Christ Church Selly Park

Hospitality starts with receiving from God, who calls us to invite others to share all he gives us in Jesus.

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What a great question I was asked at the weekend!  How would you respond?  Here are some of my thoughts and things to consider so we can all be prepared to give a response for the hope that we have.

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The Creator Spirit brings beauty, love and peace out of mess and chaos. God's got this, he's got us, he's got you.

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Please pray for the PCC this week as we have a discussion and make a decision about the shape of our midweek ministries.

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How should we pray for peace and security - in Jerusalem and for those who love it?

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How should Christians respond to the rise of so-called Christian nationlism in the UK?

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As our government recognises a Palestinian state, how can we pray?

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Thank you! Thank you so much for engaging together in prayer during our 777 Prayer Week.

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Susan Haynes | Joel 2:12-18 

‘Even now,’ declares the Lord,
  ‘return to me with all your heart,
  with fasting and weeping and mourning.’
Rend your heart
  and not your garments.
Return to the Lord your God,
  for he is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and abounding in love,
  and he relents from sending calamity.

Amid a warning of coming judgement, the prophet Joel calls the whole people of God to repent - to confess their wrongdoing and turn back to God with all their heart. As Susan explains, the message is just as relevant to us today - and God's willingness to forgive and restore also never changes throughout the ages.

Due to technical problems during the service we do not have a recording of the original talk; instead, Susan kindly re-recorded her words for this podcast, and also added an explanation of the prayer stations through which we were able to express our repentance and the promise of God's forgiveness.

The recording begins with the reading from Phil Banting.

Starting on Sunday 31 August we are running 777 Prayer: praying together from 7am to 7pm for 7 days.  But why?

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