‘…to know oneself is, above all, to know what one lacks. It is to measure oneself against Truth, and not the other way around.’ Flannery O’Connor, ‘The Fiction Writer & His Country’ in Mystery & Manners, p.35.
Emmanuel Bristol is a family of churches working together to make more disciples, who will plant more churches, to show more people that Jesus is Lord.
Emmanuel Bristol is a family of churches working together to make more disciples, who will plant more churches, to show more people that Jesus is Lord.
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Passage: 2 Thessalonians 3 Key verses to learn: May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance. (2 Thessalonians 3:5, NIV 2011) Key question to ask: Why are the Thessalonians urged to “never tire of doing what is good” (v13)? Friday: Do you think “Christ’s perseverance” (v5) means the perseverance Christ a). gives…
“According to ancient legend, during times of famine a mother pelican would pierce her breast with her own beak in order to feed her young with her blood. Early Christians adopted the pelican as a symbol of Christ’s sacrificial love for the church. We embrace this powerful symbol as a reminder during this time of…
A number of us have just finished reading the book of Lamentations together. It is a book that reminds us that we don’t have to pretend everything is fine. It is OK for God’s people to sing songs of sadness. Here is one such song that stopped me in my tracks. It expresses how many…
‘There is an indissoluble link between conduct and conviction.’ Michael Green, 2 Peter and Jude, p.152.
Click here to read a blog post from our friend Ed Drew, about his memories of parenting through the magic and muck of Christmas.
Have a watch of Jonah acted out in the original language of Hebrew. “But why?!” I hear you ask, “I won’t understand it!” Perhaps you’ll be surprised. It’s amazing how much you can understand. If you’re unfamiliar with the book of Jonah, perhaps have a read/listen in English first! Click here to watch.
December is here and Christmas carol services are just around the corner! Emmanuel City Centre are kicking things off next Sunday 9th December with two Traditional Carol Services at 4.30pm and 6.30pm. Christmas poems, carols and readings. Join us at 6pm for Christmas food and drink. Bring your friends/neighbours/family/colleagues! Text/email/share the flyers below:
‘People are more important and more enduring than things. In an unstable and perishable universe the one stable and imperishable factor is human personality. It is with this that God is primarily concerned. A man’s character is the only thing he can take out of this life with him.’ Michael Green, 2 Peter and Jude, p.152.
Rather than our weekly prayer card (and daily updates that appear here), ECC are going to be working through Tim Chester’s The One True Light: Daily Readings for Advent from the Gospel of John for the next few weeks. You can pick up a copy for £3 at ECC on Sunday. Or order a copy…