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Let's talk about judgement // 30/01/22 Feb 02, 2022

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What do you think about when you hear the word judgement?
That word can conjure up a multitude of feelings, often a lot of negative emotions and some fear and shame.
God is often linked to judgement, but how does that work?
Today we look at what we may have been taught about judgement and discuss someone perspectives that bring hope into play.
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Where do you get your theology from? // 23/01/22 Jan 31, 2022

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Throughout our lifetime we can find that so many things shape our thinking and understanding about God.
It's worth stopping and thinking about what you believe and where that came from. We can sometimes find that what we believe doesn't necessarily come from Jesus but from different interpretations, translations and agendas.
Today we're taking a look at the range of things that influence our theology, asking some tricky questions and trying to find a simple way to approach this whole area.
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16.01.22 // Faith and Doubt Jan 19, 2022

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Doubt is often seen as the opposite of faith but the two are actually very closely linked. As we pursue God, our faith begins to change, today we'll look at the various faith stages that we can go through and the role that doubt has to play in the process.
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10/01/21 // The thrill of hope... Feb 22, 2021

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The world is strange at the moment. It can be hard to keep moving forward but we can find hope in this time.
As we reflect on the words of the carol 'Oh Holy night', the thrill of hope arrives in the person of Jesus - today we look at how we can cling on to that hope when the world is feeling pretty weary.
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06/12/20 // Advent / Silence = Broken Feb 22, 2021

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Today we look at the importance of advent and particularly the way that God chose to reconnect with the world.
It's classically unorthodox and far from glamorous - there's so much we learn about God when we take the time to think about this.
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29/11/20 // Interview with Hannah Lamberth Feb 22, 2021

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Today we take some time to talk to Hannah Lamberth about her blog.
She bravely challenges the status quo of church communities and pushes the need for these communities to function in a way that not only represents the person of Jesus, but also is aware of the impact that we have on those who exist within our communities.
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22/11/20 // Church: It needs to be less of a club Feb 22, 2021

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There are so many positive elements of being in a Christian community. There's a challenge though. Sometimes those environments can function on a set of rules that cause some people to feel like they don't really fit. Sometimes people get hurt and feel like they can't trust the institution anymore.
Today we look at challenging the way we function as Christian communities and how we need to make sure that the day we function really does reflect who Jesus was.
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17/01/21 // The importance of unlearning Feb 22, 2021

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As we continue to be curious and pursue God, we can sometimes find we make new discoveries that challenge some of what we've previously been told.
What do we do with that clash? - It's hard to move forward if we just choose to ignore those dilemmas.
Today we look at the importance of unlearning and how, by choosing to unlearn some things that we may have acquired, we make room for the new perspectives that God might want to show us.
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Are you worried about what other people think? // 15/11/20 Jan 26, 2021

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When we look at the life of Jesus, He was the kind of character who would consistently stand up for the outcast and the marginalised. That's not always that easy to do, but He calls us to do the same.
One of the greatest stoppers to us actually doing this is the fear of what other people think.
Today we look at this whole topic and challenge ourselves to be brave and not be held back by that fear.
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