Tag: Prayer

How to Grow a Deeper Prayer Life

Whatever storm is blowing outside of me, there’s a fortress inside my heart, and in there is a throne. In prayer – I have to look at that throne and see what or who is on it right now, and if it’s anyone or anything but Jesus – He wants to sit there and rule from that place.

Grace, Truth and the age of AI Therapy

As AI therapy apps and digital affirmation become part of everyday life, what’s the danger of confusing validation with resilience? This thoughtful and challenging article explores the limits of artificial comfort, spiralling self-care culture, and why real inner formation still requires truth, suffering, community, grace, and hope.

BREAKTHROUGH Prayer: The Leadership Shift That Changes Everything

Breakthrough rarely starts with strategy – it starts with prayer.
In Nehemiah, we see a leader move from comfort to calling through a simple but powerful pattern: Burden, Revelation, Examination, Agreement, Knock.
And the door will be opened…

A Simple Christingle Talk for Families – Light, Life and Love (John 1:1–5)

A simple Christingle talk for families, rooted in John 1:1–5, exploring light, life and love at Christmas. Free to use in churches and schools.

Mary’s Plan vs God’s Plan A: Why Your Next YES Unlocks Your Purpose

Mary knew what it was like when life goes nothing like YOUR plan.
Mary’s Plan A?
A quiet life.
A good marriage.
Honour in her community.

Mary had her plan. Until the day an angel appeared:
“You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you shall call Him Jesus.”
Luke 1:31 God’s Plan A!

Seek First the Kingdom: Your Priorities Shape Your Destiny.

Fear tells you tomorrow is something to panic about.
Fear whispers that God won’t come through.
But Jesus says: “Do not be afraid, little flock.”
“It is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.”
That means:
Nothing you face tomorrow surprises Him
Nothing comes without grace attached
No trial lacks the provision to overcome it
No need will find Him unprepared

Are You Ready For CHRIST? Advent Sermon Idea

Thought I’d throw out my recent sermon about why Advent is about more than waiting for Christmas – it’s about watching for Christ. Are you ready for Christmas?Probably not. Join the club. Are you ready for CHRIST?I hope so. From Bethlehem to the Beginning We all know the first Christmas happened at Bethlehem, but the truth is it was promised from the very beginning. Before the foundation of the world, God – who has good plans and purposes for us – knew we would need a Saviour. All of the Old Testament is the story of how He prepared the world for Jesus’ first coming. But Advent doesn’t begin at a manger.It begins with a message: He will come again. Every year at Ivy we like to do things a little differently, so we will talk about the second coming of Jesus before we rush to the Nativity, because we need to remember where the story is going: forward, not back. Knowing who Christmas is about helps us avoid going mad at Christmas. No need to plunge into the December debt spiral. Rein it in […]