Into the Pray

In this week's episode of Into the Pray , we deliberately expose ourselves to another dose of abortion's abhorrent arsenic. Since last week's episode, we sat back and watched Amazing Grace, the 2006 film adaptation of William Wilberforce's long-term campaign towards the eventual abolition of the slave trade in Great Britain. The film opens with this text: "By the late 18th...

In this week's stage through the book of 1 Corinthians, we reach the end of chapter 4 and begin to consider what it means to be an imitation-worthy father of the powerful kingdom of God. COVID is a pandemic of little significance compared with the pandemic disaster of absent fathers. If you would like to help support this podcast and the wider work we're pioneering, we would be very grat...

In this week's episode of Into the Pray , Mairi and Nick are joined again by Dave Brennan for the second podcast in a long, trailing conversation about the abhorrence of abortion. Please listen to these podcasts with an open heart and a willingness for the Lord to bring you into a new realm of sensitivity to His heart regarding such matters. If you don't follow Mairi's Instagram acc...

Hello everyone! [CORRECTION: At the end of the episode Nick refers to a Messianic Psalm... this is Psalm 22 not Psalm 24. Also, the prophetic passage describing Jesus’ suffering is in Isaiah 52 & 53] This is a special episode of the Into the Pray podcast specifically with our Edinburgh neighbours in mind! Thank you for making the effort to come through to listen to this episode and we hope tha...

This is the tenth session in our biblical study through the book of 1 Corinthians. Today Nick spends some time in chapter 4 vv 7-13. Who are the real Kings? Who are the real paupers? The city of Corinth was a city of temples but not the primarily kind that Satan wanted - not so much a city filled with the shrine temples of Apollo or Aphrodite, not so much a city dominated by the colossal features...

This week on Into the Pray , we are delighted to be joined from the very beautiful Dartmoor in Devon by Ann Widdecombe (MEP). You may know of Ann from her time in government, from her leadership with Nigel Farage of the Brexit Party in recent years or even from her appearances in Strictly Come Dancing! It was a privilege to talk with Ann this week as, together, we broached the subject of what it r...

In this week's study episode of Into the Pray, we're fast approaching the 1/3rd way point of the book of 1 Corinthians, dealing with the first section in chapter 4. - How should we view Christian leaders? - What is the place of conscience within our peace? - What did Plato and Seneca say about this; what does Paul say about this? - Are we "judgmental" when we speak boldly about...

In this week's episode of Into the Pray , we speak with Dave Brennan of Brephos, a Christian (not Catholic) organisation heralding the plight of unborn babies. (Correction to the podcast: “Brephos” is the Greek word for “baby” not “breath”). “They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons; they poured out innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrifice...

This is the eighth part of our study through the book of 1 Corinthians. This week, Nick finishes chapter 3. By exploring the title of this study series, “City of Temples”, we look at the significance of verse 16 cf. chapter 6 verse 19...arguably the two key verses in the entire book! Catch up on all episodes and please share with someone who you think will benefit. Thank you for listening. Come, L...

This week on Into the Pray , we are joined by Melvin Tinker, author of multiple books including a recent updated version of That Hideous Strength , a work based on C.S.Lewis' work of the same title. Melvin was a church minister in the Church of England for over twenty years but, in recent months, has set up a new network of churches separate to the Church of England. Melvin is a good example...

This is the seventh part of our study through the extremely relevant book of 1 Corinthians. The focus of this week is chapter 3 with specific attention to the defining issue of Christian maturity. Please be in touch via our instagram account here or via our brand-new community app here .  Come, Lord.  Love in Jesus,  N&M xx Support the show Please support our podcast  here .

*Apologies that there was a slight technical problem with the podcast recording this morning. This is now sorted and you can download the track again directly from http://podcast.firebrandnotes.com/ This week on Into the Pray  we are very grateful to talk with David Robertson (aka The Wee Flea), former senior minister of St. Peter's Church in Dundee and now Director of Third Space  in Austral...

