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Bridge Community Church Leeds
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  • Habakkuk : From Troubled to Trusting
    Jan 11 2026
    How do we find faith to pray with confidence in troubled times? Pastor Steve shares from Habakkuk. The prophet was writing in a time when Israel had been reduced to two tribes - Judah and Benjamin (collectively known as "Judah" for short). Judah wasn't wholeheartedly following the Lord, and was about to be threatened with invasion and deportation from the great regional power of the day - Babylon. Habakkuk complains to God about His apparent lack of intervention to address unrighteousness in Judah. When God tells the prophet that He has a plan - bringing judgement on Judah through the Babylonians - this creates further questions for Habakkuk. How can God use the ungodly to bring judgement? We see how God meets Habakkuk in his confusion and complaint, bringing him on a journey through turmoil to greater trust, culminating in worship and one of Scripture's most powerful professional of faith. Habakkuk saw the problems with his nation - today, through social media, we can see the affairs of the whole world. Like the prophet, we can respond with honest lament about what we see, allow the Lord to lead us on a journey of greater understanding into some of His ways, whilst ultimately trusting in His sovereignty for what we don't understand. God has both the present and future in His hands. Pastor Steve encourages us to find verses in Habakkuk to add to those we considered last week (see below), to give us confidence, faith, and focus as we we bring our own troubles to God through intercession. to allow Him to expand our vision of Him, and to be open to new and ever more powerful encounters in His presence.Verses from last week:i) Pray for our young people their peers, and young people in the nation with Psalm 8 v2. and Matthew 28 verses 14-16 Acts 14 verse 17.ii) Pray for our institutions - national and local government, various tiers of education, and wider society with Isaiah 45 verse 8.iii) Pray for yourself - let us be people consecrated to the Lord and ready to play our part of this new phase of His kingdom building. Pray with Joshua 3 verse 5,James 4 verse 8 and the Wesley covenant prayerWe welcome you to Bridge Community Church, Leeds!We invite you to join our online community!Like us on Facebook: https://bit.ly/BCCLeedsFacebookJoin our Facebook Group: http://bit.ly/BCCOnlineCommunityGroupFollow us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/BCCLeedsInstagramFollow us on Twitter: https://bit.ly/BCCLeedsTwitterVisit our Website: https://www.bccleeds.org/If you would like to give to further our work. You can use the link below:https://bit.ly/GivingtoBCC#EveryoneWelcome #ChurchOnline #Leeds #Burmantofts #LincolnGreen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    31 m
  • Quiet Revival
    Jan 4 2026
    What is the Quiet Revival?Good news. There is increasing evidence of a growing interests in spirituality in the UK, especially with young adults from what social researchers call Gen z (Zoomers) born 1997 - 2012 . Some call this "A Quiet Revival", and some an "awakening." Whatever we call it, a growing number of young adults are engaging with faith in a way that previous generations did not. Research shows that 62% of 18-24-year-olds describe themselves as “very” or “fairly” spiritual. Only 13% of Generation Z identify as atheists - far lower than the 20% of millennials (also known as Generation Y - born 1981-1996) and 25% Generation X (born 1965-1980). This suggests that Gen Z is approaching faith differently—not necessarily through traditional institutions but by exploring spirituality on their own terms. This is both good news and contested ground. Whilst many are exploring spirituality other places, many are looking for it in Christianity. According to Nielsen BookScan data, UK Bible sales grew from £2.69 million in 2019 to £5.02 million in 2024—an increase of £2.33 million over just four years - sales mainly driven by Gen Z.In the first part of 2026 BCC is responding to these opportunities - and challenges - by calling the church to pray. In this talk, given during our monthly communion service, Pastor Steve gives us three headings and three sets of verses we can use. As you listen to the podcast, why not look up these verses and, as Pastor Steve makes space in the meeting for prayer, you can pause the recording and take time to pray yourself before moving on to the next section.Join together in prayeri) Pray for our young people their peers, and young people in the nation with Psalm 8 v2. and Matthew 28 verses 14-16 Acts 14 verse 17. ii) Pray for our institutions - national and local government, various tiers of education, and wider society with Isaiah 45 verse 8. iii) Pray for yourself - let us be people consecrated to the Lord and ready to play our part of this new phase of His kingdom building. Pray with Joshua 3 verse 5, James 4 verse 8 and the Wesley covenant prayerMore resourcesFor more information on the Quiet Revival, see the Unbelievable podcast and the book The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God by Justin Brierley.We invite you to join our online community!Like us on Facebook: https://bit.ly/BCCLeedsFacebookJoin our Facebook Group: http://bit.ly/BCCOnlineCommunityGroupFollow us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/BCCLeedsInstagramFollow us on Twitter: https://bit.ly/BCCLeedsTwitterVisit our Website: https://www.bccleeds.org/If you would like to give to further our work. You can use the link below:https://bit.ly/GivingtoBCC#EveryoneWelcome #ChurchOnline #Leeds #Burmantofts #LincolnGreen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    38 m
  • Unto us a child is born
    Dec 21 2025
    For all its joys this tine of Christmas is, for some, a challenging time which brings back sad memories of difficult moments in our personal histories.. Pastor Andy takes us to the prophecy of Isaiah chapter 9, - given 700 years before Jesus is born - to encourage us with the truth of who Jesus is, and who He can be to us this Christmas time. Jesus is the light shining in a dark place, the wonderful counsellor who is beyond human wisdom and understanding and completely trustworthy. He is with us, He is for us, and will guide us. Jesus is the mighty God who demonstrated His power by giving His life for us in suffering at Calvary, overcoming death by His resurrection. As General Eisenhower put it "There are no victories at discount prices.” Jesus is the everlasting Father. We have the Spirit of adoption that assures us we are sons and daughters of the most high God, and that this relationship with Him is unending and unbreakable. Jesus is the prince of peace. And whilst the fullness of this peace - this shalom of wholeness and completeness - will only be received in full when Jesus comes back, we can today have true peace with ourselves and others as we experience peace with God, Join pastor Andy in prayer at end of his message and know for certain that your sins are forgiven and that you have this everlasting peace with God.Like us on Facebook: https://bit.ly/BCCLeedsFacebookJoin our Facebook Group: http://bit.ly/BCCOnlineCommunityGroupFollow us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/BCCLeedsInstagramFollow us on Twitter: https://bit.ly/BCCLeedsTwitterVisit our Website: https://www.bccleeds.org/If you would like to give to further our work. You can use the link below:https://bit.ly/GivingtoBCC#EveryoneWelcome #ChurchOnline #Leeds #Burmantofts #LincolnGreen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    26 m
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