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Andy Masters continues our 'Walking with God' series. Take some time to reflect on these questions, inviting God into the conversation as you are open and honest with Him. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  What is your engagement with the scriptures like at the moment? Q U E S T I O N  T W O   When did you last ask someone to pray for you? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E How could you better practice the way of Jesus this week through simple acts of selfless love?

Chris McNaught continues our series 'Walking with God'. Take some time to reflect on these questions, inviting God into the conversation as you are open and honest with Him. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  "We are not merely passive set pieces in a prearranged cosmic drama, but we are active participants with God in the writing, directing, design, and action that unfolds. Prayer, therefore, is much more than asking God for this or that outcome. It is drawing into communion with him and there taking up our privileged role as his people. In prayer we are invited to join him in directing the course of his world’ - Skye Jethani  How does this quote change or challenge your posture towards prayer? Q U E S T I O N  T W O   Chris mentioned that we dream of God, who brings heaven to earth.  God dreams of a praying people who long to demonstrate heaven on earth, His desires on earth. What do the desires of God look like around you? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E "To pray in Jesus’ name me

Hannah Toal continues our 'Walking with God' series. Take some time to reflect on these questions, inviting God into the conversation as you are open and honest with Him. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  When was the last time you heard from God? Are there moments or events in your life that could have been God trying to communicate with you, but you passed them off as something else? Q U E S T I O N  T W O   Are you open to hearing God in your day-to-day? What stops you from listening? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E How can you practice being obedient to God’s voice this week?

Chris McNaught unpacks Petition as we continue our teaching series 'Walking with God'. Take some time to reflect on these questions, inviting God into the conversation as you are open and honest with Him. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  “Prayer means many things to man people, but at its simplest and most immediate, it means asking God for help. It’s a solider begging for courage, a soccer fan at the final, a mother alone in a hospital chapel. The Lords prayer invites us to ask God for everything from 'daily bread' to the 'Kingdom come'." - Pete Greig What do 'daily bread' prayers look like for you? Q U E S T I O N  T W O   When you imagine and picture the face of God, what expression does He wear? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E The pathway to gratitude is hidden in the prayer ‘Give us today our daily bread’. What does it looks like to trust God not only with the big things, but the small day to day things?

Stu Bothwell continues our Walking with God series challenging us to find daily sustainable rhythms of worshipping through prayer which will enable us to anchor ourselves in the kingdom throughout our everyday lives.  Take some time to reflect on these questions, inviting God into the conversation as you are open and honest with Him. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  David Foster Wallace said, “In the day-to-day trenches of adult life, there is no such thing as atheism. There is no such thing as not worshipping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship.” Take time to consider what rivals/substitutes/idols pull our attention and devotion away from the worship of Jesus. Q U E S T I O N  T W O   Do you have a framework or a foundation of worshipping through prayer that can carry you in the direction of Jesus on the days when you just aren’t feeling it? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E How can you develop 'practicing the presence of God' by recognising His goodness through pra

Lauren Jackson unpacks how we can develop rhythms of being still with God in the midst of our everyday lives.  Take some time to reflect on these questions, inviting God into the conversation as you are open and honest with Him. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  Do you struggle to be still? What in your life currently pulls your attention away from Jesus and towards the circumstances surrounding you? Q U E S T I O N  T W O   Often, fear highlights areas in our lives where we struggle to trust God. What are you afraid of? (Invite God to meet you and bring you into stillness with Him.) Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E What would it look like, feel like, sound like in your everyday life to ‘be still’ in the midst of an active day - of life, work, decision making, fear, uncertainty, etc.?

Andy Masters kicks off our new series where we will discover what it is in our everyday lives to walk with God in intimate friendship. Take some time to reflect on these questions, inviting God into the conversation as you are open and honest with Him. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  How do you find giving God the things that burden or worry you? What works? What doesn’t? Q U E S T I O N  T W O   What does it look like for you to ask Jesus to 'stay' with you? What practices would possibly help that? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E When do you find yourself most passionate in life? Invite Jesus to set your heart on fire for Him again.

Andy Masters teaches on Easter Sunday as we remember the cross and celebrate new life. As we all receive this new life with Christ defeating death on Resurrection Sunday!

Dr Ruth Valerio joins us to challenge our response as a church to be significant in how we think about the way our faith fits into the climate crisis around us. Take some time to reflect on these questions, inviting God into the conversation as you are open and honest with Him. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  What was new to you in thinking about what the Bible says about creation care? Q U E S T I O N  T W O   What struck you most from the video? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E How could you continue to think and talk about these issues in your church community?

