http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk Praying Scripture back to God (day12)||||38||||2010/8/19 AdorationThe Lord God tolerates no rivals; he punishes those who oppose him.In his anger he pays them back.The Lord does not easily become angry, but he is powerful and never lets the guilty go unpunished.Where the Lord walks, storms arise; the clouds are the dust raised by his feet! (Nahum 1:2–3TEV... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=19/08/2010&EventID=38 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=19/08/2010&EventID=38 Praying Scripture back to God (day11)||||37||||2010/8/18 AdorationO Lord, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth below; You keep Your covenant and mercy with Your servants who walk before You with all their heart. (1 Kings 8:23; 2 Chronicles 6:14) I know that You alone, whose name is the Lord, Are the Most High over all the ea... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=18/08/2010&EventID=37 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=18/08/2010&EventID=37 Praying Scripture back to God (day 10)||||36||||2010/8/17 Adoration I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name for ever and ever. Every day I will bless You, And I will praise Your name for ever and ever. Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; His greatness is unsearchable. (Psalm 145:1–3) Out of the north He comes in golden splendor;W... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=17/08/2010&EventID=36 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=17/08/2010&EventID=36 Praying Scripture back to God (day9)||||35||||2010/8/16 Adoration Lord, You have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Before the mountains were born Or You brought forth the earth and the world, From everlasting to everlasting, You are God. You turn men back into dust, And say, "Return, O children of men." For a thousand years in Your sigh... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=16/08/2010&EventID=35 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=16/08/2010&EventID=35 Praying Scripture back to God (day 8)||||34||||2010/8/12 Adoration You, the Lord, alone have declared What is to come from the distant past. There is no God apart from You, A righteous God and a Savior; There is none besides You. You are God, and there is no other. (Isaiah 45:21–22) You are my hope, O Lord God; You are my trust from my youth. As for me, I... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=12/08/2010&EventID=34 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=12/08/2010&EventID=34 Praying Scripture back to God (day 7)||||33||||2010/8/11 Adoration The Lord my God is God in the heavens above and in the earth below. (Joshua 2:11) The Lord stretches out the north over empty space; He suspends the earth on nothing. (Job 26:7) He who made the Pleiades and Orion And turns deep darkness into morning And darkens day into night, Who calls fo... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=11/08/2010&EventID=33 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=11/08/2010&EventID=33 Praying Scripture Back to God (day 6)||||32||||2010/8/10 Adoration Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are Your judgments, and Your ways past finding out! For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been Your counselor? Or who has first given to You, That You should repay him? For from You and throu... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=10/08/2010&EventID=32 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=10/08/2010&EventID=32 Praying Scripture Back to God (day5)||||31||||2010/8/9 Adoration The Lord my God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes. He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow and loves the alien, giving him food and clothing. (Deuteronomy 10:17–18) My soul magnifies the Lord And ... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=09/08/2010&EventID=31 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=09/08/2010&EventID=31 Praying Scripture Back to God (day 4)||||30||||2010/8/7 Adoration The Lord is great and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the nations are idols, But the Lord made the heavens. Splendor and majesty are before Him; Strength and joy are in His place. I will ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. I will ascribe to... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=07/08/2010&EventID=30 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=07/08/2010&EventID=30 Praying Scripture back to God (day 3)||||29||||2010/8/6 Adoration The Lord Most High is awesome, The great King over all the earth! God is the King of all the earth, And I will sing His praise. God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne. (Psalm 47:2, 7–8)You must be treated as holy by those who come near You, and before all people, You... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=06/08/2010&EventID=29 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=06/08/2010&EventID=29 Praying Scripture back to God (Day 2)||||28||||2010/8/5 Adoration How great are Your works, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep. The senseless man does not know; Fools do not understand That when the wicked spring up like grass And all the evildoers flourish, They will be destroyed forever. But You, O Lord, are exalted forever. (Psalm 92:5–8) You are the... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=05/08/2010&EventID=28 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=05/08/2010&EventID=28 Praying Scripture Back to God||||27||||2010/8/4 Adoration O Lord, our Lord, How majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens! (Psalm 8:1) Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty! Righteous and true are Your ways, King of the nations! Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You a... