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📖 On Sunday, Glenys took us through the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew chapter 1. From this list of names we discover that God doesn’t see as we do. He sees the heart. He sees those who feel unseen, ostracised, broken. In Mary God saw someone who would carry His most precious gift. In Joseph a man who said yes to God’s call even though all the pieces didn’t fit together in his head. Are we willing to surrender our rights, and our reputation to say yes to God. Jesus laid aside His reputation. Do we really want to be like Him?

🚸 In Children’s Church we read about the birth of John the Baptist in Luke 1. We were learning about how the angel visited Zechariah and gave him a message from God. Zechariah’s doubts made him mute, but God still kept His promises to them and John was born. A little baby with a big purpose!

The children discussed how it is normal to have doubts sometimes - but when we do question things we should always trust in the promises that God has given us. We thought that sometimes God’s ways seem strange to us - but when we look back, we can see that God is always working for our good. We spent some time listening to God, to see what message He had for each of us today - and we wrote these on angel cards that we can look back on.

👉 Talking points: share with your child a time when God has given you a message, just like he did with Zechariah. It may be a dream, a picture, an encouragement from a friend or a passage from scripture.

Take some time together to hear what message God wants to share with your family today. If you don’t know where to start, try reading some of the Psalms and ask God to highlight a specific passage to you.

📖 On Sunday, Glenys took us through the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew chapter 1. From this list of names we discover that God doesn’t see as we do. He sees the heart. He sees those who feel unseen, ostracised, broken. In Mary God saw someone who would carry His most precious gift. In Joseph a man who said yes to God’s call even though all the pieces didn’t fit together in his head. Are we willing to surrender our rights, and our reputation to say yes to God. Jesus laid aside His reputation. Do we really want to be like Him?

🚸 In Children’s Church we read about the birth of John the Baptist in Luke 1. We were learning about how the angel visited Zechariah and gave him a message from God. Zechariah’s doubts made him mute, but God still kept His promises to them and John was born. A little baby with a big purpose!

The children discussed how it is normal to have doubts sometimes - but when we do question things we should always trust in the promises that God has given us. We thought that sometimes God’s ways seem strange to us - but when we look back, we can see that God is always working for our good. We spent some time listening to God, to see what message He had for each of us today - and we wrote these on angel cards that we can look back on.

👉 Talking points: share with your child a time when God has given you a message, just like he did with Zechariah. It may be a dream, a picture, an encouragement from a friend or a passage from scripture.

Take some time together to hear what message God wants to share with your family today. If you don’t know where to start, try reading some of the Psalms and ask God to highlight a specific passage to you.

📖 On Sunday, Dennis took us through the book of Nehemiah pulling out biblical and historical context, and showing us ways in which this book speaks to us, His church, today.

🚸 In Children’s Church we read Nehemiah. We were learning that God called Nehemiah to lead the people to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. They came up against some opposition, but God protected them and they fulfilled His plans.

The children used Lego to build their own walls - the older ones had a relay race to see who could build their walls first! We talked about how God is always building things in our lives - our friendship with Him, relationships with others, giftings that He has given us. We used cardboard bricks and stuck them in place, asking God what things He is building in us today.

👉 Talking points: if you have Lego/PlayDoh at home, spend some time building something together (if not you could draw a house). Use the time to chat about the things that God has built in your lives - starting with your own family.

Pray together and thank God for his plans for your family, and trust him with what he is building in your future.

📖 On Sunday, Dennis took us through the book of Nehemiah pulling out biblical and historical context, and showing us ways in which this book speaks to us, His church, today.

🚸 In Children’s Church we read Nehemiah. We were learning that God called Nehemiah to lead the people to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. They came up against some opposition, but God protected them and they fulfilled His plans.

The children used Lego to build their own walls - the older ones had a relay race to see who could build their walls first! We talked about how God is always building things in our lives - our friendship with Him, relationships with others, giftings that He has given us. We used cardboard bricks and stuck them in place, asking God what things He is building in us today.

👉 Talking points: if you have Lego/PlayDoh at home, spend some time building something together (if not you could draw a house). Use the time to chat about the things that God has built in your lives - starting with your own family.

Pray together and thank God for his plans for your family, and trust him with what he is building in your future.

Easter Sunday joy 🙌

If you joined us for the first time on Easter weekend; it was an honour to have you! You're welcome back any time, any Sunday... we would love to see you again 💜

Easter Sunday joy 🙌

If you joined us for the first time on Easter weekend; it was an honour to have you! You're welcome back any time, any Sunday... we would love to see you again 💜

In the week leading up to Easter Sunday we were reading the book of Esther, and what we discovered is that this book (which never mentions God) whispers the name of Jesus! It prophetically explains, through its specific context and moment in history, the victory over sin and death that Jesus would accomplish cosmically for all. You can catch up on this talk from Easter Sunday and all our other recordings by searching “Counterslip” wherever you get your podcasts or visiting our website 🎧

In the week leading up to Easter Sunday we were reading the book of Esther, and what we discovered is that this book (which never mentions God) whispers the name of Jesus! It prophetically explains, through its specific context and moment in history, the victory over sin and death that Jesus would accomplish cosmically for all. You can catch up on this talk from Easter Sunday and all our other recordings by searching “Counterslip” wherever you get your podcasts or visiting our website 🎧

📖 On Sunday we journeyed through the book of Zechariah where the people, after their exile was over, were starting to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem in the hope that this would usher in the new Messianic reign and the kingdom of God. But we discovered that God’s vision for this was way bigger than they could imagine, and so too is His vision for our lives.

🚸 In Children’s Church we read Zechariah 6 & 9 and Matthew 21. We were learning that Zechariah was a prophet who God called to talk to the Israelites about coming back to His ways and rebuilding the temple. Zechariah asked all the people to make crowns for the priest as a symbol of a coming saviour who would be a priest and King. We then read the passage that talks about the King riding on a donkey - and saw that the same passage was mirrored in Matthew 21 for Palm Sunday.

The children made crowns as a symbol that Jesus is the promised King from the scriptures. The children wrote prayers of thanks to Jesus inside the crowns. We had a response time where we sat quietly and considered what Jesus has done for us in his death, and the children responded by placing the crown on their heads if they wanted to ask Jesus to be King of their lives today.

👉 Talking points: spend time talking with your child about Palm Sunday and what it means, as we enter the week leading up to Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

Thank Jesus for his willingness to lay down his life for us, and encourage your child to bring any situations to God that they can ask Him to be King over today.

📖 On Sunday we journeyed through the book of Zechariah where the people, after their exile was over, were starting to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem in the hope that this would usher in the new Messianic reign and the kingdom of God. But we discovered that God’s vision for this was way bigger than they could imagine, and so too is His vision for our lives.

🚸 In Children’s Church we read Zechariah 6 & 9 and Matthew 21. We were learning that Zechariah was a prophet who God called to talk to the Israelites about coming back to His ways and rebuilding the temple. Zechariah asked all the people to make crowns for the priest as a symbol of a coming saviour who would be a priest and King. We then read the passage that talks about the King riding on a donkey - and saw that the same passage was mirrored in Matthew 21 for Palm Sunday.

The children made crowns as a symbol that Jesus is the promised King from the scriptures. The children wrote prayers of thanks to Jesus inside the crowns. We had a response time where we sat quietly and considered what Jesus has done for us in his death, and the children responded by placing the crown on their heads if they wanted to ask Jesus to be King of their lives today.

👉 Talking points: spend time talking with your child about Palm Sunday and what it means, as we enter the week leading up to Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

Thank Jesus for his willingness to lay down his life for us, and encourage your child to bring any situations to God that they can ask Him to be King over today.

📖 On Sunday we walked through Daniel 9, where Daniel sees the state of his world at that time and cries out to God to do something. The answer God gives him in the text is amazing, and through it we see that all along Jesus has always been, and will always be, the hope that we are all looking for.

🚸 In Children’s Church we read the story of Daniel in the Lion’s Den in Daniel 6. We were learning that Daniel stood up for what he believed in, even though it was scary! God answered Daniel’s prayers in a way that he didn’t expect - he still had to face the lions, but God rescued him in a miraculous way. Sometimes we can find it hard to see what God is doing in our lives when it feels difficult, but God always has a plan to bring us through.

The children made a picture of a Lion’s Den with lion stickers, but the children drew themselves inside it with Jesus. We talked about how we can always trust in God even when life feels scary.

