Brixham Community Church Podcast

https://youtu.be/Q7dW7j46Ifw Here's our midweek message. Watch it today so that you have time to think about the activities at the end. Join us in our Zoom meeting on Sunday at 10:30am when we will discuss how we 've been getting on with the content of the message: Download the zoom app and enter Meeting ID: 493-739-2679 at the correct time or Follow this link: https://zoom.us/j/4937392679. Where's Your Head At? 2 Action Points for being led by the Spirit not the flesh Extended notes, not all used in the video... Over the years I've heard different versions of how the bible describes the makeup of the human person. And there have also been plenty of non-Christian versions of what we are as people too. Outside the faith community, there is a prevailing view that is described by philosophers as 'materialism', i.e. that we are just matter. There is no spiritual element to us, and anything resembling the soul can all be scientifically explained. Emotions, for example, can be traced in the brain. Everything is

When we’re in isolation it’s hard to work out how everyone’s handling the changes going on. What’s happened in just the last week has been huge and so first of all, however you are, that’s absolutely fine. The people I’ve spoken to have described feelings of being anxious and sad, sometimes saying that it comes in waves, sometimes saying it’s just always there. Other people are managing to see the blessings, which is amazing. Stay close to people like that; their positivity will lift you up too. Seeing as the whole world is facing this at the moment, you can guarantee that however you’re doing, someone else is the same. You really aren’t alone. So what can we do in these unusual times - Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things Colossians 3:2 There’s so much pulling at our focus; there’s always another news report, another opinion, another post on Facebook. But we need to try to remember that our confidence and our strength doesn’t come from our job, our home, our health, our comforts or anythin

A good number of us turned out on our Zoom meeting place this morning to chat, see each other's faces, and listen to the Word of God. We had a short time of prayer afterwards too. This is the audio of what Paul and Verity had to say :-)

Reading: 1 Samuel 17 17 Now Jesse said to his son David, “Take this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp. 18 Take along these ten cheeses to the commander of their unit. See how your brothers are and bring back some assurance from them. 19 They are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.” 20 Early in the morning David left the flock in the care of a shepherd, loaded up and set out, as Jesse had directed. He reached the camp as the army was going out to its battle positions, shouting the war cry. 21 Israel and the Philistines were drawing up their lines facing each other. 22 David left his things with the keeper of supplies ran to the battle lines and asked his brothers how they were. 23 As he was talking with them, Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, stepped out from his lines and shouted his usual defiance, and David heard it. 24 Whenever the Israelites saw the man, they all fled from

Being intentionally alone with God... Recap: But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. (Matthew 6:6) Jesus shuts the door Before walking on water, after feeding the 5000: 22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, (Matthew 14:22-23) But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. (Luke 5:16) One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. 13 When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles. (Luke 6:12-13) Jacob shuts the door 22 That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two female servants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 23 After he had sent

But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. (Matthew 6:6)   Jesus shuts the door Before walking on water, after feeding the 5000: 20 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. 21 The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children. 22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, 24 and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it. (Matthew 14:20-24) Why was he intentionally alone? Why didn’t he stay with the disciples? But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. (Luke 5:16) 12 One of those days Jesus went out to a

William Deane speaks on the global mission of the local church and the role of prayer within it.

Paul & Timothy’s Prayer for the Colossians Background Writing from prison in Rome, Paul had probably never visited Colossae but felt the need to write to them in order to combat false teachings which had infiltrated the Colossian church. Ideas were coming into the church from paganism, Judaism, and Greek philosophy. The heresy that was to follow this influence was later called ‘Gnosticism’, the idea that you can receive special personal spiritual knowledge that is more valuable than biblical teaching. The Gnostics also denied Christ as God and Saviour. Even in today’s short extract, we can see Paul combating some of these ideas from the outset of his letter. But let’s look at some of the lessons we can learn for ourselves from this prayer of Paul and Timothy for the Colossian church. Colossians 1: 3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people… … 9 For this reason, since the

Have you noticed how words can mean different things in different cultures, and how the meaning of words can change over time? Paul Black examines the true biblical meaning of the word, "Hope" and how it is inseparable from "Faith".

