God speaks in many ways...

The other day my daughters went off to the shop to buy frozen spring rolls for cooking. They hadn’t been to that particular shop before, so I gave directions, explaining what the product should look like, as well as the expected price.

Upon their return, I was extremely surprised when instead of presenting a packet of golden brown spring rolls, they had a pack of expensive sea green rolls made of Soya bean!! 😕 Apparently those were the only ones they found in the shop! 😒

Put off by the colour 🤢, I refused to have a bite when they were cooked, despite the rest of the family saying they were quite tasty!!

Sometimes, like me, we expect certain things to appear or sound a certain way in order for us to trust their authenticity. 🤔

Yet God often surprises us by doing things in new and unexpected ways. Take for example communicating with man- throughout the bible, we see that God speaks to people in many different ways. 🗣️🔥 🎼

In addition to the written word (which He never contradicts), God speaks in and through many other ways – dreams, visions, angels, praise and worship songs, sermons, through nature (remember Balaam’s donkey), our conscience, inner promptings, words from friends to name a few.

If you assume God will only speak through one particular way and close your heart to other possibilities, you may well miss His guidance and direction when it stems from an unlikely source. 😕 ⬆️ ⬇️ ➡️⬅️ 🤔

The more time we spend in His word and in His presence, being obedient to His voice, the easier it becomes to know when He is speaking, even when the medium of communication is unexpected. 😇🙌

Verses of the month: Job 33:14-18

“For For God may speak in one way, or in another, Yet man does not perceive it..”

Upcoming speakers:

👉 Sunday 7th September - 11am and 530pm Services- Speaker - Bill Caldwell

👉 Sunday 14th September - 11am and 530pm Services - Speaker - Tim Fielder (London City Mission)

God bless you and we look forward to seeing you then.

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Located on McDermott road, we are 5-10 minutes walk from Peckham Rye Train Station, or 10 mins walk from the Nigel Road bus stop on Peckham Rye ( Buses 343, 12 etc).

Our church is made up of people from all walks of life who have a common belief in Jesus and His love for each one of us.

You may be interested to know that Christ Church McDermott was the site of the first Religious Radio Broadcast to a UK Church (watch re-enactment here), and recently featured on Songs of Praise on 1/9/24. You can view clips of that show on twitter or facebook.

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Our worship is a comfortable mix of contemporary songs as well as familiar well loved hymns, and we encourage young and old to join together in song.
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