Watching and Waiting by Rachel Firth
This watching and waiting talk was recorded at St. Katharine’s Church, Holt, on Advent Sunday 28 November 2021 and by Rachel Firth. The readings linked to this talk were: Isaiah 7:14 and Isaiah 9:6-7.
Tag: Discipleship
Bankrupt before a Holy God by Canon Andrew Evans
This recording was made at the service of Evensong at St. Katharine’s Church, Holt, on Sunday 24 Sunday and was linked to the following readings: Hebrews 7:23 – end and Mark 10: 46 – end.
The Need for Revival – Canon Andrew Evans
Revival Meeting with worship, preaching and our response – St. Katharine’s Church, Holt, Sunday 17 October 2021 and talk provided by Canon Andrew Evans.
The reading linked to the talk was 2 Kings 4: 1 – 7 .
“What do you want me to do for you?” – Canon Andrew Evans
The reading that is linked with this talk is Mark 10: 46 – end and recorded on Sunday 17 October at St. Katharine’s Church, Holt
“Be Rich Towards God” – talk by Canon Andrew Evans
The talk entitled “Be Rich Towards God” was linked to the following Bible readings on Sunday 3 October 2021:
2 Corinthians 9: 6 – end and Luke 12: 16 – 30.
The Humility of God – talk by Rachel Firth
The readings linked to the talk were James 3: 13 – 4: 3, 7 & 8 and Mark 9: 30 – 37
He has done everything well – talk by Andrew Evans
Andrew’s talk recorded at St. Mary’s Church Broughton Gifford on Sunday 5 September at the Parish Communion service. The reading used for this service was Mark 7: 24 – 37.
Beginnings & Endings by Rev. Helen Begley
Helen’s talk was recorded at St. Katharine’s Church, Holt, at the Morning Worship service on Sunday 5 September and the reading used was Mark 4: 35 – 41.
Jesus says “Feed on Me” – talk by Canon Andrew Evans
Readings used at the Parish Communion service at St. Katharine’s Church on Sunday 08 August 2021 were:
Ephesians 4:25-5:2 & John 6:35, 41-51
Discipleship 101
For some time the Benefice of Broughton Gifford, Great Chalfield and Holt has been looking at how to provide excellent resources that help everyone continue their journey of faith development. Alongside this the Rector, Canon Andrew Evans, had a clear vision to help everyone share their faith in simple ways, understand how to listen to God and know how much they are loved by their heavenly Father. The lockdown time propelled the Benefice into producing online services and, most recently, the Discipleship Series (also known as Discipleship 101). It was also the catalyst for putting together a new website that reflects the unity of three villages and the diversity of their congregations. The rather long Benefice name was crystallised into a website name that encompassed all villages and was easy to remember; namely Faith in our Village. Now the website, Facebook page, Instagram feed and YouTube channel all link with the same name and logo across them all. It was interesting to see that the day of the name change immediately resulted in more Facebook page likes and YouTube subscribers as people connected with the friendly and unified nature of the new name.
The Discipleship Series is continuing to be produced alongside a gentle return to in-church services and there is now a growing bank of easily accessible resources on the YouTube channel. Each week’s playlist includes:
Talks explaining the topic
My Stories from members of the three churches where real testimonies of God’s goodness are shared
Worship songs recorded by the music group
Prayers relevant to the topic.
The playlist approach has been chosen so that different elements of each session could be used in home groups, in church services, as a follow up group for those who have completed Alpha and even as a reflective tool for prayer meetings. The possibilities for using these Discipleship sessions are endless.
As well as developing a wonderful resource which will be available freely to anyone who wishes to make use of it, the process has brought out from members of the congregations some previously hidden skills! From those who have provided video editing, those who have been laying down music tracks, those bravely going in front of the camera and those who have courageously shared their stories, we have seen all ages pull together to produce a superb set of resources.
To access the Discipleship series and other services, follow this link and do take a look through the playlists and different sessions. Let us know if you use the Discipleship series and how helpful you find it. For more information contact united.benefice@outlook.com