👉 Talking points: encourage your child to talk about a situation in their lives that they are worried about. Pray together that they will see how God is working in that situation, even when it feels scary.

📖 On Sunday we walked through Daniel 9, where Daniel sees the state of his world at that time and cries out to God to do something. The answer God gives him in the text is amazing, and through it we see that all along Jesus has always been, and will always be, the hope that we are all looking for.

🚸 In Children’s Church we read the story of Daniel in the Lion’s Den in Daniel 6. We were learning that Daniel stood up for what he believed in, even though it was scary! God answered Daniel’s prayers in a way that he didn’t expect - he still had to face the lions, but God rescued him in a miraculous way. Sometimes we can find it hard to see what God is doing in our lives when it feels difficult, but God always has a plan to bring us through.

The children made a picture of a Lion’s Den with lion stickers, but the children drew themselves inside it with Jesus. We talked about how we can always trust in God even when life feels scary.

👉 Talking points: encourage your child to talk about a situation in their lives that they are worried about. Pray together that they will see how God is working in that situation, even when it feels scary.

On Sunday we got together for a special Fifth Sunday gathering! We worshipped God, heard what he has to say to us, and had the absolute privilege of praying for Oasis Academy John Williams, our children and young people, our community, our city and each other 🥳

On Sunday we got together for a special Fifth Sunday gathering! We worshipped God, heard what he has to say to us, and had the absolute privilege of praying for Oasis Academy John Williams, our children and young people, our community, our city and each other 🥳

📖 On Sunday we saw how the stories of Ezekiel, Daniel and Jeremiah overlap and Matt unpacked how, in each of their stories, we see a God who is inviting us to be with Him... so that we might learn His way of life and be transformed by Him; receiving a new heart, a new Spirit and becoming more alive human beings like Jesus.

🚸 In Children’s Church we read the story of Shadrach, Meshach & Abednego in Daniel 3. We were learning that the three friends refused to bow down to the King’s golden statue, so they were thrown into a fiery furnace. But God protected them in the fire and they weren’t harmed - they didn’t even smell of smoke when they came out!

The children played parachute games, recreating the three friends going into the furnace under the parachute - but one of their friends (God) came in with them and brought them out safely. We also made pictures of ourselves in a tissue paper fire with God protecting us - and talked about the ‘fires’ in our lives that make us feel worried or sad. The story reminded us that God is with us in everything we go through.

Matt Holman came in to share a word that he had for the children, and we had a time where the children responded, prayed for each other and shared words/pictures that God gave them too.

👉 Talking points: share with your child a time in your life that felt scary and you were worried, tell them how God was with you in that situation.

Ask your child what things they are facing currently that they feel worried about, spend time praying together and ask God to show you where he is at work in that situation.

📖 On Sunday we saw how the stories of Ezekiel, Daniel and Jeremiah overlap and Matt unpacked how, in each of their stories, we see a God who is inviting us to be with Him... so that we might learn His way of life and be transformed by Him; receiving a new heart, a new Spirit and becoming more alive human beings like Jesus.

🚸 In Children’s Church we read the story of Shadrach, Meshach & Abednego in Daniel 3. We were learning that the three friends refused to bow down to the King’s golden statue, so they were thrown into a fiery furnace. But God protected them in the fire and they weren’t harmed - they didn’t even smell of smoke when they came out!

The children played parachute games, recreating the three friends going into the furnace under the parachute - but one of their friends (God) came in with them and brought them out safely. We also made pictures of ourselves in a tissue paper fire with God protecting us - and talked about the ‘fires’ in our lives that make us feel worried or sad. The story reminded us that God is with us in everything we go through.

Matt Holman came in to share a word that he had for the children, and we had a time where the children responded, prayed for each other and shared words/pictures that God gave them too.

👉 Talking points: share with your child a time in your life that felt scary and you were worried, tell them how God was with you in that situation.

Ask your child what things they are facing currently that they feel worried about, spend time praying together and ask God to show you where he is at work in that situation.

Every Sunday, 10.30am at Oasis Academy John Williams (BS14). Everyone welcome 💚

Every Sunday, 10.30am at Oasis Academy John Williams (BS14). Everyone welcome 💚

📖 On Sunday Nigel Coles (Pastor at Counterslip in the 90’s, and @webnetcomms regional team leader) visited to share with us from God’s word. Nigel took us through the theme of judgement in Ezekiel 15-17 and showed us how it all led to, and revealed, God’s true heart to see us free and living life to the full (Ezekiel 18).

🚸 In Children’s Church we read Ezekiel 17. We were learning that God sometimes talks in riddles in the bible, and that he does this so we press in deeper to find him. We had fun trying to work out some riddles together! We then acted out the riddle of the two eagles & the vine from Ezekiel 17.

The younger children played a game where they had to find hidden objects in a giant sock! We talked about the ways that we can seek God in our everyday lives. The older children talked about how, just like the Israelites in the riddle, sometimes we find that God puts us somewhere out of our comfort zone so that we can grow. Lots of things around us try to pull us away from God’s plan for us - but if we walk toward Jesus then he always promises us life and growth.

👉 Talking points
· play a game of hide & seek with your child. Talk about how Jesus ALWAYS wants to be found by us - we only have to look for him.
· discuss the ways that, as a family, you could seek God more in your everyday life together. Pray that God will show you some fun and do-able ways to do this.

📖 On Sunday Nigel Coles (Pastor at Counterslip in the 90’s, and @webnetcomms regional team leader) visited to share with us from God’s word. Nigel took us through the theme of judgement in Ezekiel 15-17 and showed us how it all led to, and revealed, God’s true heart to see us free and living life to the full (Ezekiel 18).

🚸 In Children’s Church we read Ezekiel 17. We were learning that God sometimes talks in riddles in the bible, and that he does this so we press in deeper to find him. We had fun trying to work out some riddles together! We then acted out the riddle of the two eagles & the vine from Ezekiel 17.

The younger children played a game where they had to find hidden objects in a giant sock! We talked about the ways that we can seek God in our everyday lives. The older children talked about how, just like the Israelites in the riddle, sometimes we find that God puts us somewhere out of our comfort zone so that we can grow. Lots of things around us try to pull us away from God’s plan for us - but if we walk toward Jesus then he always promises us life and growth.

👉 Talking points
· play a game of hide & seek with your child. Talk about how Jesus ALWAYS wants to be found by us - we only have to look for him.
· discuss the ways that, as a family, you could seek God more in your everyday life together. Pray that God will show you some fun and do-able ways to do this.

📖 On Sunday Heidi talked us through Ezekiel’s encounter with God which happened in the strangest of places, not in the temple where God was found in the Old Testament, but by a river in Babylon in captivity. Explaining the vision he saw and sharing how Ezekiel’s vision led him into the calling on his life, Heidi encouraged us to draw near to God - for it is encounter with Him that encourages and empowers us to live out the call of Jesus on our lives.

🚸 In Children’s Church we read Ezekiel chapters 1-5. We were learning about the vision that Ezekiel had of God, and of the things that God asked Ezekiel to do for him - eat the scroll, lie on his side for over a year, and cut off his hair and beard! We talked about how it was easier for Ezekiel to obey, because God had first revealed himself to Ezekiel in a powerful way.

The children did a relay race where they ate (edible) paper, lay very still on their sides and cut up wool (to symbolise hair) and put it in the (fake) fire! They then made scrolls on which they drew Ezekiel’s vision, and wrote some of the verses down - they also included some other things they know to be true about God too in their own lives.

We also shared communion with Youth Church, where we gave thanks to Jesus for what he has done for us - and each child shared one thing they are thankful to God for.

👉 Talking points: share with your child a time that God has asked you to do something which may have felt strange at the time.

Spend time praying together, that God will show himself to you in new & exciting ways - and that you will be obedient when he asks you to step out for him.

📖 On Sunday Heidi talked us through Ezekiel’s encounter with God which happened in the strangest of places, not in the temple where God was found in the Old Testament, but by a river in Babylon in captivity. Explaining the vision he saw and sharing how Ezekiel’s vision led him into the calling on his life, Heidi encouraged us to draw near to God - for it is encounter with Him that encourages and empowers us to live out the call of Jesus on our lives.

