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The Proper Place
| Fri Oct 20 '17
Liam Thatcher talks technology and the place it occupies in our busy modern lives. A few months ago, my wife and I were at The Tate Modern. We’d spent an hour or so wandering through the exhibitions, our senses being stimulated by the weird, wonderful selection of artworks. We turned...
Wednesday (Matthew 26:10-13)
| Wed Mar 28 '18
As Jesus continued to teach in the Temple, some of the religious leaders decided to take action. They plotted to arrest and kill him,...
Tuesday (Mark 12:1-12)
| Tue Mar 27 '18
It was the Tuesday of Passover week. Thousands of worshippers continued to flock to the Temple to offer their sacrifices. But today...
Monday (Mark 11:15-18)
| Mon Mar 26 '18
The streets of Jerusalem were filled with celebration, as crowds arrived to celebrate the Passover. Thousands of people trekked up...
STEPS on screen
| Thu Mar 8 '18
Many of you will have heard about the STEPS course, which is a 12-week course designed to help people find freedom from unhelpful...
Dan’s story // STEPS
| Fri Feb 23 '18
Imagine you’re back in school running one of those “beloved” cross-country races. You’re halfway through and you hit that...
Freedom from fear // STEPS
| Fri Feb 16 '18
We asked Kim* to share her experiences from the most recent STEPS course in Limehouse. I started STEPS because I felt like there...
Finding Refuge: An update from Turkey
| Fri Feb 9 '18
In 2016 Hannah Joy, who is part of the East Service, moved out to Turkey to work with Syrian and Iraqi refugees. She wrote to give us...
New Chapters: Central Service
| Mon Jan 29 '18
There’s a couple of shifts taking place at the ChristChurch London Central Service. We sat down with leaders Andy Tilsley and David...
Stories from Alpha
| Fri Jan 26 '18
Francesca shares her story of Alpha and the change it made to her life. At the beginning I decided to start attending...
The Loneliness of Convenience
| Fri Dec 22 '17
We all know that the best part about Christmas is the food, right? Sure, spending time with family, sure, all the presents, sure,...
Compassion at Christmas
| Fri Dec 1 '17
At the Carol Services on Dec 10th we will be taking up a special offering to raise money for one of the Compassion projects we...
Stop. Look. Listen.
| Fri Nov 3 '17
I’ve been staring at Rembrandt’s masterpiece, ‘The Return of the Prodigal Son’ a lot recently. It was one of his final works,...
Living Life With Purpose
| Tue Oct 24 '17
I had been an office wage slave for the past seven years. The field of work in which I somehow found myself wasn’t meaningless, it...
Holidays and Hope
| Thu Oct 12 '17
In August 2017, with the support from ChristChurch London’s South Service, I went to Romania and volunteered for a week with a...
Compassion: Stories from Rwanda
| Fri Oct 6 '17
In September Tim Frisby, our Social Action Coordinator, and Joel Wade, our East Service leader, travelled to Rwanda to visit the...
Finding Freedom: Men’s Recovery Group
| Fri Sep 22 '17
It can be really hard to face addictive or repetitive behaviour patterns on your own. The Men’s Recovery Group is a completely safe...
London is Open: Studying in the City
| Wed Sep 20 '17
With Freshers' weeks getting underway, London is opening its doors to students from all over the world. For many people the city...
Meet The Thatchers: Marriage Preparation
| Fri Sep 15 '17
We caught up with Liam and Helen Thatcher about all things marriage-related, how they negotiate living and working together, bad...
The myth of conflict
| Tue Jul 18 '17
My name’s Chris. I have developed a sense of vocation to give what I’ve got to remedy the poverty of public understanding about...
A Place to Crash
| Fri Jun 16 '17
Melanie and her Connect Group have spent the last few months volunteering to provide shelter and support for some of London’s most...
Certainly Uncertain
| Wed Jun 14 '17
Uncertainty. It’s a word we’re hearing a lot these days. Some of us are feeling uncertain about the current political climate, or...
Bubbles, Puzzles and Syria’s Children
| Fri Jun 9 '17
Last year CCL member Hannah Joy left London for Turkey, to work with Syrian refugees who have been forced to flee their homes. She...
