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Jesus Wins: An Introduction to the Book of Revelation

Liam Thatcher |

For many, the book of Revelation is one of the most puzzling sections of the Bible. Confusing symbols, mysterious imagery, and sometimes unpleasant descriptions make it daunting to read and difficult to understand. As a result, many people avoid it altogether and just assume they have no hope of ever...

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Mobilised

John Archer |

This Easter, a group of ChristChurch Students headed to Mobilise; the Newfrontiers students and twenties conference. We wanted to share...

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Food and Faith at Student Alpha

Vicki Cavolina |

Over the past two months, my student kitchen has been transformed each Wednesday evening into the home of an Alpha course. With the help...

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Empowered

David Stroud |

Have you ever been given a task you felt entirely ill-equipped to complete? I remember going out onto the rugby pitch on one...

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Saturday: Waiting in the Silence

ChristChurch London |

Why do bad things happen and bad people get away with it? Where is God in times of darkness, silence and pain? The story of Easter...

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Friday: Adding Insult to Injury

ChristChurch London |

Betrayed, tried and wrongly condemned to death, Jesus is handed over to the soldiers to be brutally tortured and crucified. ‘The...

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Thursday: The Garden of Tears

ChristChurch London |

In one of the most moving passages in all of Scripture, Jesus is pushed to the point of despair. The story of Gethsemane challenges us...

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Wednesday: Three Meals to Change the Wor...

ChristChurch London |

Are there areas of your life where you are in slavery, or lacking in hope? In today’s passage we see that Jesus promises freedom for...

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Tuesday: What is Jesus Worth?

ChristChurch London |

If you had to put a price on Jesus’ value, what would it be? In today’s passage, Jesus, the most precious being ever to have...

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Monday: Return of the King

ChristChurch London |

Is Jesus King of your life? Are you fully submitted to him? The Easter story begins with a dramatic entry to Jerusalem, which proclaims...

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Olympics 2012

Stephen Humphreys |

The Olympics this summer will be an exciting and defining event in London and a great opportunity for ChristChurch to show that we care...

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Easter Bible Studies

Liam Thatcher |

If you’re anything like me, Easter can whizz by almost without you noticing it. Cadburys Creme Eggs are in the shops from January,...

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Good Ideas Platform

Joel Kendall |

This year at the Everything Conference we held the Good Ideas Platform at the start of the break for lunch and we were pleased to see...

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“I was thirsty and ye gave me drink”

Liam Thatcher |

It's not every year you get to run a conference on St Patrick's Day with a member of the Guinness family as your keynote speaker. Yet...

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Collaborate

John Archer |

Collaborate: (v) to work, one with another; cooperate, especially to produce or create something The definition is self-explanatory....

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If God, Then What?

Liam Thatcher |

I live in the same part of South West London as a prominent food critic. As soon as somewhere new opens locally he reviews it, which has...

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How many egg puns can you fit in a blog?

Andy Tilsley |

I say, I say, I say… How did the egg climb the mountain? It scrambled up. How do comedians like their eggs? Funny side up. Where do...

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You want me to serve on my holiday?!

Martin Vickery |

What do you like to do with your precious holiday? Catch up with old friends, exploring the art galleries of London? Treat yourself to a...

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No Dragons Allowed

Chris Williamson |

Imagine Dragons' Den... but replace the scary 'Dragons' with a roomful of supportive collaborators, willing to offer time and resources...

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Marriage Preparation

Louisa Richards |

I had heard quite a bit about the marriage preparation course before me and my then-fiancé Dan did the course, and so I was very...

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The Women in my Life

Jo Nussbaum |

I am constantly inspired and amazed by the incredible women that God has put in my life: There’s Mel, who was one of the first...

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Prayer and Fasting

David Stroud |

Prayer is central to all that we do in ChristChurch London and is undoubtedly one of the big reasons that we enjoy God’s blessing week...

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Mapping the Future

Tanya Marsh |

“A nation which does not remember what it was yesterday, does not know what it is today, nor what it is trying to do.” President...

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Storms of Life

David Stroud |

A glance at the news this week reminds us of the power of the ocean. On the one hand, a sixteen-year-old girl has become the youngest...

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I AM: Jesus on Trial

Liam Thatcher |

The novelist H.G. Wells famously said, “I am an historian. I am not a believer. But this penniless preacher from Galilee is...

