by Simon Ford | Sep 30, 2024 | CBC Reflections, CBC Sunday - What Next, Devotional
Day 1: Embracing Spiritual Poverty Reading: Matthew 5:1-12 Devotional: Jesus begins His most famous sermon with a paradox: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” This beatitude challenges our worldly understanding of success...
by Simon Ford | Sep 30, 2024 | CBC Reflections, CBC Sunday - What Next, Discussion Questions
How does the concept of being ‘poor in spirit’ challenge our modern notions of success and self-sufficiency? In what ways might acknowledging our spiritual poverty actually lead to greater spiritual riches? How can we cultivate genuine humility in our...
by Simon Ford | Sep 24, 2024 | CBC Reflections, Children, Youth & Family
Orbit 2 week 4 – Part 1 – Jesus values time with friends and opportunity to eat What activities is it that you really value? That you want to give priority to? Read Mark 6:30-44 The disciples have just come back from their tiring tour of local towns...
by Simon Ford | Sep 23, 2024 | Blog post, CBC Reflections, CBC Sunday - What Next
There’s an anticipation in the air, a feeling that something extraordinary is on the horizon. Like a scene from West Side Story, we can sense that “something’s coming” – something great is just around the corner. As we turn our attention to the...
by Simon Ford | Sep 23, 2024 | CBC Reflections, CBC Sunday - What Next, Devotional
Day 1: The Power of God’s Word Reading: Matthew 5:1-12 Devotional: Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount begins with the Beatitudes, a series of blessings that seem counterintuitive to worldly wisdom. As we read these words, remember that they were spoken by Jesus to...
