Welcome to The Big Conversation! This is your chance to have your say and respond to what's going on in the FBC community.
In this section you will find our Prayer reminders, daily Bible readings and opinion and comment from friends of Faversham Baptist Church on our Church blog. So pour a coffee, pull up a chair and join the conversation!
SU Word Live
A new Bible passage each day to refresh your spirituality (from Scripture Union WordLive).
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What is it that keeps you faithful to Christ? Have there been times when you’ve felt that you weren’t? |
Prayer Reminders
BMS worker Lynne Brown who is not only mentoring the pre-school coordinators but also teaches in the National Baptist Seminary. (from BMS Prayer Guide) Read more
Lord, during this season of Lent, through the presence of Your loving Spirit, please help us to grow in spiritual devotion and discipline, fi nd new depth in our prayer... Read more
The pre-school national and regional co-ordinators Manuel Wafumbua, Januario Carlos and Maria Teresa, as hundreds of children in the poorer communities are given a chance of schooling (from BMS Prayer Guide) Read more
Electric Monk Blog
Read posts from The Electric Monk (our Minister, Geoff Cook) below:
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Give It Up For Lent Tue 21 Feb 2012  It’s Ash Wednesday tomorrow – the beginning of Lent. Traditionally we find things to give up during Lent (the graphic above left shows the top things given up for Lent last year). According to the Independent, an online survey shows that more than one in five British adults is planning to do something for Lent.
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Blessed Are The Well Off Mon 13 Feb 2012  Monty Python’s Life Of Brian brilliantly illustrates how easy it is to mishear what Jesus is actually saying. On Sunday we were looking at Matthew 5 – Jesus’ teaching in what we call the Sermon on the Mount. You will probably remember the scene in the Monty Python film where, because of the squbbling among members of the... Read more... |
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Top Five Regrets of the Dying Thu 2 Feb 2012  Yesterday The Guardian published an article: Top Five Regrets Of The Dying – A nurse has recorded the most common regrets of the dying, and among the top ones is ‘I wish I hadn’t worked so hard’. What would your biggest regret be if this was your last day of life?
If that makes you think, I’ve... Read more... |
Beyond 400 Thu 19 Jan 2012  ‘Beyond 400′ is the name of this year’s Baptist Assembly, happening in London over the first weekend in May – 400 years after the first Baptist church on home soil began. The Assemly aims to explore what it means to be Baptist in today’s world and celebrate together 400 years of Baptist witness in the UK and... Read more... |
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Quote: The Paradox of Worship Wed 11 Jan 2012  Michael Perry “The Paradox of Worship” (London: SPCK, 1977), p10:
“Worship is not a human activity directed at God, but a divine activity initiated by God in which we are privileged to share. God draws men to worship with him; the Father seeks people to worship him in Spirit and in truth”
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Another Route Wed 4 Jan 2012  It’s traditional of course to begin the New Year with some resolutions. From the hands that went up last Sunday in our congregation, it seems that the practice isn’t dead. The only person willing to publicly name their intentions indicated that their resolution was to get to church worship on time in future. What’s yours? We’re only four... Read more... |
Latest Sermon
Life To the Full: When faced with our own mortality, perspectives change. We often discover what is really important to us.
Love & War & The Sea In Between: Not sure how I’ve managed to miss out on Josh Garrels until now, but I’ve finally discovered his music. He’s just issued his seventh album – Love & War & The Sea In Between – and it’s already one of my favourite albums of the year.
The Discipline of Learning: Our family recently visited Blists Hill Victorian Town, part of the Ironbridge Gorge Museums. I first visited nearly twenty years ago with my wife, and we promised ourselves we would bring our children back to see it.
Running On Empty: We seem to spend a large proportion of our lives recharging things these days. Phones, games consoles, cameras, shavers, ipads and ipods – everything needs to be plugged in and charged up. Even my wonderful Kindle needs to be charged now and then.
Rowan Williams: 'Outspoken Attack' On Government
Heaven Is A Fairy Story"
Just for One Day?
Preaching From A Kindle
Body And Soul
The Wrath Of God
