Breathe New Life Podcast

On first glance, there appears to be an inconsistency between the gospels of Mark (chapter 10) and Luke (chapter 18) in that Mark describes Jesus meeting a blind man as he leaves the city of Jericho and Luke has Jesus meeting him as he approaches Jericho. Right now, you may not know whether you are coming or going! Whether you feel like you are leaving 2020 or approaching 2021, Jesus is right ther...

In Matthew 14 and John 6, we read about Jesus feeding 5,000 people shortly after the death of his cousin - John the Baptist! If you are grieving the loss of a loved one, Jesus knows how you feel and is here for you! Jesus says the words, "gather the leftovers so nothing is wasted." 2020 is a year many of us would like to forget but even this year is not wasted! In this message, Tim shares three wa...

A Christmas Day message from our Senior Pastors Paul and Sara Jukes. Happy Christmas!

Continuing our Christmas series, Rob Pitts shares about the journey of the Wise men and pulls out three lessons that we can learn on our very own 'Journey of a Lifetime'. Firstly, that we should be committed to the journey and keep going. Secondly, that we should follow the star like the wise men or in our context, to keep our eyes on Jesus throughout the journey of life. Finally, just like the wi...

Continuing with our December Christmas series, Sara Jukes takes a look at the journey to Bethlehem from two different perspectives; firstly that of Mary and Joseph and secondly that of the Shepherds, both accounts appearing in Luke, chapter 2.

To launch our December Christmas series, Beccy begins with Luke 1 in which the angel Gabriel visits Mary. In response to the incredible prophecy and the promise spoken over her life, Mary replies, “May your word to me be fulfilled.” The things God says about you in the Bible and the things he promises to you, are reliable! If God said it, He is faithful enough to do it! Beccy goes on to explain th...

In part 1 of a 2-part message on building great communities, Paul reminds us that we are part of a GREAT community led by a GREAT King; the Kingdom of God! In this message titled, 'One Body - Let's take Care of It', we begin in Genesis chapter 2 where God provides a suitable helper or partner for Adam in the form of Eve who came out of Adam and the two are one body. In the same way, we - the Churc...

In a message on building great communities, Paul Jukes begins by reminding us that we are part of the Kingdom of God! We serve a GREAT King who demonstrates great love, anger and mercy. If it wasn't for God's great love, anger and mercy, we would not have Jesus! When he was born as a baby, Jesus brought God's great kingdom to earth. The Church is God's great body, made up of people serving one ano...

Do you feel like you belong or that you're part of a community? Or do you feel isolated and alone? In this message - Fulfilling Belonging and Building Community - Sara Jukes asks the question, 'how do we build a healthy, godly, welcoming community so people feel they belong?' Using Acts 20:32-38 as a guide, Sara unpacks what we can do to answer this question as a church and also what we can each d...

Continuing our latest series on belonging and community - Love My Community - Rhi Davies preached a great message on salt and light. In Matthew, chapter 5, Jesus tells us why we are here and what our purpose is; to be salt seasoning to help others taste God's goodness and a light on a hill so that people can see and open up to God. Rhi's message also reminds us that we belong - we are meant to be...

In the Gospel of John we read about 'the disciple whom Jesus loved', a name given to the author himself; John! John appears to be quite humbly identifying himself as someone loved by Jesus and someone who understands the depth of his love perhaps more so than many of those around him. After washing his disciples' feet, Jesus sits down for a meal with his disciples; and gives them a new commandment...

To conclude our series titled 'LIFT' in which we have re-visited our vision focus for 2020, Tim Davies preached a superb messaged titled 'Lift a Banner.' Focusing on Psalm 60 - a Psalm for a time for uncertainty - Tim drew comparisons with the battle referenced here and the battle that Moses and the Israelites faced against the Amalekites as well as the battles that we face today. In Psalm 60:4 it...

On Sunday 18th October, Sara Jukes continued our series called 'LIFT', revisiting our vision focus for 2020. In Exodus 17:15, Moses builds an alter after the Israelites gain victory over their enemies and he called it, 'The Lord is my Banner' ('Jehovah Nissi').They achieved this victory only whilst Moses lifted his staff in the air. In this message, Sara talks about three things that God lifts in...

