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Reflection #13 – May 2022

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Time goes by and then I realise I haven’t posted a reflection or an update for a while – so here is a short update and reflection on what I have called ‘The Foundations of Discipleship’. If I get a chance over the next couple of weeks, I want to record a short video about each of the four foundations that I identify, in broad terms, as:

  • Slowing down and making space
  • Living our identity ‘in Christ’
  • Putting on the mind of Christ
  • Keeping in step with the Spirit

I think each one deserves a separate video to unpack and provide more detail – before I then, hopefully, can apply then to specific discipleship practices, the first of which will be the practice of prayer.

I hope you enjoy it and find it useful – please leave a comment and/ or ask a question if you want to start a dialogue with us.

Reflection #12 – March 2022

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Here is a short reflection about the Russian invasion of Ukraine – expressing my heart-break for both sides, Ukrainian and Russian families, who will see their children killed in what seems, from the comfort of my UK home, to be a totally unnecessary conflict.

I never thought there would be war again in Europe so soon after World War II – what short memories we seem to have of the destruction and desolation that war brings to everything and everyone involved.

We need to pray for wisdom and hope for a quick resolution.

Reflection #9

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Here is my latest reflection, with me considering the importance of relationship and community over being right – how do we challenge others opinions and worldviews without breaking relationships and friendships?

I hope you enjoy it and find it useful – please leave a comment and/ or ask a question if you want to start a dialogue with us.

Reflection #8

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Here is our latest video, with me and John reflecting on our recent short series of talks about Values – and discussing how Jesus’ washing of his disciples’ feet – as recounted in John 13 – is a great example of all the four Values, namely, community (rather than fellowship), incarnated, generosity and service.

I hope you enjoy it and find it useful – please leave a comment and/ or ask a question if you want to start a dialogue with us.

Values #4 – Service

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Here is the fourth, and final, short talk about Values that we prepared for our church weekly service at Morpeth Baptist Church – in which I speak about the Value of Service – followed by a discussion time with John and Sergio reflecting on the ideas raised during the talk…

I hope you enjoy it and find it useful – please leave a comment and/ or ask a question if you want to start a dialogue with us.

Values #3 – Generosity

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Here is the third in a series of short talks about Values that we prepared for our church weekly service at Morpeth Baptist Church – in which Sergio Mendes speaks about the Value of Generosity – followed by a discussion time with me and John reflecting on the ideas raised during the talk…

I hope you enjoy it and find it useful – please leave a comment and/ or ask a question if you want to start a dialogue with us.

Values #2 – Incarnated

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It’s been a bit of a delay since my last post, but here is the second in a series of short talks about Values that we prepared for our church weekly service at Morpeth Baptist Church – in which I speak about the Value of Incarnated by considering the current cultural move towards excarnation – followed by a discussion time with John, Sergio and Sarah, one of our church worship leaders, to reflect on the ideas raised during the talk…

I hope you enjoy it and find it useful – please leave a comment and/ or ask a question if you want to start a dialogue with us.

Values #1 – Community

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As outlined in my update video earlier in the week, here is the first in a series of short talks about Values that we prepared for our church weekly service at Morpeth Baptist Church – in which John Cooper unpacks the Value of Community by considering the importance of communion, communitas and compassion – followed by a discussion time with Martin Luff and Sergio Mendes to develop further the ideas raised by John during his talk…

I hope you enjoy it and find it useful – please leave a comment and/ or ask a question if you want to start a dialogue with us.