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=04/08/2010&EventID=27 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=04/08/2010&EventID=27 What does salvation mean for your local community?||||26||||2010/8/3 by Jon Kuhrt Most people agree that 'salvation" is at the heart of the Christian faith. But too often our use of phrases like 'being saved" sounds like religious jargon, easy to use within church culture but difficult to translate in our mission work in the community Christian Community activists ne... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=03/08/2010&EventID=26 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=03/08/2010&EventID=26 From Occupation to Expansion||||25||||2010/7/19 One of the warriors of old made this statement: "The purpose of war is victory, and the purpose of victory is occupation." In the Kingdom of God, we add one more step to the process: The purpose of occupation is expansion. The Lord would not give the Promised Land to Israel all at once because they ... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=19/07/2010&EventID=25 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=19/07/2010&EventID=25 Are we doing things for the right reason?||||24||||2010/7/7 It is so easy to get caught up in doing things for image sake. Everything to day is about how we look, wearing the most uptodate fashion with the right lable showing! So many people are watching each ones of us, and "we must keep up with the Jones" - we must have the latest gadget, the best car we c... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=07/07/2010&EventID=24 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=07/07/2010&EventID=24 "I am sending you to them to open their eyes" (Acts 28:17)||||23||||2010/7/6 Are the people of Longton being deceived? What impact is the spiritualist movement having on the lives of the people across the south side of Stoke on Trent? Can the church continue to ignore it and just hope it goes away? what is the churches view on consulting the dead and occult practicces? Is Lo... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=06/07/2010&EventID=23 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=06/07/2010&EventID=23 Church was never like this||||22||||2010/7/5 Many people, both young and old, consider Christianity to be outdated and irrelevant and only for boring people whose idea of fun is to go to Church all day on a Sunday, video Songs of Praise and play the tambourine! It's the aim of Steve Legg, often through humour and fun, to smash many of these mi... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=05/07/2010&EventID=22 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=05/07/2010&EventID=22 Can you hear Jesus calling?||||21||||2010/5/31 Mark 10:46-52Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (that is, the Son of Timaeus), was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, ha... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=31/05/2010&EventID=21 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=31/05/2010&EventID=21 Our ultimate goal||||20||||2010/5/28 I have just been reading a book by Floyd McClung called 'You see bones I see an Army' in it he talks about things we need to be focused on and then he says so well the one focus above all others is...."The one thing that transcends all others, the focus we are to have above everything else, is the g... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=28/05/2010&EventID=20 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=28/05/2010&EventID=20 What is your highest priority||||19||||2010/5/11 Psalm 127:1Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain. Families establish homes and sentries guard cities, but both these activities are futile unless God is in them. A family without God can never experience ... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=11/05/2010&EventID=19 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=11/05/2010&EventID=19 The Gift of Prophecy||||18||||2010/5/3 What is Prophecy?Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 12:8-10 that it is one of the gifts given by the Holy Spirit “... to another (is given) prophecy”. Prophecy is not just about predicting the future, although there is an element of that of predicting. It is much more about foretelling God’s word in a p... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=03/05/2010&EventID=18 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=03/05/2010&EventID=18 Rekai Orphanage||||17||||2010/4/29 See some of the work that Longton Community Church and other churches have done in building the Rekai Orphanage Rekai Orphanage Update & Hararee Leadership Conference from Lifelink International on Vimeo. check out other media... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=29/04/2010&EventID=17 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=29/04/2010&EventID=17 The Excellence of Jesus Priesthood||||16||||2010/4/27 As we start reading in Hebrews 8:16 we find the writer to the Hebrews has just described the Melchizedek priesthood in all its splendour: It is forever, with out beginning or end; God confirmed it with an oath; Its founded on personal greatness and not legal or racial qualification; It does not offe... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=27/04/2010&EventID=16 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=27/04/2010&EventID=16 The Gifts of the Spirit||||14||||2010/4/22 The Gifts of the Spirit are much more acceptable in the churches today but I wonder what the purpose of the gifts of the Spirit is. Paul makes clear to us the purpose of the gifts in:1 Corinthians 12:7 (NIV)Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. Each one of us ... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=22/04/2010&EventID=14 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=22/04/2010&EventID=14 What makes God smile?