Around The Fire

Part 2: Talking - Praying How can the Lord’s prayer help us to talk with God? Why is it good for your soul and soul path? What’s the best way to pray it? - Just some of the questions asked in this, the second episode in the 'Talking' mini-series. Tracking the Sunday communications at ELC, Jonny & Sarah go deeper about these big ideas, and how to apply them. Formed by Romans chapter twelve , 20...

Part 1: Talking - Rejoicing It's a brand new mini-series under the umbrella of Soul Path. Something Jonny & Sarah love to do... yep... talking! :) • Rejoicing is the doing of joy, joy linked to victory, understand victory as salvation - faith - being made new and a new way of being. • What is the confident hope we have? • Encourage one another by sharing the stories of God at work in our lives...

Part 4: Waypoints - Work Why Waypoints? What are they? How can they help us? Our whole existence is our worship…including our work - everything we do! Colossians 3:23-24 23 Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. 24 Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ. Time to ch...

Part 3: Waypoints - Giving Why Waypoints? What are they? How can they help us? "Giving carries Kingdom Mercy to Community..." "I will not be sustained by cash, cash is not King, Jesus is King!" Starting with Matthew 6:1-4, Jonny & Sarah look at what the bible teaches us about giving, and how this fits in to the theme of waypoints. Tracking the Sunday communications at ELC, Jonny & Sarah go...

Part 2: Waypoints - Rhythms Why Waypoints? What are they? How can they help us? Jesus lived with a rhythm - activity and rest. He’s basing decision and direction from a place of prayer and encounter with the Father. How does this rhythmic lifestyle help us? Tracking the Sunday communications at ELC, Jonny & Sarah go deeper about these big ideas, and how to apply them. Formed by Romans chapter...

Part 1: Waypoints - Pause Welcome to Around the Fire, a space for conversations to nurture hearts and build lives following Jesus, thinking more deeply about big ideas and how to apply them! During September 2024 at Elim Life Church (ELC), we looked at the theme of Waypoints , part of the year long Soul Path series. Why Waypoints? What are they? How can they help us? Jonny & Sarah start to unp...

Part 4: Silence - Silent - Q&R The episode Jonny & Sarah have been looking forward to. An episode dedicated to listeners questions. So here it is, the last in the Silence collective of podcasts and your Q&R. Tracking the Sunday communications at ELC, Jonny & Sarah go deeper about these big ideas, and how to apply them. Formed by Romans chapter twelve , 2024 will be an opportunity f...

Part 3: Silence - 'Listen' How do you know what’s the voice of God compared to mine? That's a big question. This episode is about listening. "Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry." –– James 1:19 Here we go... Tracking the Sunday communications at ELC, Jonny & Sarah go deeper about these big id...

Part 2: Silence - 'Active Waiting' In this episode, Jonny & Sarah take us through Psalm 46. What does it mean to Be Still? How can we Actively Wait? Tracking the Sunday communications at ELC, Jonny & Sarah go deeper about these big ideas, and how to apply them. Formed by Romans chapter twelve , 2024 will be an opportunity for us to explore pathways and practices shaping our Soul Pa...

Part 1: Silence - 'Tool Of Trust' Tracking the Sunday communications at ELC, Jonny & Sarah go deeper about these big ideas, and how to apply them. Formed by Romans chapter twelve , 2024 will be an opportunity for us to explore pathways and practices shaping our Soul Path . In our commitment to love God, ourselves, and others, we will adventure in what it means to know Jesus, be with Je...

Part 4: Bible - 'People Of God' The Bible reflects who we are becoming. How do we move it from information to transformation? How does Holy Spirit help us? What is the identity change? The New nature? How do I ‘put it on’ and throw off the old sinful nature? Lots of questions for Jonny & Sarah to get in to, in this, the last episode of the 4 part series - 'Bible'. They talk abo...

Part 3: Bible - 'Character Of God' How does the Bible help us to know God’s character? Jonny & Sarah continue looking at the subject of the Bible. This is like a hugeee subject, and this week they are looking at what the Bible says about the Character Of God . He is God. He has always existed. He existed before and outside of time. He is Life. Life is found and sustained in Him. Nothin...