Joel Wells is the Lead Pastor of Harvest City Church in Canada and also part of the Lifelinks network. He met Senior Pastor Paul Jukes whilst at a conference and the two of them have been friends ever since. Joel preached a simple and yet profound message about God who sees us and cares about us deeply.

On Tuesday 6th October, Breathe Ladies welcomed Val Byrd to their online event as guest speaker who shared a wonderfully open and honest message. Val and her husband Ian lead a network of churches called Lifelinks International and also pastor a church in Canada called Forerunner Church.

On Sunday 4th October, Paul Jukes started a new series called 'LIFT', revisiting our vision focus for 2020. In Exodus 17, Joshua and the Israelites defeated the Amalekites, however they only gained the victory whilst Moses (assisted by Aaron and Her) held his staff in the air. Paul talked about our battle against the enemy around us, the enemy within us and the enemy above us. We can defeat these...

We welcomed both Luke and Amanda Eicher (Lead Pastors of Grace Sturgis, Michigan, USA) to our online service on 27th September as they both preached a message on prayer titled, 'Pray Again.' Much like Elijah who persistently prayed for rain 7 times, God is calling each of us to pray again and again. This kind of prayer aligns us with the heart of God, teaches us about obedience and commitment and...

Sara Jukes shares a message titled 'Power of Prayer' as we launch into a week of Prayer and Fasting, which we are basing on the scripture 2 Chronicles 7:14. Sara's message helps us put that important verse in context of when and why it was written. During this message, Sara highlights three things which have power; relationship, intimacy, acknowledgement. If we understand these three things, it wi...

Paul Jukes shares on prayer and faith in a message titled, 'Growing in God Confidence.' It says in 1 John 5, we can have a 'confidence' that God hears and answers our prayers. Genesis 12:1-4 talks about the promises that God gives to Abraham and Paul use those verses to reveal 4 aspects of faith; faith in Jesus, faith that God will bless us, faith to do what's right in spite of opposition and fait...

Elite athletes usually have a winning mentality when it comes to competing in their field and we can all be competitive in different areas. Do we have a winning mentality when it comes to prayer or do we see prayer as more of a defensive and protective activity? Using the passage in Ephesians 6:11-20, Ben Hodgson encourages us to Pray to Win! We need to put on the full armour of God so that we can...

To conclude our August series on the Sabbath, Paul and Sara answer questions submitted by members of the church such as how they Sabbath individually and how they differ to each other and their children, as well as how they understand and help each other to Sabbath, particularly when life is busy. Paul and Sara share personal examples of break-through in this area as well as personal revelation ab...

What is the purpose of the Sabbath? In Exodus 20:8-11, we learn that the purpose of the Sabbath is to be a reminder and secondly a blessing. It is clear when we read the New Testament and passages such as the one in Isaiah 58:6-9 that, Jesus lived a different Sabbath; to Him, Sabbath is a lifestyle. When we look at what Jesus did on the Sabbath, we learn that we are called to live free and refresh...

Continuing our Sabbath series, Paul Jukes looks at the account in Luke 8 in which Jesus heals a woman who had been physically ill for 12 years. Her illness meant that she was unable to come out in society. If she touched anyone they would be made 'unclean' and would have to self-isolate. Sound familiar? In order to find rest, this woman had to grab hold of Jesus' garment but also grab hold of Jesu...

We've all experienced the negative impact of restlessness in different ways, however is there a positive aspect to restlessness? In this message Sara Jukes, highlights two seasons of restlessness; the Season of Breakthrough and the Season of Breakout. If we can understand which season we are in, it could change our lives!

To begin our latest series on the Sabbath, Ben Hodgson shares his thoughts on the passage in Matthew 11:28-30 in which Jesus calls us - the tired and weary - to come to him, to take up his easy yoke and let Him teach us and he will give us rest for our souls. Ben also shares some practical ways in which we can do this based on 3 disciplines; keeping things simple, slowing down and taking a Sabbath...