The world can seem quite dark but there is a light that gives us hope, and that can shine the way home for others.
Christmas reminds us that God became like us. He got tired, hungry, thirsty, and could be injured.
We know how all that feels. But we are waiting for the day when this is a memory, on the day we step into eternity.
So what will it be like when we die? Is it worth waiting for?
Here are details of some of the things that are happening over the next few weeks, as well as some important dates for 2023…
Christmas is coming. And we will celebrate God coming as a baby. But there is a bigger story.
There’s more than a manger.
There will be a day when Jesus will return, and the earth will be fully restored to all that God intended.
It’s a beautiful hope to be reminded of at Christmas time.
When hope goes, we die. Zechariah wanted the people to know that they had a future that would be good.
That hope is really important when we face hard times.
What’s God’s picture of prosperity? What does blessing look like for a nation? What will life be like when Jesus, the King, returns? How do we live this out in practice ahead of that day?
Here are details of some of the things that are happening over the next few weeks, as well as one or two helpful links elsewhere.
From childhood we tell stories about super-heroes who will save us.
It’s easy to point out all the ways that our leaders fail us. It’s almost inevitable, they are as fragile as we are.
What Zechariah knew was that a new leader was needed. He had a job spec, but he didn’t live long enough to see the one who would take the role.
It was Jesus, the one we all need.
God seems to take great delight in using people who don’t feel capable to do remarkable things.
The main reason may be that He wants us to remember that He is doing the work – it’s just that He invites us to be part of it.
So, to those who don’t feel particularly strong, there’s good news. You’re the sort of people that God loves to work through.
For many of us, our lifetime has seen many churches growing smaller, looking weaker, feeling more fragile and many younger people have grown up thinking that Christianity is irrelevant.
But you know what?
God’s desire and plan is still to have a multi-generational, multi-ethnic kingdom. And our call is to be part of it.
How can the dreams, visions, songs from 2500 years ago help us here in Salford today?
Zechariah, a Jewish prophet, longing for change knew that it could only happen if people accepted the invitation to live as part of a much bigger story. It was a story of hope that kicked against the darkness. That invitation is still open to us.
Here are details of some of the things that are happening over the next few weeks, as well as one or two helpful links elsewhere.
You don’t need to be miles away to be away from home. Sometimes the most difficult thing is to cope with the resentment in your own heart that stops you joining the party…
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