Part 2: Bible - 'Story' As a church community, we've been reading a 'YouVersion' bible plan together. People have been noticing the threads of God’s big story from the beginning, pointing towards Jesus – our rebellion and his redemption; often looking for how to live in self help books yet we have this wisdom for life in the Bible… We have some great listeners questions too whi...

Part 1: Bible - 'Study' Why does studying the Bible matter? How do we approach word of God?  How does it influence and change my way of being?   How would we explain the bible to an Alien? How would we explain the bible to an Alien?? Yep, we love listeners questions. Actually, that is a really good question. How would we explain the bible to someone who has no idea what it is? So much gold...

Part 4: 'Sabbath' Where is it helping others who don’t yet know Jesus? How is it building community? For the last three episodes, Jonny & Sarah have been sharing their thoughts on fasting. It's been super interesting, and this episode continues unpacking this topic, looking at what is Sabbath. Tracking the Sunday communications at ELC, Jonny & Sarah go deeper about these big id...

Part 3: 'Dependence' If i'm fasting, what should I do if someone pops around for for coffee or an impromptu take out? How does fasting work in a shared household if someone is fasting and others aren't? Some brilliant questions from listeners that Jonny & Sarah tackle in this, the third episode in the Soul Path Fasting series. Tracking the Sunday communications at ELC, Jonny &a...

Part 2: 'When you Fast' What is “biblical” fasting? Does giving up social media or a hobby count or should it always be food? How should I fast from food? What if I’m on medication that requires me to eat? Just some of the questions Jonny & Sarah tackle in this, the second episode in the Soul Path Fasting series. Tracking the Sunday communications at ELC, Jonny & Sarah go deeper ab...

Part 1: 'Hold Tightly' Why do we Fast? Good question! Over the next four weeks, Jonny & Sarah take a look at what Fasting means. Using Roman chapter 12, they look at what the bible teaches on this, and how that applies to us today. We have some great listeners questions too! It's good stuff! Tracking the Sunday communications at ELC, Jonny & Sarah go deeper about these big idea...

We're back in The Around The Fire podcast studio recording this last episode in the Soul Path, Spiritual Experiences series. Jonny & Sarah wrap up this mini series within the bigger umbrella series of Soul Path. Our next 4 episodes look at the theme of Fasting. Spiritual Experiences are products of grace, which we all have in common, and can look very different from each other but are how...

Welcome Sarah Vincent to the Around The Fire Podcast. Our final special guest in the Spiritual Experiences series. Recorded on Location during the annual 'Elim Leaders Summit' in Harrogate, UK in May 2024. Continuing the Soul Path, 'Spiritual Experiences' series, Jonny & Sarah are joined by Sarah Vincent. Sarah leads community playgroups, a community centre, and faith based gat...

We have our Second Special Guest! Whoo! Recorded on Location during the annual 'Elim Leaders Summit' in Harrogate, UK in May 2024. Continuing the Soul Path, 'Spiritual Experiences' series, Jonny & Sarah are joined by Helen Yousaf. Helen is a Creative Songwriter, Elim Minister and an Artist based in Essex, UK. We may have an Around The Fire Podcast first too. Yes, there will be...

We have our first Special Guest! And even more exciting, the next 3 podcasts were recorded on Location during the annual 'Elim Leaders Summit' in Harrogate, UK in May 2024. Continuing the Soul Path, 'Spiritual Experiences' series, Jonny & Sarah are joined by Stephen Dawson who is leader on team at Emmanuel, Brighton, UK. Jonny, Sarah and Stephen were part of a recent @compassio...

Spiritual Experiences are products of grace, which we all have in common, and can look very different from each other but are how we build up a community. Our direction of thinking is to be humble and respectful towards each other. How does Holy Spirit work to bring gifts or to help us with the grace given to us? How can we make space in our lives for more spiritual experiences? It's the start...

'Come To Me'. It's part 4, the final episode of 'Solitude'. Matthew 11:28-30 - 28  Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.” In t...

'Rest'. Welcome to part 3 of 'Solitude'. What is a rhythm of life? How can I create one? Why do I need to connect and disconnect? Is rest just about the physical? Is sleep a spiritual discipline? O ur rest needs to be spiritual, physical and mental . Just a few of the questions and thoughts Jonny & Sarah chat over in this episode. Tracking the Sunday communications at ELC, Jonn...