Body and Breath – Pentecost Talk
On Sunday 5th June Ben spoke on the Body and God’s Breath. You can download the talk here or listen below. The reading was Acts 2: 1-21
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Baptisms – Sunday 3rd July
On Sunday 3rd there will be opportunity for adults and young people to be baptised at our 11am Central Gathering. Baptism is an important moment in the life of a disciple of Jesus. It is a chance to make public commitment to following Christ, to be baptised in water and to receive prayer for the Holy Spirit.
If you would like to get baptised on the 3rd July please contact Ben.
After this gathering we will have bring and share lunch together.
Pentecost Sunday – 5th June
On Sunday 5th June Kairos Church will be gathering to mark Pentecost together at 10am. This will replace our normal 9am and 11am gatherings and allow us to celebrate together. During the service there will also be thanksgiving for the Platinum Jubilee and prayers for Her Majesty the Queen.
We’d love you to join us for this special celebration, gathering starts at 10am, refreshments will be served after the service.
Resurrection People – Raising Doubt
On Sunday 15h May Ben talked aout ‘Raisng Doubt’ using the story of Thomas from John 20:19-29.
Ben says: “I somehow forgot to include an important final point in this talk. In acknowledging our doubts and worries it is good to allow ourselves to “doubt our doubt” and allow question how we feel or what we currently think. Like Thomas we can allow Jesus to meet us and lead us through doubt into greater levels of faith and trust.
If you want to talk more about questions or doubt do chat with someone you trust (perhaps in your Kairos Community) or get in touch with me.
You can listen to the whole talk below, or download it here.
Resurrection People – The Road to Emmaus
On Sunday 1st May Judith spoke on the story of the road to Emmaus. Unfortunately our recording didn’t work due to a technical error but Judith has kindly made the text of her talk available here (link opens a pdf).
Deliver us from evil
On Sunday 3rd April Paul tallked about the last phrase of the Lord’s prayer: Deliver us from evil.
You can listen to the talk below or download it here.
Lead us not into temptation
On Sunday 20th March Mandy spoke on the next phrase of the Lord’s prayer: lead us not into temptation.
You can listen to the talk below or download it here.
Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
On 6th March Ben spoke on the next phrase of our ‘Teach us to Pray’ series. You can listen to the talk below or download it here.
The links to resources to help you pray for or give to Ukraine are here: https://kairoschurch.net/praying-for-ukraine.
Give us today our daily bread
On Sunday 20th February Clare Nelson, from Compassion UK, came to speak to Kairos. This was the third in our ‘teach us to pray’ series: Give us today our daily bread. The reading was Exodus 16:1-22.
You can listen to the talk below or download here.
Clare finished the talk with this video.
To find out more about sponsoring a child head to Commpassionuk.org
Prayer and Action for Ukraine
I know that lots of us have been praying for Ukraine on our own, in households and with our Kairos Communities. Here are some resources that could help you pray.
24-7 prayer have put together some very helpful prompts to pray for the crisis that are available here: https://www.24-7prayer.com/resource/ukraineprayer/
Tearfund have some advice on how to pray for the situation here: https://www.tearfund.org/stories/2022/03/how-to-pray-for-ukraine
Muddy church have created 3 simple prompts to pray. They are great for all ages but could be especially helpful if you are looking for a way to pray with children. https://www.facebook.com/754596948080596/posts/1925485350991744/.
Practical Support
Tearfund are a member of the Disasters Emergency Committee and are supporting partners in the region. You can give here: https://www.tearfund.org/campaigns/ukraine-crisis
IJM are working from their base in Romania to help protect refugees from traffickers. Find out more about their work and donate here: https://www.ijmuk.org/ukraineappeal
You can also give to UNHCR’s crisis appeal here: https://www.unrefugees.org.uk/take-action/how-to-help-ukraine/
Find out how you could be part of sponsoring a Ukranian family to come the UK at https://www.sanctuaryfoundation.org.uk/.