🚸 In Children’s Church we read Ezekiel chapters 1-5. We were learning about the vision that Ezekiel had of God, and of the things that God asked Ezekiel to do for him - eat the scroll, lie on his side for over a year, and cut off his hair and beard! We talked about how it was easier for Ezekiel to obey, because God had first revealed himself to Ezekiel in a powerful way.

The children did a relay race where they ate (edible) paper, lay very still on their sides and cut up wool (to symbolise hair) and put it in the (fake) fire! They then made scrolls on which they drew Ezekiel’s vision, and wrote some of the verses down - they also included some other things they know to be true about God too in their own lives.

We also shared communion with Youth Church, where we gave thanks to Jesus for what he has done for us - and each child shared one thing they are thankful to God for.

👉 Talking points: share with your child a time that God has asked you to do something which may have felt strange at the time.

Spend time praying together, that God will show himself to you in new & exciting ways - and that you will be obedient when he asks you to step out for him.

📖 On Sunday we read Daniel 1 & 2 and learned from the life and story of Daniel how to trust God in the mundane, and the subtle ways that the enemy tries to change who God made us to be. We also discovered how to trust God for the miraculous, so that we might see Him do what the world says is not possible. You can catch up on this or any of our other talks by searching "Counterslip" wherever you get your podcasts, finding us on YouTube or heading over to our website 💻

🚸 In Children’s Church we read Daniel 1. We were learning that Daniel and his friends were taken away from their home into a new culture, but they chose to be faithful to God. We talked about how the culture around us can affect us, but we always have a choice to press more into God.

The younger children made paper plates with some food on like Daniel ate, and they also made a plate that showed God’s heart for them. The older children read the story in scripture together. We then sat and looked at ourselves in the mirror, placing post-it notes around our reflection of some of the cultural influences in our lives - but we also thought about how spending more time with God reduces those influences and shapes us to be more like him.

👉 Talking points: ask your child what things they feel influence them in the culture/world around them today - and what kind of impact that has on their lives.

Discuss what one thing your child would like to do this week to try to spend more time with God, and put a plan in place to encourage them in this.

📖 On Sunday we read Daniel 1 & 2 and learned from the life and story of Daniel how to trust God in the mundane, and the subtle ways that the enemy tries to change who God made us to be. We also discovered how to trust God for the miraculous, so that we might see Him do what the world says is not possible. You can catch up on this or any of our other talks by searching "Counterslip" wherever you get your podcasts, finding us on YouTube or heading over to our website 💻

🚸 In Children’s Church we read Daniel 1. We were learning that Daniel and his friends were taken away from their home into a new culture, but they chose to be faithful to God. We talked about how the culture around us can affect us, but we always have a choice to press more into God.

The younger children made paper plates with some food on like Daniel ate, and they also made a plate that showed God’s heart for them. The older children read the story in scripture together. We then sat and looked at ourselves in the mirror, placing post-it notes around our reflection of some of the cultural influences in our lives - but we also thought about how spending more time with God reduces those influences and shapes us to be more like him.

👉 Talking points: ask your child what things they feel influence them in the culture/world around them today - and what kind of impact that has on their lives.

Discuss what one thing your child would like to do this week to try to spend more time with God, and put a plan in place to encourage them in this.

📖 On Sunday we looked at a really well-known verse, Jeremiah 29:11, and discovered that this verse has more context than maybe we realise. But as we see the context into which God spoke these words we find that this verse actually encourages us to trust the God who is faithful, the God who is love, the God who is peace even when times are hard and the world around us is challenging.

🚸 In Children’s Church we read Jeremiah 29:11-13! We were learning that God can shape us in ways we don’t expect – but it means that we become perfectly shaped to hold all the exciting plans that God has for us in now and in the future. We need to seek him with our whole heart, and he will guide us in good things. The children completed a stepping stone trail with challenges and questions in order to reach the treasure! We then spent some time thinking about where God has placed us now, and the things he is calling out in us for the future.

👉 Talking points: ask your child what they feel God’s plans are for them now, and what He may be shaping them for in their future. Pray for them, that they will seek God with their whole heart and let Him lead them.

Help your child to learn our memory verse; Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)

📖 On Sunday we looked at a really well-known verse, Jeremiah 29:11, and discovered that this verse has more context than maybe we realise. But as we see the context into which God spoke these words we find that this verse actually encourages us to trust the God who is faithful, the God who is love, the God who is peace even when times are hard and the world around us is challenging.

🚸 In Children’s Church we read Jeremiah 29:11-13! We were learning that God can shape us in ways we don’t expect – but it means that we become perfectly shaped to hold all the exciting plans that God has for us in now and in the future. We need to seek him with our whole heart, and he will guide us in good things. The children completed a stepping stone trail with challenges and questions in order to reach the treasure! We then spent some time thinking about where God has placed us now, and the things he is calling out in us for the future.

👉 Talking points: ask your child what they feel God’s plans are for them now, and what He may be shaping them for in their future. Pray for them, that they will seek God with their whole heart and let Him lead them.

Help your child to learn our memory verse; Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)

Have you seen our For Sale sign?

If you’re part of our community, you may have passed the church building on Wells Road and might be wondering why on earth we would be selling our building! We’ve had a few questions about this recently, so here are some answers for you...

⛪️ Has the church closed down?
Absolutely not! As a church (the people, our family) we are meeting at Oasis Academy John Williams every Sunday morning - that’s just down the road. You’re welcome to join us any time!

⛪️ If you have a building why aren’t you using it?
We’ve been on a journey over the past few years with God where we have heard Him tell us to leave our building. You can find out more about this in our video from December 2023 (on YouTube or get in touch for a link) that fills in a little of the journey up until this point. In short, we want to do what we believe God is asking us to do, together, and in our community - so we’ve heard, prayed, discussed and voted and here we are! You’ll also know if you’ve visited us (especially during winter) that the building isn’t fit for purpose any more, and even when it’s full it can still be very cold. The area that we used for Children’s groups on a Sunday morning had absolutely no heating at the end of last year, which was one of the factors that helped us decide when to move out of the building.

⛪️ Who’s going to buy it?
We don’t know yet, but it isn’t a free-for-all. The members of the church will have some say over who purchases the building and the land (after a tender process) and we are trusting God to guide us to make wise decisions about that.

⛪️ What about the Foodbank?
The @sebfoodbank outlet will be moving into Christ Church Hengrove and there won’t be any interruptions to this important service ❤️

Want to know more? Keep an eye on our social media or come along on a Sunday morning and chat to one of the team after the service. We're so excited to follow God into this new season and to see what He has for us and our community!

Have you seen our For Sale sign?

If you’re part of our community, you may have passed the church building on Wells Road and might be wondering why on earth we would be selling our building! We’ve had a few questions about this recently, so here are some answers for you...

⛪️ Has the church closed down?
Absolutely not! As a church (the people, our family) we are meeting at Oasis Academy John Williams every Sunday morning - that’s just down the road. You’re welcome to join us any time!

⛪️ If you have a building why aren’t you using it?
We’ve been on a journey over the past few years with God where we have heard Him tell us to leave our building. You can find out more about this in our video from December 2023 (on YouTube or get in touch for a link) that fills in a little of the journey up until this point. In short, we want to do what we believe God is asking us to do, together, and in our community - so we’ve heard, prayed, discussed and voted and here we are! You’ll also know if you’ve visited us (especially during winter) that the building isn’t fit for purpose any more, and even when it’s full it can still be very cold. The area that we used for Children’s groups on a Sunday morning had absolutely no heating at the end of last year, which was one of the factors that helped us decide when to move out of the building.

⛪️ Who’s going to buy it?
We don’t know yet, but it isn’t a free-for-all. The members of the church will have some say over who purchases the building and the land (after a tender process) and we are trusting God to guide us to make wise decisions about that.

⛪️ What about the Foodbank?
The @sebfoodbank outlet will be moving into Christ Church Hengrove and there won’t be any interruptions to this important service ❤️

Want to know more? Keep an eye on our social media or come along on a Sunday morning and chat to one of the team after the service. We're so excited to follow God into this new season and to see what He has for us and our community!

📖 God gave Jeremiah words about water, about the lack of water in the lives of the people of Judah at that time. On Sunday Matt shared about how water in the bible is symbolic of the Spirit of God, and how the Spirit helps us to cling to God and to shape our lives around Him discovering His goodness in our lives. But so often we look to other sources of water that ultimately do not provide. God calls us again and again to come to Him the Living Water. All we need to do is ask the Father who willing gives us His Spirit.

