St. James Hope, 3 Vicarage Close, Salford, M6 8EJ
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Month: June 2020

The Challenge to Religion

28 Jun 20

The religious folks resisted what was happening, and charge Stephen with going against the temple and the law. Stephen re-tells their own history to them, showing that God has always operated outside of the temple, Jerusalem and Israel. God was with his people, and at work, in all the difficult places.

God is in the business of doing new things. We are on a journey with him. In difficult times, times of change, times of uncertainty, we follow Jesus.

Sometimes in order to pick up new things, we have to lay other things down.

Sunday Playlist – The Challenge to Religion

28 Jun 20

Here are the songs I’ve picked to reflect some of the themes of this week’s sermon looking at the death of Stephen in Acts. I hope you find them helpful.

Midweek Musings

24 Jun 20

Our latest weekly communication.

This week a reflective piece from Neil, our latest news and an interview with Jill talking about prophecy, how she feels God speaking to her, and how that has made a difference in her own life.

The Challenge of Racial Tension

21 Jun 20

At times of stress, or change, old animosities can emerge. They need to be addressed. If they aren’t what makes us think we will be ready for what God has in store for us in the future. If the early church hadn’t solved this problem, they would never have been able to deal with the questions that would be raised when Gentiles accepted the gospel.

Sunday Playlist – The Challenge of Racial Tension

21 Jun 20

Here are the songs I’ve picked to reflect some of the themes of this week’s scripture from Acts chapter 6 and some of the ways this scripture speaks in to our current context. I hope you find them helpful.

Midweek Musings

17 Jun 20

Our latest weekly communication.

This week a reflective piece from Neil, our latest news and an interview with Andrew Gordon where he explores what life is like as a new dad, how faith became a reality for him and what the connection is between local church, sandwiches and Snowdon.

You’ll have to watch the interview to find out more…

The Worship Tent – Episode 3

16 Jun 20

The latest episode in our podcast series led by the young people of our church sharing their hopes, struggles and prayers as young people living a Christian life under lockdown.

The Challenge of this New Life

14 Jun 20

News of the resurrection of Jesus was deeply disturbing to the authorities, who were desperately trying to keep order. The apostles directly threatened the status quo – they stood in the temple offering a radically different understanding of all that God was doing.

They were arrested and put in jail, but the angel broke down the door – and gave them specific orders to go back and to keep on speaking.

In contexts where it’s easy for faith to be kept private, we are called to this same bravery…

Sunday Playlist – The Challenge of this New Life

14 Jun 20

Acts 5:12-42 is a passage filled with signs and wonders, fear of violence, challenge to authority, weighing up arguments and fighting against God! Here’s some extra songs that link with our service today.

Midweek Musings

10 Jun 20

Our latest weekly communication. This week a reflective piece from Neil, an interview with Clare, our latest news and some useful links & resources.

The Challenge of Generosity

7 Jun 20

In a week where we have seen protests about blatant acts of injustice, and against a backdrop where coronavirus has affected BAME people more than others, it’s easy to feel disempowered to know how to change anything.

But Acts 4:32-5:11 shows the result of being filled with the Spirit and how the resurrection of Jesus created the foundations of a new society. That society challenged the existing culture, but also revealed the best and the worst of the community…

Sunday Playlist – The Challenge of Generosity

7 Jun 20

The story of Ananias and Sapphira is a tale of two extremes: great generosity & solidarity on the one hand; lies & judgement on the other. Here are some songs which reflect on these themes…

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Salford
M6 8EJ

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07771 558 058

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