Wisdom from Heaven (Jon Petts)
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Paul & Timothy’s Prayer for the Colossians Background Writing from prison in Rome, Paul had probably never visited Colossae but felt the need to write to them in order to combat false teachings which had infiltrated the Colossian church. Ideas were coming into the church from paganism, Judaism, and Greek philosophy. The heresy that was…
Hear the latest preaching from Brixham Community Church. Jon Petts talks about heaven’s perspective on marriage and the family, making a few comments that might be classified 12A. You have been warned! 🙂
Listen to Dr David Petts’ inspiring talk about the mystery of the humanity and deity of Jesus. Recorded at Brixham Community Church on 15-Jul-18.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, everyone has suffered losses. For some it’s the loss of loved ones, for others the loss of routines and the familiar, the missed family gatherings or coffee with friends, the cancelled holidays and postponed weddings, even the loss of going into the office every day.
Any loss, big or small can cause us to experience grief. And the bigger the loss, the greater the grief. A war widow will know greater loss than the person who loses a favourite jumper.
Christian psychiatrist Curt Thompson defines grief as
“Our emotional inflammatory response to loss… when we are deprived of anything to which we have a significant emotional attachment…”
So grief is our emotional response to loss, whatever the loss is. If it was something significant to us and we lose it, we will experience grief.
I’m told that we can compare grief with physical injury. When our bodies suffer harm we feel physical pain and there is a wound that needs to heal. In a similar way, grief pierces the soul and causes some kind of inner wound.
The injury of grief is worse when the thing or person you have lost is more important to you. So when we scratch ourselves pulling out brambles, the injury is minor and will heal quickly, but when we incur a more serious injury, it may take specialist help and time to heal. Grief too can be serious and deep or just a moment to work through.
In John 11 we see a beautiful picture of Jesus in all his humanity as well as the ultimate power he held as Son of God. We also can learn something about the grieving process.
Pray Every Day: Jon Petts claims that If he had to boil down everything in his brain and only keep 4 truths, he would go back to some of his earliest learning. It’s not learning from school, either. And all from before he was even 7 years old. All four ideas are taken from two…
How do we talk to people who ask why God allows suffering? Jon talks us through the issue in depth before some advice on how to navigate this most difficult of questions. Click here for the PowerPoint! Confident Conversations 2 – Why do people suffer group leader notes
This was great Jon!
Have you read John Mark Comers book, ‘the ruthless elimination of hurry’?
I read it this summer and bought a copy for a friend too.
It’s on the same lines as this. Slowing down is so important, there is so much to see and hear when I manage to do it.
Thanks Deb! Well I’ve slowed down so much it took me over a month to get to this comment! I’ve not read the book but have done the related reading plan in the YouVersion bible app. Very good. We’re also reading one of his other books, Garden City.