🚸 In Children’s Church we read Jeremiah 18! We were learning that Jeremiah told the people that God shapes our lives, just like a potter shapes his clay. If we open our hearts and allow God in, we can trust him to shape us into something beautiful in his hands. The children used air-dry clay to shape their own creations. But first we asked Jesus - our potter, to show us something that reminds Him of something about us that we can make. The children then made what they felt Jesus had shown them, as a reminder that God knows everything about us - and we can trust Him to shape our lives.

👉 Talking points: ask your child what they made out of clay, and why they felt that Jesus led them to make that.

Share with your child a time when you felt God’s hand upon your life - shaping you and changing you. Pray together that you will continue to be open to God’s hand upon your lives today and into the future.

📖 God gave Jeremiah words about water, about the lack of water in the lives of the people of Judah at that time. On Sunday Matt shared about how water in the bible is symbolic of the Spirit of God, and how the Spirit helps us to cling to God and to shape our lives around Him discovering His goodness in our lives. But so often we look to other sources of water that ultimately do not provide. God calls us again and again to come to Him the Living Water. All we need to do is ask the Father who willing gives us His Spirit.

🚸 In Children’s Church we read Jeremiah 18! We were learning that Jeremiah told the people that God shapes our lives, just like a potter shapes his clay. If we open our hearts and allow God in, we can trust him to shape us into something beautiful in his hands. The children used air-dry clay to shape their own creations. But first we asked Jesus - our potter, to show us something that reminds Him of something about us that we can make. The children then made what they felt Jesus had shown them, as a reminder that God knows everything about us - and we can trust Him to shape our lives.

👉 Talking points: ask your child what they made out of clay, and why they felt that Jesus led them to make that.

Share with your child a time when you felt God’s hand upon your life - shaping you and changing you. Pray together that you will continue to be open to God’s hand upon your lives today and into the future.

📖 On Sunday Andy helped us look at the opening chapters of Jeremiah, and we felt the weight of the prophet’s words as God proclaims judgement over Israel due to their persistent idolatry. In contrast to this, we looked at God’s promise to raise up a righteous remnant of ordinary people that would ultimately bring forth His Kingdom. We rejoice again that we have a God who speaks life into our mess and cares enough to bring about redemption.

🚸 In Children’s Church we read Zephaniah! We were learning that Zephaniah was speaking to the Israelites who had turned away from God - he brought a warning for them to turn their hearts back to God. We talked about how it’s easy for our hearts to turn away from God - but that God is always calling us back, and He even sings over us.

The children played a relay game with some large hearts - they had to cross out the negative words and replace them with words that bring life, just as God does with us. We then asked God to reveal to us the song that he is singing over us - it was amazing that each child’s song was so different, because God knows us all so well.

Youth Church then joined us for a time of communion and worship - where we wrote our names inside a big heart, to symbolise us re-aligning our hearts with God’s.

👉 Talking points:
· ask your child what song they felt God was singing over them on Sunday.
· Help your child to learn our memory verse for this coming Sunday:

“….He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.”
‭‭Zephaniah‬ ‭3‬:‭17‬ ‭NLT

📖 On Sunday Andy helped us look at the opening chapters of Jeremiah, and we felt the weight of the prophet’s words as God proclaims judgement over Israel due to their persistent idolatry. In contrast to this, we looked at God’s promise to raise up a righteous remnant of ordinary people that would ultimately bring forth His Kingdom. We rejoice again that we have a God who speaks life into our mess and cares enough to bring about redemption.

🚸 In Children’s Church we read Zephaniah! We were learning that Zephaniah was speaking to the Israelites who had turned away from God - he brought a warning for them to turn their hearts back to God. We talked about how it’s easy for our hearts to turn away from God - but that God is always calling us back, and He even sings over us.

The children played a relay game with some large hearts - they had to cross out the negative words and replace them with words that bring life, just as God does with us. We then asked God to reveal to us the song that he is singing over us - it was amazing that each child’s song was so different, because God knows us all so well.

Youth Church then joined us for a time of communion and worship - where we wrote our names inside a big heart, to symbolise us re-aligning our hearts with God’s.

👉 Talking points:
· ask your child what song they felt God was singing over them on Sunday.
· Help your child to learn our memory verse for this coming Sunday:

“….He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.”
‭‭Zephaniah‬ ‭3‬:‭17‬ ‭NLT

📖 On Sunday we learned from the story of Hezekiah that there is a Babylon, an enemy, who wants to rob us of our treasure (our hope, peace and joy). But saw how that enemy works, and we discovered that there is a solution for us in Jesus if we would just run to Him.

🚸 In Children’s Church we read Habakkuk. We were learning that Habakkuk was frustrated with the world around him - it felt bad and chaotic. So Habakkuk questioned God’s plan, but then he positioned himself as if on a watchtower - waiting for God’s response. So God answered him, and revealed His plans to Habakkuk.

The older children read the verses from Habakkuk together. We felt that we should be more like Habakkuk - instead of getting frustrated about the world around us, we should talk to God - and expect him to speak to us. We spent time listening to God for ourselves - and God spoke into the children’s lives in amazing ways! The younger children built their own watchtowers out of paper cups! They also spent time talking about how we can listen to God more in our own lives.

We had a powerful time of ministry together, where the children laid hands on and prayed for each other - we also shared anything that we felt God was saying for our friends, and the Spirit really moved and spoke specifically into many children’s situations through each other.

👉 Talking points: Share with your child a time when you have waited on God - how did he answer you?
Ask your child what they are worried about in our world today - pray together and ask God to reveal some of his plans to you about that topic, and to bring you both peace.

📖 On Sunday we learned from the story of Hezekiah that there is a Babylon, an enemy, who wants to rob us of our treasure (our hope, peace and joy). But saw how that enemy works, and we discovered that there is a solution for us in Jesus if we would just run to Him.

🚸 In Children’s Church we read Habakkuk. We were learning that Habakkuk was frustrated with the world around him - it felt bad and chaotic. So Habakkuk questioned God’s plan, but then he positioned himself as if on a watchtower - waiting for God’s response. So God answered him, and revealed His plans to Habakkuk.

The older children read the verses from Habakkuk together. We felt that we should be more like Habakkuk - instead of getting frustrated about the world around us, we should talk to God - and expect him to speak to us. We spent time listening to God for ourselves - and God spoke into the children’s lives in amazing ways! The younger children built their own watchtowers out of paper cups! They also spent time talking about how we can listen to God more in our own lives.

We had a powerful time of ministry together, where the children laid hands on and prayed for each other - we also shared anything that we felt God was saying for our friends, and the Spirit really moved and spoke specifically into many children’s situations through each other.

👉 Talking points: Share with your child a time when you have waited on God - how did he answer you?
Ask your child what they are worried about in our world today - pray together and ask God to reveal some of his plans to you about that topic, and to bring you both peace.

📖 On Sunday we looked at Isaiah 53-66 and discovered that Jesus claimed that this prophecy was all about Him. Matt unpacked why Jesus came to be this guy that Isaiah talks about, and we saw that He came to be this guy because He loves us, and we need Him to be that guy, so that we can find life, hope, peace and joy again, which is His heart for us.

🚸 In Children’s Church we read Isaiah 55 v8-9. We were learning what the word ‘omniscience’ means! We discussed that it’s ok to have questions about lots of things - some of those we might never know the answer to. But we do know God - and God knows all things, so if we put our lives into God’s hands then we can trust that he will lead us into good things.

The older children read the verses in more detail, and we discussed what they mean for us and in our lives. We shared what it means to trust God with our questions. The younger children played a game of 20 questions! We talked about how God loves to hear our questions and our thoughts, and we created a space-themed picture with black card and chalk - as God is above the heavens, and we can trust him with the big and small things.

👉 Talking points  ·Ask your child what questions they have about God - and share some questions that you have had in the past too. Talk about how God is omniscient (see if they can remember what that means!) and discuss how easy/hard it is trust God.
·Help your child to remember our memory verse for the week: Isaiah 55:9 (International Children’s Bible)

📖 On Sunday we looked at Isaiah 53-66 and discovered that Jesus claimed that this prophecy was all about Him. Matt unpacked why Jesus came to be this guy that Isaiah talks about, and we saw that He came to be this guy because He loves us, and we need Him to be that guy, so that we can find life, hope, peace and joy again, which is His heart for us.

