in your behaviour and practice?

HOLY: Communion, Dave Mitchell 19/02/17

How powerful is the act of sharing communion in our experience? Do you feel comfortable about sharing at small group and pastorate level in this? Is it OK to be informal in our practice?

HOLY: Temptation Dave Mitchell 26/02/17

Is it possible that Spiritual growth and Spiritual authority occur through facing and resisting temptation? It seems a risky strategy for God to allow us to be tested, but is there a link and a difference between testing and tempting? Can God use even the strategies of Satan to get His own will done? Jesus prayed for Peter in his time of trial (Luke 22:31). The good news is that if we fail God doesn’t give up on us. Have you asked people to pray for you in your own trials and temptations? Are you quick to come back to God after a real failure?

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