2 Chronicles 20 PART 2 Preparation Pays (click for PowerPoint)  

http://www.brixham.church/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Prayers-of-the-Righteous-part-6-The-Early-Church.mp3 The Prayers of the Righteous The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. (James 5:16) Sessions so far… Abraham prays for Sodom A wife for Isaac Jabez David – praying for God’s will Isaiah – rend the heavens!   Session 6 – Prayers of the Early Church “The Christian must know how to pray privately; the Church must know how to pray together.” (F. W. Dixon)   Acts 1:14: They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.   Many of these notes are taken from a bible study by Francis W. Dixon, a Baptist minister who went to be with the Lord in 1985 but whose ministry is remembered by many. Much of his work can be found on the website wordsoflife.co.uk   A Model for corporate prayer   1: All All were present. Men and women, new converts and leaders alike. The next verse continues… 15 In those days Peter stood up

2 Chronicles 20 PART 1 Prepared Determined United

With one accord: This is a phrase frequently used by Luke in Acts I have felt the Lord drawing me to it as a result of the recent emphasis on prayer and unity. Just a few examples: Acts 1:14 These all continued with one accord in prayer Acts 2:1 ...they were all with one accord in one place. Acts 2:45 ...continuing daily with one accord in the temple, Acts 4:24 ...they lifted up their voice to God with one accord The Greek word is homothumadon NIV translates it as ‘together’ but this does not do justice to the Greek It literally means with the same mind or with one purpose So ‘with one accord’ (KJV) is better on this than NIV. So I’m using KJV Why is this important? Because it seriously affects what we can learn from these passages Together is related to PLACE. If homothumadon just meant together Luke would not have needed to say ‘in one place’ With one accord is related to PURPOSE Let’s look at some of the passages where it’s used and see what we can learn about: The ways in which the earl

[scroll down for the audio] 21 days of prayer: 12th January 2020 – 2nd Feb 2020   My challenge to you is to increase your prayer time over the next 21 days (until we meet on 2nd Feb).   I have taken the 4 headings from a preacher called Bayless Conley.   1.    Praise Psalm 100 1 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. 2     Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. 3 Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.     2.    Repent Take some time to search your heart and ask the Lord to show you anything that you need to put right with him. He will freely pardon you and wants to forgive. But we have to acknowledge our sin and bring it to him. He is a loving heavenly father. Perhaps use these psalms to help:   Psalm 19 12 But who can discern their own errors? Forgive my hidden faults. 13 Keep your servant also fr

Sermon Notes [Scroll to the end of this webpage to listen to the audio] Acts 4 18 Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John replied, "Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God's sight to obey you rather than God. 20 For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard." 21 After further threats they let them go. They could not decide how to punish them, because all the people were praising God for what had happened. 22 For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old. 23 On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. 24 When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. "Sovereign Lord," they said, "you made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything in them. 25 You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David: "'Why do the nations rage and the

Listen to part 2 of Mark Goodyear's timely sermon on Christian Unity, with one of his inimitable 'funny' stories at the start ;-) God Bless you :-)

Isaiah 64: 1 Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains would tremble before you! 2 As when fire sets twigs ablaze and causes water to boil, come down to make your name known to your enemies and cause the nations to quake before you! 3 For when you did awesome things that we did not expect, you came down, and the mountains trembled before you. 4 Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him. 5 You come to the help of those who gladly do right, who remember your ways. But when we continued to sin against them, you were angry. How then can we be saved? 6 All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away. 7 No one calls on your name or strives to lay hold of you; for you have hidden your face from us and have given us over to our sins. 8 Yet you, Lord, are our Father. We are