🚸 In Children’s Church we read Isaiah 55 v8-9. We were learning what the word ‘omniscience’ means! We discussed that it’s ok to have questions about lots of things - some of those we might never know the answer to. But we do know God - and God knows all things, so if we put our lives into God’s hands then we can trust that he will lead us into good things.

The older children read the verses in more detail, and we discussed what they mean for us and in our lives. We shared what it means to trust God with our questions. The younger children played a game of 20 questions! We talked about how God loves to hear our questions and our thoughts, and we created a space-themed picture with black card and chalk - as God is above the heavens, and we can trust him with the big and small things.

👉 Talking points  ·Ask your child what questions they have about God - and share some questions that you have had in the past too. Talk about how God is omniscient (see if they can remember what that means!) and discuss how easy/hard it is trust God.
·Help your child to remember our memory verse for the week: Isaiah 55:9 (International Children’s Bible)

If you're part of our family and wondering about how you can serve or pray, here's an overview of most of the roles and teams that exist at Counterslip ⛪️

If you're part of our family and wondering about how you can serve or pray, here's an overview of most of the roles and teams that exist at Counterslip ⛪️

Our team is made up of differential paid and volunteer roles of pastors, elders, deacons, administrators and team/ministry leaders. We all serve our church family to live out our vision: being with Jesus, learning from Jesus and becoming like Jesus ⛪️

Our team is made up of differential paid and volunteer roles of pastors, elders, deacons, administrators and team/ministry leaders. We all serve our church family to live out our vision: being with Jesus, learning from Jesus and becoming like Jesus ⛪️

New to church or looking to visit? Here's some information for you!

You can find more about us on our website, or by getting in touch. The link for both of these things is in our bio ⛪️

New to church or looking to visit? Here's some information for you!

You can find more about us on our website, or by getting in touch. The link for both of these things is in our bio ⛪️

📖 On Sunday, Matt shared from our weekly readings (Isaiah 45-52 and 2 Kings 19). We saw how when you read the prophesies of Isaiah in the context of the dates in which they were written you discover that God spoke of things hundreds of years before they happened, and then history reveals that what God said was right. When we read the bible chronologically we discover that there is even more weight and power to Gods word that brings us even more life, hope, joy and strength.

You can catch up on any of our Sunday morning talks and our Bible Q&A by searching “Counterslip” wherever you get your podcasts or by going to the ‘listen’ section of our website 🎧

📖 On Sunday, Matt shared from our weekly readings (Isaiah 45-52 and 2 Kings 19). We saw how when you read the prophesies of Isaiah in the context of the dates in which they were written you discover that God spoke of things hundreds of years before they happened, and then history reveals that what God said was right. When we read the bible chronologically we discover that there is even more weight and power to Gods word that brings us even more life, hope, joy and strength.

You can catch up on any of our Sunday morning talks and our Bible Q&A by searching “Counterslip” wherever you get your podcasts or by going to the ‘listen’ section of our website 🎧

📖 On Sunday, Matt Holman reflected on our “bible in two years” readings from Isaiah 34-44 and drew out that in the prophecies about Jesus, we find a God who calls us to Himself and breaks down the barriers that stop us from experiencing Him and the life He longs to give us.

🚸 In Children’s Church we read Isaiah 40. We were learning that the people of Israel were not obeying God, and were doing things their own way. Isaiah brought a warning to the people - but he also brought them hope. He prophesied that a new hope, Jesus, was coming to save us all. This is still so important for us today - because of what Jesus has done, we always have hope and the promise that he is with us.

The older children read Isaiah 40:26-31 together and discussed what God was saying to them through the verses. We focused on the hope that we have, and that God lifts us up on wings like eagles.

The younger children talked about what hope means, and they decorated their own eagles with our memory verse on - as a reminder of the hope and promises of Jesus.

👉 Talking points
· help your child to learn our memory verse - Isaiah 40:31 (NIV).
· Discuss with your child what the verse means for each you - and the ways you can notice God speaking to you through it.

📖 On Sunday, Matt Holman reflected on our “bible in two years” readings from Isaiah 34-44 and drew out that in the prophecies about Jesus, we find a God who calls us to Himself and breaks down the barriers that stop us from experiencing Him and the life He longs to give us.

🚸 In Children’s Church we read Isaiah 40. We were learning that the people of Israel were not obeying God, and were doing things their own way. Isaiah brought a warning to the people - but he also brought them hope. He prophesied that a new hope, Jesus, was coming to save us all. This is still so important for us today - because of what Jesus has done, we always have hope and the promise that he is with us.

The older children read Isaiah 40:26-31 together and discussed what God was saying to them through the verses. We focused on the hope that we have, and that God lifts us up on wings like eagles.

The younger children talked about what hope means, and they decorated their own eagles with our memory verse on - as a reminder of the hope and promises of Jesus.

👉 Talking points
· help your child to learn our memory verse - Isaiah 40:31 (NIV).
· Discuss with your child what the verse means for each you - and the ways you can notice God speaking to you through it.

Happy New Year, Church 🥳

What a year 2024 was... did we miss anything?

Happy New Year, Church 🥳

What a year 2024 was... did we miss anything?

Counterslip Carols 2024: karaoke version. Anyone else been singing this song since Sunday!?

Our children and young people singing an original song: Faithfully Given 🎶

Counterslip Carols 2024: karaoke version. Anyone else been singing this song since Sunday!?

Our children and young people singing an original song: Faithfully Given 🎶

What a night we had adoring Him 🙌

What a night we had adoring Him 🙌

On Sunday, Dennis showed us the story of the enemy (Satan). We see in the bible that the enemy has been at work in our world through powers like Babylon and Tyre in Old Testament times, and still is today. But we also see that the God of the bible has something to say to powers who would seek to destroy his good creation and rob those He loves of peace, hope and joy. Ultimately that message is “your day has come” and we through Jesus can know victory over that enemy. Our children and young people enjoyed a silent disco Christmas party!

This Sunday (22nd) there is no morning gathering but we are very excited to get together for our Christmas Carol Service at 7pm! Everyone is welcome and we're looking forward to seeing you for carols and mince pies at Oasis Academy John Williams 🎄

On Sunday, Dennis showed us the story of the enemy (Satan). We see in the bible that the enemy has been at work in our world through powers like Babylon and Tyre in Old Testament times, and still is today. But we also see that the God of the bible has something to say to powers who would seek to destroy his good creation and rob those He loves of peace, hope and joy. Ultimately that message is “your day has come” and we through Jesus can know victory over that enemy. Our children and young people enjoyed a silent disco Christmas party!

This Sunday (22nd) there is no morning gathering but we are very excited to get together for our Christmas Carol Service at 7pm! Everyone is welcome and we're looking forward to seeing you for carols and mince pies at Oasis Academy John Williams 🎄

On Sunday, we looked at the message of the prophet Micah which was written to a people who were living in dark days. Matt shared how he felt that today we live in the days of Micah, which can be challenging, but the message of Micah to the people is that hope is coming and Micah gives us some clues for how we should live as a people of hope. You can listen to this, any of our previous Sunday morning talks and our monthly Bible Q&A on Spotify, our website, or wherever you get your podcasts 💜

PS: our Carol Service is in just over a week, 7pm on the 22nd December at Oasis Academy John Williams! Bring a friend 🎄

On Sunday, we looked at the message of the prophet Micah which was written to a people who were living in dark days. Matt shared how he felt that today we live in the days of Micah, which can be challenging, but the message of Micah to the people is that hope is coming and Micah gives us some clues for how we should live as a people of hope. You can listen to this, any of our previous Sunday morning talks and our monthly Bible Q&A on Spotify, our website, or wherever you get your podcasts 💜

PS: our Carol Service is in just over a week, 7pm on the 22nd December at Oasis Academy John Williams! Bring a friend 🎄

We are SO excited to invite you to join us for our Carol Service this year! We will be gathering at 7pm on Sunday 22nd of December at Oasis Academy John Williams on Petherton Road. If you're seeing this, you're invited! See you there 💜🎄

We are SO excited to invite you to join us for our Carol Service this year! We will be gathering at 7pm on Sunday 22nd of December at Oasis Academy John Williams on Petherton Road. If you're seeing this, you're invited! See you there 💜🎄

Sundays, 10.30am, Oasis Academy John Williams (BS14 9BU) 💚

Sundays, 10.30am, Oasis Academy John Williams (BS14 9BU) 💚

On Sunday, Emmanuel encouraged us to seek the call of God on our lives and commit to living for Him, despite the cost and the opposition. When everything around us crumbles, we can stand firm on the truth of what Jesus, the Great High Priest, has done for us.