||||13||||2010/4/18 Smile on me your servant; teach me the right way to live. Psalm 119:135 (Msg)The smile of God is the goal of your life.Figure out what will please Christ and do it. Ephesians 5:10 (Msg)Read about Noah's life and see how he pleased God.God smiles when you love him supremelyWhat God wants is a relatio... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=18/04/2010&EventID=13 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=18/04/2010&EventID=13 Roger, a member of Longton Community Church expresses his appreciation for answered prayer||||12||||2010/4/9 Roger, a member of Longton Community Church expresses his appreciation for answered prayer and the concerns of the people in the churchRoger Lown from Lifelink International on Vimeo.... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=09/04/2010&EventID=12 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=09/04/2010&EventID=12 What is Authentic Church||||11||||2010/3/26 We believe church is about people and relationships, not a building. Our aim is to make church real to people, in the way it was originally intended; which is mapped out for us in the Bible. What does the Bible say about Authentic Church? What activities were the early church doing, that you think m... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=26/03/2010&EventID=11 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=26/03/2010&EventID=11 Elijah and Effective Prayer 1||||10||||2009/3/8 If we went into the Christian world and said with three easy steps we will show you how to pray effectively and from that point onward your prayers will always be powerful and effective I wonder how big the queue would be or how much people would be willing to pay? James 5:13-18 (Message) Are you hu... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=08/03/2009&EventID=10 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=08/03/2009&EventID=10 3 Keys to Waiting on God||||9||||2009/3/15 Read Ps 27 – key verses 13 and 14Isaiah 41:30-31The MessageFor even young people tire and drop out, young folk in their prime stumble and fall. But those who wait upon GOD get fresh strength.They spread their wings and soar like eagles,They run and don't get tired,They walk and don't lag behind.Worl... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=15/03/2009&EventID=9 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=15/03/2009&EventID=9 24hr Prayer - station 5||||8||||2010/3/19 I will make rivers flow on barren heights and springs within the valleys. I will turn the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into springs.The desert and parched land will be glad, the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like a rose it will burst into bloom and shout for joy.For this ... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=19/03/2010&EventID=8 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=19/03/2010&EventID=8 24hr Prayer - station 4||||7||||2010/3/19 Whoever believes in me – streams of living water will flow from within himJohn 7: 38 Water gives life, refreshes, quenches thirst, causes growth, restores, hydrates, brings beauty, purifies.Water is a symbol of the powerful life giving work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. As we put our trust in Chr... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=19/03/2010&EventID=7 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=19/03/2010&EventID=7 24hr Prayer - station 3||||6||||2010/3/19 As the deer pants for streams of water so my soul pants for you oh God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God Psalm 42:2 Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire but you. Psalm73: 25 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness Matthew 5:6 Longing for more of ... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=19/03/2010&EventID=6 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=19/03/2010&EventID=6 24hr Prayer - station 2||||5||||2010/3/19 The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul. Psalm 23:2 Listen to the sound of the water flowing and meditate on the words of the Psalm. Sheep that trust the shepherd listen to his voice because they know he ... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=19/03/2010&EventID=5 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=19/03/2010&EventID=5 24hr Prayer - station 1||||4||||2010/3/19 Then Moses led Israel from the red sea and they went into the desert of Shur. For three days they travelled without finding water. When they came to Marah they could not drink the water because it was bitter. So the people grumbled against Moses saying 'what are we to drink? Then Moses cried out to ... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=19/03/2010&EventID=4 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=19/03/2010&EventID=4 Weapons of our Warfare: Prayer||||2||||2010/3/15 Effective strategy: concentrate on prayer and on doing the works of the kingdom.The key to our praying is to pray for the positive and not primarily against the negative.Matt 6:9-13 is what is known as the Lord's Prayer and it is often used as a pattern for our prayers. We should praise God Pray for... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=15/03/2010&EventID=2 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=15/03/2010&EventID=2 The weapons of our warfare: Fasting||||1||||2010/3/14 2 Corinthians 10:3-6We, like Paul, are merely weak humans, but we don't need to use human plans and methods to win our battles. God's mighty weapons are available to us as we fight against the Satan's "strongholds." We must choose whose methods to use - God's or the world's, Paul assures us that God... http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=14/03/2010&EventID=1 http://www.longtoncommunitychurch.org.uk/blog.asp?date=14/03/2010&EventID=1