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An Invitation to Dinner

David Stroud |

The ancient Athenians were committed to building a great society. They put huge amounts of thought into what that would look like, and...

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Got a Good Idea?

Chris Williamson |

So you’ve got a good idea, now how do you turn it into reality? Or maybe you're already making your idea happen, but you need help...

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Money Matters: Whose Money is it Anyway?

Viktor Osasu |

Recently, I gave a talk on career and aspirations to Year 5 pupils at a local school where I serve as governor and a 10 year old asked...

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Enough: Uncommon Sense for an Age of Aus...

David Stroud |

Everywhere you turn, people are talking about money. Barely a day goes by when the subject does not dominate the front pages of our...

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Mobilise 2012: The Rescue

Martin Vickery |

So I hear you asking... Why go to Mobilise?  Why take four days out in April 2012 when exams are just around the corner, to go to this...

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Banishing the Scrooge Within

Liam Thatcher |

I love Christmas! Well… actually, that’s not strictly true. I love most things about Christmas. Some things baffle me; like the...

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Freedom in Christ

Rebecca Smith |

January 2012 sees the launch of the first ever ChristChurch London Freedom in Christ course. Used by churches all over the country...

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An Audience is for Life, not just for Ch...

Andy Chevalier |

I have been to my fair share of bad theatre. But no bad theatre can match the depths of my first professional acting job. I had been...

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Amazing Grace

Andy Tilsley |

Bad people need grace more than I do. At least that’s what I always used to think. I was an arrogant teenager; I lived a ‘good’...

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Crying out for change

Joel Kendall |

Whatever you think of the many protests and marches we have seen recently – including the one that has ended up in St Paul’s back...

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Global Breakfast

Jo Nussbaum |

"Mission." For me, that word conjures up visions of people selling all their possessions, moving to Africa and spending the rest of...

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Beer and Comedy – Everything Confe...

David Stroud |

Who ever would have thought of caring for the poor by brewing beer? Arthur Guinness would. The water in Dublin in the eighteenth...

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We’re on the move – Sunday 20 November

Liam Thatcher |

Let me give you three simple reasons why you should have a lie in on Sunday morning and head into the West End for the afternoon. (1)...

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Think Bigger than a Poster

Abigail Malortie |

The café of my local cinema is frequented on weekdays by ‘creative types’.  Most sit in front of a MacBook, chain-drinking their...

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Introducing: Baroness Cox

Hannah Elwyn |

If you research the darkest and most unreached nations of the world, where unspeakable suffering and destructive oppression is taking...

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Greetings from Vancouver

Rhys Scott |

Rhys and Sara Scott who were part of the founding team at ChristChurch London, have embarked on an adventure, planting a new church...

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Love London Sunday

Jonny Elwyn |

On October 9, we celebrated ChristChurch London's seventh birthday, looking back at all that God has done these past seven years, as...

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Foodbank

Tim Frisby |

For people on low incomes, a sudden crisis - redundancy, benefit delay, illness or even an unexpected bill - can mean going hungry....

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Football in the Community

Louisa Collington |

The Vauxhall Football In The Community project welcomes around eighty children each week to train and play football. This video gives...

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A Message from the Mayor of London

David Stroud |

At ChristChurch London we are passionate about the city in which we live, and believe we have a role to play in making a difference...

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London Flies

Abigail Malortie |

Have you ever wondered what it must be like to be a fly? I mean, as in one of those that gets to settle, unnoticed, on a wall and take...

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Welcome the New Recruits

Louisa Richards |

Just over six months ago, we embarked on a journey to recruit some volunteers to take part in our Frontier Project. Well, after months...

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Get in Training!

Abi Sharma |

In Paul’s letter to the Corinthians he urges them to run the race of faith in such as way that they might obtain the prize.  He...

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Read, Reflect, Renew

David Stroud |

I can hardly believe it, but we launched ChristChurch London almost seven years ago! Amazing. On October 9 we will be celebrating our...

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The World is your Oyster

Joel Kendall |

Having lived in London for some time, you quickly forget what it’s like to be a completely new arrival (it feels exciting/daunting and...

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Introducing: Sam Parker

Sam Parker |

Sam Parker is the newest member of the ChristChurch staff team, so we thought we'd take a moment to find out a little bit about him, and...