We're looking forward to gathering again tomorrow at Oasis Academy John Williams! Please make sure you've checked your emails for a message from Matt about our services for the rest of this year, and our Carol service in December.

You can catch up on any of our Sunday morning talks, and our Bible Q&A session by searching 'Counterslip' wherever you get your podcasts or by going to our website 💚

On Sunday, Emmanuel encouraged us to seek the call of God on our lives and commit to living for Him, despite the cost and the opposition. When everything around us crumbles, we can stand firm on the truth of what Jesus, the Great High Priest, has done for us.

We're looking forward to gathering again tomorrow at Oasis Academy John Williams! Please make sure you've checked your emails for a message from Matt about our services for the rest of this year, and our Carol service in December.

You can catch up on any of our Sunday morning talks, and our Bible Q&A session by searching 'Counterslip' wherever you get your podcasts or by going to our website 💚

This week we got interrupted by a fire alarm and so Matt brought us a shorter talk, off the cuff, from a different passage than planned. But maybe this was God’s heart for us this week, to tell us that He is the one who takes dead things and brings them to life... if only we’d throw it all on Him ✝️

This week we got interrupted by a fire alarm and so Matt brought us a shorter talk, off the cuff, from a different passage than planned. But maybe this was God’s heart for us this week, to tell us that He is the one who takes dead things and brings them to life... if only we’d throw it all on Him ✝️

📖 On Sunday we met together at our new venue, Oasis Academy John Williams, for the first time! As we stepped out into the call of God to leave our building we looked at how it is possible to stand in the promise of God but live in the past. We saw how Israel and their kings physically stood in God’s promise but kept going back to live in the ways of the past, the ways of Egypt, the ways of slavery. And Matt challenged us not to go back, corporately but also in our personal lives, and instead to live fully in the promises of God for now.

🚸 In Children’s Church we read the story of how God provided for Elijah from 1 Kings 17. We were learning that God provided for Elijah in unexpected ways. We talked about the things God provides in our own lives - and that we are learning to trust God, even if he answers us in ways that surprise us sometimes! We thought about the journey we have been on as a church - and even being in a new place today is proof of God’s provision for us as a church family.

The children used paper plates to write/draw the things in their life that are asking God to provide for. We used the plates as a prayer point to ask God to provide for us, and to tell him that we trust His ways.

👉 Talking points: share a story with your child about a time that you have known God’s provision in your life.

Discuss with your child the provision that you are trusting God for in your family, and pray together about this.

📖 On Sunday we met together at our new venue, Oasis Academy John Williams, for the first time! As we stepped out into the call of God to leave our building we looked at how it is possible to stand in the promise of God but live in the past. We saw how Israel and their kings physically stood in God’s promise but kept going back to live in the ways of the past, the ways of Egypt, the ways of slavery. And Matt challenged us not to go back, corporately but also in our personal lives, and instead to live fully in the promises of God for now.

🚸 In Children’s Church we read the story of how God provided for Elijah from 1 Kings 17. We were learning that God provided for Elijah in unexpected ways. We talked about the things God provides in our own lives - and that we are learning to trust God, even if he answers us in ways that surprise us sometimes! We thought about the journey we have been on as a church - and even being in a new place today is proof of God’s provision for us as a church family.

The children used paper plates to write/draw the things in their life that are asking God to provide for. We used the plates as a prayer point to ask God to provide for us, and to tell him that we trust His ways.

👉 Talking points: share a story with your child about a time that you have known God’s provision in your life.

Discuss with your child the provision that you are trusting God for in your family, and pray together about this.

Each week in Children’s Church, our children read a passage of scripture together from the same part of the Bible that the adults have been reading as part of the Bible reading plan! This forms the basis of our discussion and activites every Sunday morning. Each week, we post some photos, an outline of what we talked about, and some ‘talking points’ to help you chat with your child about what they’re learning about Jesus on a Sunday. You can find this in our dedicated Instagram highlight here (swipe to see the second photo) it’s updated every week!

This outline is also included in our summary post on Instagram and Facebook later in the week. When the children learn a memory verse, this will be included too. We would love for you to find a moment with your child each week to chat about what they’ve learnt and what God is saying to them. 💚

Each week in Children’s Church, our children read a passage of scripture together from the same part of the Bible that the adults have been reading as part of the Bible reading plan! This forms the basis of our discussion and activites every Sunday morning. Each week, we post some photos, an outline of what we talked about, and some ‘talking points’ to help you chat with your child about what they’re learning about Jesus on a Sunday. You can find this in our dedicated Instagram highlight here (swipe to see the second photo) it’s updated every week!

This outline is also included in our summary post on Instagram and Facebook later in the week. When the children learn a memory verse, this will be included too. We would love for you to find a moment with your child each week to chat about what they’ve learnt and what God is saying to them. 💚

What a night 🔥 thanks for joining us for our bonfire and fireworks display!

We're SO excited for our first Sunday morning gathering at John Williams Academy at 10.30am tomorrow! Everyone welcome... come and join us 💚

What a night 🔥 thanks for joining us for our bonfire and fireworks display!

We're SO excited for our first Sunday morning gathering at John Williams Academy at 10.30am tomorrow! Everyone welcome... come and join us 💚

What a weekend! We had an absolutely incredible time together at @hebronhall last weekend 💚

All the talks from our main sessions are now available on Spotify or wherever you nornally listen to the podcast - make sure to catch up if you missed it... even if you didn't, what @charlottecurran81 brought was so rich and impactful we're sure you'll want to listen another 16 times!

We can't wait to get together again this Sunday at ⚠️Oasis John Williams⚠️ (not at our normal building)!

See you there?

What a weekend! We had an absolutely incredible time together at @hebronhall last weekend 💚

All the talks from our main sessions are now available on Spotify or wherever you nornally listen to the podcast - make sure to catch up if you missed it... even if you didn't, what @charlottecurran81 brought was so rich and impactful we're sure you'll want to listen another 16 times!

We can't wait to get together again this Sunday at ⚠️Oasis John Williams⚠️ (not at our normal building)!

See you there?

Worshipped our way through the weekend at @hebronhall 💚

Worshipped our way through the weekend at @hebronhall ��💚

📖 On Sunday Matt shared with us from Ecclesiastes. We discovered that the author of Ecclesiastes makes references to the book of Genesis, and the garden of Eden in which man was created to live in peace with God. Ecclesiastes is the authors reflections on how the world he lives in is, like ours, not a hopeful or peaceful one, but one that is outside of Eden. Remembering Eden, however, reminds him that there is hope. That God’s heart is for us to live in peace with Him.

🚸 In Children’s Church we read Psalm 148. We were learning that the whole of creation was made to worship God, and to point us to him. We talked about how nature and creation is one way that we can connect to God - and how when we worship, we are joining with creation to declare the glory of God!

The children listened to some sounds from creation - we heard animals (including baby pandas!), sea creatures, rain, wind, the ocean and even the sound that ice makes when it moves! We also discovered that even the stars make sounds!! We read from the Psalm together which confirms all of this, and then we watched a video - asking God to speak to us through the wonder of his creation.

👉 Talking points: watch the video (in our Instagram highlight) with your child, and talk together about all the incredible aspects of creation that point us to worship God. You can also use Psalm 148 to read how this is all written in the bible too!

Help your child to learn our memory verse;
“Let them all praise the name of the Lord! His name is greater than all others; his glory is above earth and heaven.” Psalm 148:13 (GNT)

Don’t forget that we’re away next Sunday, so the memory verse will be for the following week!

📖 On Sunday Matt shared with us from Ecclesiastes. We discovered that the author of Ecclesiastes makes references to the book of Genesis, and the garden of Eden in which man was created to live in peace with God. Ecclesiastes is the authors reflections on how the world he lives in is, like ours, not a hopeful or peaceful one, but one that is outside of Eden. Remembering Eden, however, reminds him that there is hope. That God’s heart is for us to live in peace with Him.

