Thoughts Archives - Life Community Baptist Church

The Sweet Hope of Easter

Have you ever wondered why chocolate Easter eggs are so popular this time of year? They’re more than just a tasty treat—they carry a deeper meaning that’s been around for centuries. Eggs symbolise new life, and for Christians, they…

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Happy New Year 2024

Happy New Year! As I look back over 2023, I’m thankful that God has been with us every step of the way through His Holy Spirit. We’ve been able to share the love of God on our everyday Frontlines and speak hope into people’s lives.…

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Lent – The Spring Season

Yesterday was Shrove Tuesday, and I spent the day dreaming of the delicious toppings that awaited my palate later that evening. The classic lemon and sugar pancake, mmm. Maybe a blueberry and whipped cream combo. Or a banoffee…

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New Year Covenanting Together

At the start of 2022. we gathered around the communion table, coming together as a church family. Communion is a meal that reminds us of Jesus’s sacrifice upon the cross, which Jesus spoke of as he shared the Last Supper with his disciples.…

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Hope

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Sacrifice in Lockdown

Christmas and New Year already feel like a distant memory. Lockdown Three means everything has changed once more. For parents and teachers, for key workers and homeworkers, for carers and the retired, the coming months will be a real challenge.…

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God’s masterpiece

One of the things I’ve enjoyed over the past few months is seeing people in our community share their creativity with others: stunning nature photos on social media and joyful paintings by children in the windows, the inspirational words…

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Faith lift

In 2016, St John's and King's Park Church in Dalkeith (Scotland) put up a sign during renovation works on their building: CHURCH IS NOT CLOSED WE ARE UNDERGOING A FAITH LIFT Four years later and here in 2020, church buildings are closed again…

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An end of an era

This my last thought because I am retiring after the privilege of 25 years ministry in our great town of Horsham. Circumstances will change for me and this season has come to an end. Through the various ups and downs I can certainly…

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Are you on the winning side?

Football. There is a lot of passion, exuberance and excitement for it around at the moment! The World Cup is well under way and there are and will be the inevitable joy for the winners and disappointments for the losing teams. Following…

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‘Burning Brightly: Living as Disciples of Jesus’ – 1 John

This Sunday, 17th June, we begin a new Sermon Series. Over the last few months we have looked at 'I Believe In The Church' i.e. the Church – the nature and life of it – its mission and its ministry. Over the next few weeks we start a…

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What Is Ecclesiology?

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What is LOVE

Traditionally, the Advent Season includes the four Sundays leading up to Christmas. Four key biblical themes came to their fulfilment in the arrival of Jesus: Peace, Hope, Joy, and Love. The Bible Project have issued a video each week leading…

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To Deepen Our Prayer Lives

This autumn in our Life Groups we are going to be following The Prayer Course which includes six interactive sessions based on The Lord’s Prayer: 1.Adoration – Our Father in heaven 2.Petition – Give us this day 3.Intercession – Your…

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‘Standing Firm In Shaky Times’ – 1 Peter

Today, 3rd September, we have launched a new teaching series on the epistle of 1 Peter. It’s a letter written about 64-65 AD from the apostle Peter to various churches in Asia Minor (modern day Turkey) who were under intense persecution.…

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Fear not…

Fear can grip us can’t it? People can have a fear of all manner of things - heights, spiders, crowds, being alone, the future, certain people, being locked in, lifts... Reflecting on one of the very real fears some people face, I once penned: 'The…