An early morning prayer meeting that will be led by members of our Prayer Team. Every Wednesday morning from 7.30 to 8.10am going forward we’ll pray together as we believe prayer shouldn’t be an afterthought, but what we turn to first amidst this season of uncertainty. This will be a great opportunity to kick-start your […]
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Psalms of David – prayers under pressure
2020 has been an intense year so far. We have been unsettled. We have been provoked. We have been tossed around and we’re all feeling the bruises. A world on fire Firstly it was Covid-19, which remains an ongoing challenge and continues to cause devastation to lives, communities and countries. Secondly, in the midst of […]
Prayers in the Time of the Coronavirus
by Emily by Maria Father God, Thank You for this time today, bringing us together. Thank you for the power of the Church and this strong, vibrant community. Thank You for your Presence with us today oh God, and Your deep, deep love for Your people. Father, thank You that You are the God of […]
Prayer – Love Your City
Last year as a church we called the month of May RENEW and set it aside for reflection and prayer, asking God to renew us. Each day of the month a prayer guide was sent out and we received hugely positive feedback on how helpful that was. Well, this year we want to do something […]
5 reasons to pray the Psalms
Every summer as a church we spend 5-6 weeks studying the Psalms, thinking through how they can inform and direct our prayers. As I have been reading/praying a Psalm a day, and wrote an essay on the Psalms as part of my student internship with Christ City Church, Steve asked me to share a few […]
May 2019: a month of renewal – seeking God for CCC
Christ City Church is coming up to 5 years old (Sept 2019), and in preparation for this we wanted to ask the whole church to commit to a month of renewal. A number of times in the Bible story we learn that the people of God gathered together to recommit themselves to God and to […]
Overcoming the fear of group prayer
We know that prayer is an important part of our lives as Christians. We also know that it doesn’t necessarily come easily, especially when we talk about praying in a group. There is no denying the power of prayer; the Bible clearly teaches us that (1 John 5:14-15; James 5:16-18) and each of us will […]
Psalms – Prayers For All Seasons Of Life
Each Summer we have a short preaching series looking at the Psalms, to help us learn how to pray in all seasons of life. Do check back on our 2015 and 2016 series to learn more. To help set up our 2017 series I asked Danny Daley to help us understand why the Psalms are still […]
The Complexities Of Leadership (from Moses)
We’re just about to start our 6.30 Leadership course here in Dublin, so I have been reflecting a lot on biblical leadership over the last few months. In my own personal bible readings I recently read the Pentateuch (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy) and was quite amazed about a few things I learned from Moses […]
Praying the Psalms = Encountering Christ (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
I was re-reading a small book call Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer in preparation for a blog that I am writing on true community (watch this space…it will be with you shortly) and as I did I stumbled across Bonhoeffer talking about why we should pray the Psalms. And given our current series, walking with God […]