🚸 In Children’s Church we read Psalm 148. We were learning that the whole of creation was made to worship God, and to point us to him. We talked about how nature and creation is one way that we can connect to God - and how when we worship, we are joining with creation to declare the glory of God!

The children listened to some sounds from creation - we heard animals (including baby pandas!), sea creatures, rain, wind, the ocean and even the sound that ice makes when it moves! We also discovered that even the stars make sounds!! We read from the Psalm together which confirms all of this, and then we watched a video - asking God to speak to us through the wonder of his creation.

👉 Talking points: watch the video (in our Instagram highlight) with your child, and talk together about all the incredible aspects of creation that point us to worship God. You can also use Psalm 148 to read how this is all written in the bible too!

Help your child to learn our memory verse;
“Let them all praise the name of the Lord! His name is greater than all others; his glory is above earth and heaven.” Psalm 148:13 (GNT)

Don’t forget that we’re away next Sunday, so the memory verse will be for the following week!

📖 On Sunday we looked at a question that we, like Solomon, have all asked; “Will God really dwell with me?” and we saw from the surrounding and linked passaged in 1 Kings and 2 Chronicles, about the creation of the temple, that God’s answers is a resounding yes, that His heart was, has always been and still is to do everything to make a space in which people can know Him.

🚸 In Children's Church we read the story of Solomon rebuilding the temple in 1 Kings 6-8.

We were learning that the people used their gifts and talents to build the temple, and to honour God. Solomon dedicated the temple to God, and His presence came to rest upon it. We talked about how we don’t have a temple to visit now, but that through Jesus - WE are like a temple, and God’s Spirit dwells in us!

The older children spent time thinking about the gifts that God has given them, and about how we can use them to honour him. We took some time to dedicate our gifts and our lives back to God. the younger children especially enjoyed building their own little Lego temples! We enjoyed a time of communion with Youth Church this morning too.

Talking points: ask your child what gifts they feel that they have, and how they can use them to honour God.

Talk about how we are like little temples, and that God’s Spirit rests on us. Listen to the worship song in our Instagram highlight (“CC this week”) together.

📖 On Sunday we looked at a question that we, like Solomon, have all asked; “Will God really dwell with me?” and we saw from the surrounding and linked passaged in 1 Kings and 2 Chronicles, about the creation of the temple, that God’s answers is a resounding yes, that His heart was, has always been and still is to do everything to make a space in which people can know Him.

🚸 In Children's Church we read the story of Solomon rebuilding the temple in 1 Kings 6-8.

We were learning that the people used their gifts and talents to build the temple, and to honour God. Solomon dedicated the temple to God, and His presence came to rest upon it. We talked about how we don’t have a temple to visit now, but that through Jesus - WE are like a temple, and God’s Spirit dwells in us!

The older children spent time thinking about the gifts that God has given them, and about how we can use them to honour him. We took some time to dedicate our gifts and our lives back to God. the younger children especially enjoyed building their own little Lego temples! We enjoyed a time of communion with Youth Church this morning too.

Talking points: ask your child what gifts they feel that they have, and how they can use them to honour God.

Talk about how we are like little temples, and that God’s Spirit rests on us. Listen to the worship song in our Instagram highlight (“CC this week”) together.

Lots coming up over the next couple of months, church! Grab your diary and make sure you've got all this written down 💚

Lots coming up over the next couple of months, church! Grab your diary and make sure you've got all this written down 💚

📖 On Sunday Emmanuel encouraged us to remember that God is love - the very essence of love. Despite the trials we face, that His banner over us is love and He is pursuing us endlessly! Also, drawing a parallel from the Parable of the Ten Virgins, we are to be ready for the long anticipated coming of the Bridegroom.

🚸 In Children’s church we were learning what it means to trust in God. We tried to keep a ping-pong ball up in the air using a straw, but realised we couldn’t do it for long in our own strength! We then saw that a hairdryer can keep the ball in the air for ages. We thought that the hairdryer is like God, and that if we trust him with our lives - he will keep us on the right track.

We read Proverbs 3:5-6, and talked about what it means to trust God with our lives.

The younger children made a kite - trusting that just like the wind, God keeps us flying in the air - and on the right paths in our lives. The older children thought about the areas in their lives that they want to trust God more with.

👉 Talking points - think of a situation in your own life that you have had to trust God with, share this with your child.

Ask your child to share the areas of their life that they feel they need to trust God more with, and spend time praying about this together.

📖 On Sunday Emmanuel encouraged us to remember that God is love - the very essence of love. Despite the trials we face, that His banner over us is love and He is pursuing us endlessly! Also, drawing a parallel from the Parable of the Ten Virgins, we are to be ready for the long anticipated coming of the Bridegroom.

🚸 In Children’s church we were learning what it means to trust in God. We tried to keep a ping-pong ball up in the air using a straw, but realised we couldn’t do it for long in our own strength! We then saw that a hairdryer can keep the ball in the air for ages. We thought that the hairdryer is like God, and that if we trust him with our lives - he will keep us on the right track.

We read Proverbs 3:5-6, and talked about what it means to trust God with our lives.

The younger children made a kite - trusting that just like the wind, God keeps us flying in the air - and on the right paths in our lives. The older children thought about the areas in their lives that they want to trust God more with.

👉 Talking points - think of a situation in your own life that you have had to trust God with, share this with your child.

Ask your child to share the areas of their life that they feel they need to trust God more with, and spend time praying about this together.

What a team 💚

This Sunday is our special 5th Sunday Worship Gathering where we'll have at least this many songs and at least this much joy! We can't wait to worship with you. See you at 10.30 🙌

What a team 💚

This Sunday is our special 5th Sunday Worship Gathering where we'll have at least this many songs and at least this much joy! We can't wait to worship with you. See you at 10.30 🙌

We see you googling! Join us for the real thing, you are so welcome 💚

Sundays, 10.30am, BS14 9HT

#bristolchurch #bristolunilife #uwebristol #churchbristol #bristoluni

We see you googling! Join us for the real thing, you are so welcome 💚

Sundays, 10.30am, BS14 9HT

#bristolchurch #bristolunilife #uwebristol #churchbristol #bristoluni

📖 On Sunday we learned from the wisdom of Solomon about how to deal with the attacks of the enemy in our lives so that we might walk more fully in the life that Jesus offers. You can catch up with this or any of our other talks by searching “Counterslip” wherever you get your podcasts.

🚸 In Children’s Church we were looking at the story of King Solomon, and how he asked God for wisdom.

We talked about what wisdom actually is – it isn’t just knowledge, but also the ability to take the things that you know and make wise choices. We did an experiment with a vase – there was a picture of an arrow behind it and when we added wisdom (water) to the vase, the arrow pointed in the other direction – towards good choices instead of bad.

We read the story in 2 Chronicles chapter 1 together, and saw that God honoured Solomon because he asked for wisdom instead of selfish things. We discovered that we should ask God for things that are pleasing to him, and which line up with His plans for us – and not just our own plans.

The children made treasure chests and wrote inside them the good things they wanted to ask God for, that were in line with God’s good plans for our lives.

👉 Talking points – ask your child what things they wrote inside their treasure chest. Share with your child some things that you would include in your own treasure chest from God.

Encourage your child to learn this week’s memory verse – “How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver.” Proverbs 16:16

📖 On Sunday we learned from the wisdom of Solomon about how to deal with the attacks of the enemy in our lives so that we might walk more fully in the life that Jesus offers. You can catch up with this or any of our other talks by searching “Counterslip” wherever you get your podcasts.

🚸 In Children’s Church we were looking at the story of King Solomon, and how he asked God for wisdom.

We talked about what wisdom actually is – it isn’t just knowledge, but also the ability to take the things that you know and make wise choices. We did an experiment with a vase – there was a picture of an arrow behind it and when we added wisdom (water) to the vase, the arrow pointed in the other direction – towards good choices instead of bad.

We read the story in 2 Chronicles chapter 1 together, and saw that God honoured Solomon because he asked for wisdom instead of selfish things. We discovered that we should ask God for things that are pleasing to him, and which line up with His plans for us – and not just our own plans.

The children made treasure chests and wrote inside them the good things they wanted to ask God for, that were in line with God’s good plans for our lives.

👉 Talking points – ask your child what things they wrote inside their treasure chest. Share with your child some things that you would include in your own treasure chest from God.