Andy Masters finishes our New Ground Series & our study in the book of Joshua. Take some time to reflect on these questions, inviting God into the conversation as you are open and honest with Him. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  What has challenged you the most in this series? Q U E S T I O N  T W O   What choices are you making now because of what God has been saying to you through this series? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E Have you been baptised yet? If not, why not?

Andy Masters challenges us as he teaches through Joshua chapter 10 in our 'New Ground' series. Take some time to reflect on these questions, inviting God into the conversation as you are open and honest with Him. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  How healthy are the choices you are making when no one else is looking? Q U E S T I O N  T W O   How dependant on God do you feel in your life at the moment? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E How big are your prayers right now?

Andy Masters continues our series 'New Ground' in Joshua chapters 8 + 9. Take some time to reflect on these questions, inviting God into the conversation as you are open and honest with Him. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  Who in your life do you tend to hide from when things get hard? Q U E S T I O N  T W O   What would it look like for you to more intentionally seek out the wisdom of God in your life? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E When was the last time you were tempted to compromise you integrity?

Stu Bothwell leads us into a study of Joshua chapter 7 as we continue our 'New Ground' series.. Take some time to reflect on these questions, inviting God into the conversation as you are open and honest with Him. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  "The more intimate you become with Jesus, the more boldly you can wrestle with him." How 'bold' can you be with Jesus in prayer and practice? Q U E S T I O N  T W O On Sunday, Stu spoke about 'scapegoat spirituality' and the sense of relief or being off the hook with God that we can sometimes feel following our salvation. Does that feeling resonate with you? What would it look like for our relief to no longer lead to retreat but instead move into new ground with the good news on our lips? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E Are there Achan-types that you have walked away from? How can you move towards them with a Jesus-like love?

Hannah Toal, WTC Hub Director at LVV continues our study of Joshua in chapters 5 + 6.  Take some time to reflect on these questions, inviting God into the conversation as you are open and honest with Him. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  What rituals do you have that keep you rooted in love for, and love from God? Q U E S T I O N  T W O What areas of your life have you submitted to God, and what areas haven't you? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E What's stopping you from being willing to practice obedience in the small things? When was the last time you felt like God asked you to do something, and did you do it? 

Andy Masters continues in chapters 3 & 4 of our study in the book of Joshua.    Take some time to reflect on these questions, inviting God into the conversation as you are open and honest with Him.    Q U E S T I O N  O N E   What is currently distracting you from focusing more of your life on God?    Q U E S T I O N  T W O   Where in your life is God asking you to do something that scares you?   Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E  What stories of God’s faithfulness in your past do you need to remind yourself of at this time?   

Amy Woods (Youth Intern) continues our New Ground series / study in the book Joshua in chapter 2. Take some time to reflect on these questions, inviting God into the conversation as you are open and honest with Him. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  Where have you disqualified yourself from God's plans and purposes? Q U E S T I O N  T W O What sacrifices can you and your family make this week to love and serve others well? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E Sacrifice precedes miracles. In which areas of your life are you expectant for a miracle? 

Andy Masters continues our new series around the book of Joshua - New Ground. Take some time to reflect on these questions, inviting God into the conversation as you are open and honest with Him. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  When did you last encounter the love of God? Q U E S T I O N  T W O When did you last hear the voice of God in a specific and life altering way? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E When did you last obey God in a radical and risky way?

Andy Masters is back and kicks off a brand new series 'New Ground - A study in Joshua.' New Ground will explore God's faithfulness through every stage of our journey.  Take some time to reflect on these questions, inviting God into the conversation as you are open and honest with Him. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  What have you let go of over the past two years? Q U E S T I O N  T W O What have you grown in over the past two yers? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E What new things do you sense God speaking to you about?

Stuart Bothwell interviews our friends at International Justice Mission & Flourish NI as well as hearing from Den who wants to share his story with the church for the first time to give a voice to the voiceless and to raise awareness of the horrific reality of modern slavery.  Take some time to reflect on these questions, inviting God into the conversation as you are open and honest with Him. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  Who is called to do justice? Read Psalm 82:1-4, Micah 6:8, Proverbs 21:3 and Isaiah 58. Who is being asked to take action? Q U E S T I O N  T W O What does loving people look like for God? How could this apply to how we use our time, money, and talents? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E List as many people (groups or individuals) as you can think of who suffer injustice on a regular basis, in our community and in the wider world.

James Toal finishes off our series Grace & Peace exploring how the Lord is reminding us of the call to lives of sacrifice. Take some time to reflect on these questions, inviting God into the conversation as you are open and honest with Him. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  Where are you currently giving the least when you could be giving the most? Q U E S T I O N  T W O What was the last thing Jesus asked you to do that you need to say yes to? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E What do you think the new thing Jesus is calling you to say yes to is?