This Ship is Sailing Forward
| Fri Jun 2 '17
Elissa Day, one of our prayer team members, explains how a little prayer has been going a long way at the South Service. In the...
Under the Radar: Working on the Frontlin...
| Mon May 29 '17
John* worked as a bouncer at University then became a police officer, ending up in the Crime Squad of the Met Police. For the last...
Here We Are to Worship
| Fri May 26 '17
Sarah shares her passion for sung worship and what it’s like to be a part of the worship team at CCL. Being part of any team is...
Taking the Plunge: Francesca’s Story
| Fri May 12 '17
Francesca explains the difference God has made in her life and why she’s decided to get baptised this Sunday at Love London. I...
Getting to Know You: Noel Robinson
| Thu May 11 '17
We asked our worship leader, Rich, to catch up with his friend and mentor Noel Robinson before he joins us for our Empowered event at...
Taking the Plunge – Victor’s Story
| Wed May 10 '17
Victor Ibarra shares his incredible journey from drug cartels in Mexico to baptism in London. I was born in Veracruz, one of the...
Counting Fish Fingers in Heaven
| Fri May 5 '17
Emma Sawers, one of our Kids Team leaders, explains what an honour it is to witness the youngest members of our church grow in their...
Saturday: Reunion
| Sat Apr 15 '17
‘It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, for the sun stopped shining. And the...
Friday: Triumph
| Fri Apr 14 '17
‘When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.’ (John...
Thursday: Distress
| Thu Apr 13 '17
‘Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I thirst.” A...
Wednesday: Abandonment
| Wed Apr 12 '17
‘From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land. About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud...
Tuesday: Relationship
| Tue Apr 11 '17
‘Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw...
Monday: Salvation
| Mon Apr 10 '17
‘Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with him to be executed. When they came to the place called the Skull, they...
Sunday: Forgiveness
| Sun Apr 9 '17
‘When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals - one on his right, the other on...
Seven Words from the Cross
| Thu Apr 6 '17
I don’t respond well to pain. When I experience it, the sounds that come from my mouth tend to be a mixture of muffled grunts and...
I’m Re-Installing Instagram
| Fri Mar 24 '17
Can giving up social media fix our relationships? Rachel Tjahjadi discusses why she gave up Instagram for a month - and why she’s...
We are Family
| Mon Mar 20 '17
John Archer, one of our Welcome Team leaders, explains why making people feel at home on a Sunday is so important. We Are Family....
Hungry Hearts
| Fri Mar 17 '17
Bruce Springsteen famously sang: ‘Everybody needs a place to rest; Everybody wants to have a home. Don't make no difference...
Why God Calls Us to Dangerous Places
| Mon Mar 13 '17
I once had a 5 am taxi-driver to the airport who declared that if God existed I would not need to go my chosen destination, the...
The Joy of Change
| Fri Mar 10 '17
Lars Due-Christensen is one of our senior leaders and the founder of the STEPS course, which he ran successfully for many years in...
International Women’s Day
| Wed Mar 8 '17
“No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half of...
Theology Matters: The Trinity
| Fri Mar 3 '17
A.W. Tozer wrote: ‘What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.’ It was with...
Empowered Prayer
| Mon Feb 27 '17
‘If you know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who...
Information Overload
| Fri Feb 24 '17
I don't know if you've seen it, but there's a YouTube video of Simon Sinek speaking on the subject of millenials that’s gone viral....
The Prayer of Surrender
| Mon Feb 20 '17
‘Not my will but yours be done’ (Luke 22:42) In the Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13) Jesus teaches us to pray, ‘Your kingdom...
Starting Sutton
| Fri Feb 17 '17
Heather, you and your husband Ian are overseeing the organisation and planning of a new ChristChurch London meeting! Can you tell us...
Using Our Imagination in Prayer
| Mon Feb 13 '17
On Sunday we spent some time in corporate worship reflecting on a 15th Century icon of the Trinity by Andrei Rublev. This was...
Praying the Bible
| Mon Feb 6 '17
‘Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path’ (Psalm 119:105) Sometimes it can be hard to know how to pray. We lack...
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