The Feast 2024 – an invitation to go deeper
At Kairos’ 14th birthday celebration, Ben shared some sabbatical news, updates on current church projects (first 9 minutes of the talk), and a sense of where God is leading us for the next season. In a fearful, complex and conflicted world, God invites us to go deeper, no longer paddling on the beach but embarking on a journey to explore the ocean depths of God’s love. Not settling for being close to God’s kingdom, are we willing to step into it? We will continue to learn and discuss what it means to put this into practice, but a first way of saying ‘yes’ to God’s invitation is to learn how to pray “in a way that connects you with God and allows you to start to process what you see around you in the natural on a slightly different level, that allows you to access God’s presence, provision and care.”
God welcomes us to “deeper life in a world of fragmentation; deeper church in a world of polarisation; deeper faith in a world of uncertainty… Take another step, there’s an ocean to explore, there are wonders of the deep. Will you come?”
Readings are Mark 12:28-34 and Ephesians 3:14-18. You can listen to the talk here or using the player below.
10th November 2024 @ 8:50 am
A few weeks on from the feast and God has brought me back to this sermon and the story of the beach,and I believe he gave me a picture.
It was early and I had woken to find my cares and troubles waiting for me ,so I got up and ran to the beach witch is where I go to try and find God/peace/answers I think you get me.
When I got to the beach I stood at the waters edge as I always do and stared longingly out to sea ,there was a burning inside of me a longing a thirst, then i realised I was not alone and as I looked to my left and right the beach was full of People (Kairos people) looking out to sea with the same
longing and I felt God was calling us out together.
15th November 2024 @ 6:49 am
I love this picture James! Thanks for sharing it.