Encourage your child to learn this week’s memory verse – “How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver.” Proverbs 16:16

📖 On Sunday we talked about the heart. Learning from David that, in contrast to the view of the world around us, just because we feel or think something in our hearts doesn’t mean it’s good or right or of God. And we discovered that when we bring our hearts in to alignment with His word we do then discover the fullness of life that comes from God living in our midst. You can catch up on this talk, and any of our others, on Spotify or Youtube.

🚸 In Children’s Church we thought about how we communicate with God through prayer. We often think this means sitting down and closing our eyes to talk to him, but actually, God listens to us in any way we want to communicate with him!

We spent some time in the prayer room and went on a prayer adventure! We read from Psalm 116 together to remind us that God always LISTENS to us when we talk to him.

We spent time praying in new ways; we wrote our negative thoughts about ourselves down and then screwed the paper up into a ball and threw them in the bin! We thanked Jesus that he took those things from us on the cross, and that we could get rid of them because he has paid the price for us.

We traced around our fingers, and used the up and down movement to breathe out our worries and to breathe in God’s peace. The children found this relaxing, and found it helped to settle them - and said they will do this when they feel anxious or worried in the week.

We used glow sticks to pray about something that we wanted God’s light and breakthrough for in our lives. We pictured our prayers on the glow sticks, and then when we snapped them - the glow sticks lit up and we saw God bringing his light and his Spirit into our situations.

We had a really special time of worship together - we sang Waymaker, and used the song as a prayer, to celebrate God’s provision in our lives and also to continue to ask that he would light up our lives.

👉 Talking point - ask your child which method of prayer they enjoyed the most, and ask them to show you how to do it - then spend time in prayer together.

Help your child to learn our memory verse: Psalm 116:1-2 (International Children’s Bible).

📖 On Sunday we talked about the heart. Learning from David that, in contrast to the view of the world around us, just because we feel or think something in our hearts doesn’t mean it’s good or right or of God. And we discovered that when we bring our hearts in to alignment with His word we do then discover the fullness of life that comes from God living in our midst. You can catch up on this talk, and any of our others, on Spotify or Youtube.

🚸 In Children’s Church we thought about how we communicate with God through prayer. We often think this means sitting down and closing our eyes to talk to him, but actually, God listens to us in any way we want to communicate with him!

We spent some time in the prayer room and went on a prayer adventure! We read from Psalm 116 together to remind us that God always LISTENS to us when we talk to him.

We spent time praying in new ways; we wrote our negative thoughts about ourselves down and then screwed the paper up into a ball and threw them in the bin! We thanked Jesus that he took those things from us on the cross, and that we could get rid of them because he has paid the price for us.

We traced around our fingers, and used the up and down movement to breathe out our worries and to breathe in God’s peace. The children found this relaxing, and found it helped to settle them - and said they will do this when they feel anxious or worried in the week.

We used glow sticks to pray about something that we wanted God’s light and breakthrough for in our lives. We pictured our prayers on the glow sticks, and then when we snapped them - the glow sticks lit up and we saw God bringing his light and his Spirit into our situations.

We had a really special time of worship together - we sang Waymaker, and used the song as a prayer, to celebrate God’s provision in our lives and also to continue to ask that he would light up our lives.

👉 Talking point - ask your child which method of prayer they enjoyed the most, and ask them to show you how to do it - then spend time in prayer together.

Help your child to learn our memory verse: Psalm 116:1-2 (International Children’s Bible).

Who needed this reminder from Glenys? 🙋‍♂️

“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.”
‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭2‬:‭9‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Catch the rest of Glenys' talk on or Spotify or YouTube 💚

Who needed this reminder from Glenys? 🙋‍♂️

“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.”
‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭2‬:‭9‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Catch the rest of Glenys' talk on or Spotify or YouTube 💚

📖 On Sunday Glenys shared with us from 1 Chronicles 23 where we meet the Levites at a time when their circumstances had changed and the role they had fulfilled was no longer required. As we looked at the scriptures we discovered that even though seasons and circumstances change, no matter what happens as the people of God we are all needed, and we all have a purpose and role to play.

🚸 In Children’s Church we thought about the things that make us unique, and that God created us all to be different. We all have our own gifts and talents - and God meant to make us that way!

We read Psalm 139, and the children shared the verses that God highlighted to them. We all had different verses, which was another reminder that we are all unique - and that God speaks into our lives in the way that only we need.

We made some self-portraits; some out of play dough and some out of cardboard & tissue paper. As we were making them, we talked about how creative God is - he put us together like an artist making an amazing piece of art!

👉 Talking points - watch the video of Psalm 139 (in our children's church highlits) together

Share your favourite verse with your child, and ask them what theirs is. What is God saying to you and your family through this Psalm?

📖 On Sunday Glenys shared with us from 1 Chronicles 23 where we meet the Levites at a time when their circumstances had changed and the role they had fulfilled was no longer required. As we looked at the scriptures we discovered that even though seasons and circumstances change, no matter what happens as the people of God we are all needed, and we all have a purpose and role to play.

🚸 In Children’s Church we thought about the things that make us unique, and that God created us all to be different. We all have our own gifts and talents - and God meant to make us that way!

We read Psalm 139, and the children shared the verses that God highlighted to them. We all had different verses, which was another reminder that we are all unique - and that God speaks into our lives in the way that only we need.

We made some self-portraits; some out of play dough and some out of cardboard & tissue paper. As we were making them, we talked about how creative God is - he put us together like an artist making an amazing piece of art!

👉 Talking points - watch the video of Psalm 139 (in our children's church highlits) together

Share your favourite verse with your child, and ask them what theirs is. What is God saying to you and your family through this Psalm?

Chatting about our experience of prayer and fasting week and our 24-7 prayer room 🎤

Chatting about our experience of prayer and fasting week and our 24-7 prayer room 🎤

📖 On Sunday Matt talked to us from 2 Samuel 21, looking at how through this story the heart of the bible - the gospel message about Jesus, is revealed. We as people all experience famine (loss of love, peace, hope, joy and goodness) because of sin, but there is one who pays the price so that we can move from famine to feast.

🚸 In Children’s Church we enjoyed looking around the prayer room and seeing all the writing, pictures and encouragements that people have written since we were in there last week. We said how amazing it was that God speaks to us all so differently, but that there were also lots of similar themes too!

We were reading David’s song of Victory today, from 2 Samuel 22 and Psalm 18. We thought about how God is a strong castle that we can go to when we need protection - and we even built our own blanket fort too!

We read Psalm 18:1-3 together and picked out the verses that we felt God was speaking to us through - and we wrote them on a shield. The children then decorated their shields, and we talked about how we can always go to God when we feel unsafe - or when we have big feelings that make us feel shaky. God will always hold us and protect us in his love.

👉 Talking points - ask your child what they felt they needed God’s help and protection for, and pray about this together. Encourage your child to place their shield somewhere visible in your home, as a reminder that God watches over them and protects them.

Listen to the song we learned on Sunday using the link in our stories, which includes some of the verses we were looking at. Have fun dancing along and learning the actions with your child!

📖 On Sunday Matt talked to us from 2 Samuel 21, looking at how through this story the heart of the bible - the gospel message about Jesus, is revealed. We as people all experience famine (loss of love, peace, hope, joy and goodness) because of sin, but there is one who pays the price so that we can move from famine to feast.

🚸 In Children’s Church we enjoyed looking around the prayer room and seeing all the writing, pictures and encouragements that people have written since we were in there last week. We said how amazing it was that God speaks to us all so differently, but that there were also lots of similar themes too!

We were reading David’s song of Victory today, from 2 Samuel 22 and Psalm 18. We thought about how God is a strong castle that we can go to when we need protection - and we even built our own blanket fort too!

We read Psalm 18:1-3 together and picked out the verses that we felt God was speaking to us through - and we wrote them on a shield. The children then decorated their shields, and we talked about how we can always go to God when we feel unsafe - or when we have big feelings that make us feel shaky. God will always hold us and protect us in his love.

👉 Talking points - ask your child what they felt they needed God’s help and protection for, and pray about this together. Encourage your child to place their shield somewhere visible in your home, as a reminder that God watches over them and protects them.

Listen to the song we learned on Sunday using the link in our stories, which includes some of the verses we were looking at. Have fun dancing along and learning the actions with your child!

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