Paul and Peter emphasize that God has given each person unique gifts or talents to be used for the benefit of others and God’s glory. The God-Given Gifts course will be running for four-weeks, beginning Monday, 14 October 2024 from 7.30pm-9pm in the Oasis. Please sign...
A Labour of Love On Wednesday mornings, you’ll normally find me in the Birney Room at Bible Focus. I have really enjoyed this dedication of delving deeper into God’s Word. The commitment of my fellow ‘pupils’ has been matched by our teachers, with Rowan continuing...
Alpha is a series of sessions exploring the basics of the Christian faith. It will run over 10 weeks starting on the 17th of January 2024. Each session looks at a different question that people can have about faith and is designed to create conversation. It’s just an...
The Life Group Sunday evening service was a great way to prepare for our groups to become re-energised for the new year. Rowan read from Acts Chapter 1: v1 – 11, drawing our attention to Jesus’ ascension to Heaven in verse 8: “But you will receive power when the...
Who’s Who – Exodus Staff Team? This year we have been celebrating 25 years of disciple making youth ministry and there is lots to celebrate.God called us to go and sow recognising that our responsibility is to sow generously and wait for the seed toburst into...
We make the wisest decisions when we have relevant information at hand. Knowing whether you should or shouldn’t do something often comes down whether you will enjoy doing it, whether you’ll be good at doing it, and whether it will impact other people positively. ...
Because God was involved in our formation, He knows us intimately. Jeremiah 20:12 tells us that God sees our minds and our hearts. He knows that we are different to one another. The scientific discovery of DNA shows us the detail of God’s incredible handiwork in each...
Before Paul tells us about the different gifts that we have in Romans 12, he describes believers as being like a body, made up of different parts, but all connected to one another. We are mutually dependant on one another but working for a common purpose – the glory...
In Romans 12:6-8, Paul tells us that God has given each of us a gift, which the Amplified Bible also translates as ‘talent’ or ‘quality’, and Peter writes in his first letter that we should use these for the benefit of others and for God’s glory (1 Peter...
By now you may have seen the God-Given Gifts teaser or heard about the course that Rowan and Joanne will be running for four weeks starting Monday, 19 September 2022 in The Oasis. You might have wondered what it’s about, and hopefully it has whet your appetite to...
Our Wednesday morning Bible Focus studies start again on 27 April 2022 from 10.30am to 12pm. Join us at 10am for tea and coffee in the Cafe. The 8-week study on 1 Peter will look at what it means to be “The People of God” and how we live in relationship to God, to...