This week we finish chapter two of 1 Corinthians. Please leave any thoughts/comments/questions via https://www.instagram.com/intothepray/ or the JesusCome! community app, more info for which is via https://firebrandnotes.com We'll be away next week but excited to return as normal on November 1st with tag-teaming through some of the teaching sessions (Mairi and Nick discussing the passages). T...

This week on Into the Pray, we're delighted to be joined by Andrea Williams, founder/CEO of Christian Concern. The Christian Concern team are arguably the sharpest point of the primary spearhead of the kingdom of heaven in British society today. Please take some time to review their great work by visiting their website https://christianconcern.com It was a real privilege to chat with Andrea a...

Here we are continuing in our study series through the book of 1 Corinthians. This is the fifth part looking closely at chapter 2 verses 6-10. Next Sunday, we'll pick back up from verse 10 to the end of the chapter and get ready for chapter 3! Please let us know your thoughts. You can find our Instagram account here: https://www.instagram.com/intothepray/ Come, Lord Jesus Love in Jesus,  N&am...

In this week’s episode of Into the Pray, we confront one of the biggest problems in all of our lives and surely a worthy area for our work in reformation: dysfunctional attitudes and practices on social media. How often does our behaviour on social media platforms like Instagram reveal our heart towards the people we say we love? Listen to Mairi’s story of how she came to say goodbye to Instagram...

In this week's teaching episode of Into the Pray, we continue our epic voyage through the book of 1 Corinthians.  Now in chapter 2, vv1-5 might seem like a short passage but there is much to say.  Please don't be put off by the length of these podcasts; we will typically sit through one two-hour film a week and we believe our appetites must change.  I (Nick) am certainly being blessed by...

In this week’s episode of Into the Pray, Nick speaks with Paul Thompson, senior leader of an independent evangelical church in Henbury,  Bristol. Nick and Paul connected several months ago following the release of Body Zero and, since then, have been chatting regularly about the process of radical change within the Church. See more info about Emmanuel Chapel, Henbury here: https://emmanuelhenbury....

Hello! This is the third of our teaching sessions in the book of 1 Corinthians. This week, we conclude chapter 1 by going through vv 18-31, mainly referring to Isaiah 29, and getting ready for chapter 2 next Sunday. Keep in mind that these sessions are barely scratching the surface and, for the sake of time, are relatively basic. What else are you learning? What are you discovering? How does Paul’...

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In this week's episode of Into the Pray , we talk again with friend and compadre, Steve Buckley. Everything we say is with David's prayer of Psalm 139 firmly in mind. - What do we do, and how do we prayerfully process, when other believers whom we have trusted prove themselves not to be trustworthy? - What of misdemeanours and cover-ups? What of organisational complicity? - What of the s...

(Please drop us a line and let is know what you're thinking!) This week on Into the Pray, we pick back up where we left off last time in the book of 1 Corinthians chapter 1. Lingering for a while in vv 10-17, we begin to think more about the behaviour of the church in Corinth and the specific point of contention revolving around so-called "unity". - According to Paul, what divisions...

This week on Into the Pray, we begin looking more closely at the book of 1 Corinthians in a new teaching series as part of this season, Work for Reformers. The parallels between Corinth and the West today are very strong. We should have said in this week's episode, we are reading Wayne Grudem's book (referenced a week or so ago) in a critical way; critical reading is important to help us...

This week on Into the Pray we have a four-way conversation with our dear friends, Seamus and Sarah Bannon. The Bannons are mighty. They have two beautiful little girls and value being real and honest. They’re the kind of people who you know will always be there. Above all they long for Jesus.  Why not listen in to our conversation and share with a friend? We talk about: - the trauma of “leaving ch...

This week we were due to have our publicised four-way convo with our dear and high quality friends, Seamus and Sarah Bannon. (We will be recording this weekend and might throw out a bonus episode when you're not expecting it!) The reason that we're not posting that this weekend is because Nick had a very strong prompting today to record a vlog addressing some very serious concerns that f...