We recently did a Sunday series on the theme of “Walking on Water”, looking at the passage in Matthew 14:22-33. There was a challenge to let go of the familiar and step out of the boat, looking towards Jesus, accepting His invitation to come.
Here is a testimony from Gillian Liversedge and a poem written by Sarah Ashdown.
“Who knew that such a well-known Bible story, taking only a few verses of Matthew chapter 14, would contain so much truth to discover. I remember clearly hearing Darren, as he started the series, getting me to think about where I would have been, in the boat, on that wet and windy night. Knowing myself, I’m pretty sure I’d have been somewhere safe and relatively comfortable, tucked up with a blanket and a hot drink. Yet, as I listened to the preaches during the series, I found myself repeatedly praying that I would, with God’s help, become more and more a person who would, instead, be asking Jesus to call me out of the boat, day by day, to deepen my relationship with Him. To ‘be more Peter!’ I’m so aware that, for Peter, he was in many ways doing something normal, an everyday action (rowing the boat to get from A to B.) It was in the day to day that he had this opportunity. Over the course of the series, and since, I’ve found myself looking for opportunities to encounter Jesus more deeply, in my day to day. Scary, yes, but much, much more. It’s wonderfully exciting!”
Gillian Liversedge
“Faith”
by Sarah Ashdown
He tells me that faith, though flimsy to hold, is all I will need to step out of the boat. I taste a turn in the weather, So I scrape mine together with a tentative grip As it threatens to slip through my fingers.
It’s enough, He says, as I top up my jar assessing my faith through the glass. It appears unremarkable, a seed barely visible, a prayer on a thread hanging cynical and I can’t quite believe that I’m not going to sink as I smell the doubt blow back in on the wind.
I think of Peter whom gravity mocked, though faith would uphold even those known as the Rock, who could be forgiven for their hesitation having lived all their lives with a name that threatened to sink them.
As doubts barge in like adolescent tempers, I search for my reflection amidst the turbulence for any resemblance to the heroes of old who stared hard in the face of no reward, who left what they knew for what was unknown.
And I think of the man that Jesus sent home with nothing but words to escort him, “don’t be afraid, just believe” and how he pocketed these as something inside came alive and he walked his longest mile where faith and doubt would meet and clash and one would win and one would bow.
I think how faith suffers as it reads of no hope Yet tenaciously grabs for the edge of His cloak and keeps reaching. Keeps trusting. Keeps turning the page for the story to change for a shield it must raise, and a will it must bow for His perfect course must be allowed to transform from the inside out. How precious to Him, our surrendering Of all that burns at His refining, The unbelief we’re sacrificing.
As earth surrounds a seed His Hands close in to accept what I release, and He holds it Holy like an offering in the hands of a Priest.
We have now looked at two of our heroes of faith, learning about Enoch this past Sunday. Ben shared with us how we can practically put things into place to help us walk with God daily. This Sunday 1st March, Dan will be unpacking the story and character of Noah. Come and join us for our 10am start at Tree Tops Academy to find out more.
Maidstone Churches Annual Winter Shelter
Maidstone Churches are joining forces, to love and serve the homeless by washing sleeping bags this cold winter!
What’s involved? We need volunteers to pick up, wash and dry weekly, 1-2 sleeping bags and return them to Jubilee Resource Hub (9 Ashford Road, ME145BJ) by the Wednesday following the Sunday celebration.
If you didn’t get to sign up, let Jutta know you would like to help andshe will send you more information on where to pick up sleeping bags and when to have them returned to the hub.
jutta.neumann@restoringhands.org.uk
What a great opportunity to love and serve those in need!
If you’d like to find out more about Maidstone Shelter and the wonderful work they do, visit their website here: http://maidstoneshelter.org.uk/
The Big Question: Equipping and Outing – February
What is The Big Question?
The Big Question is a chance for ordinary church members to adopt a lifestyle of speaking about Jesus and discipling others. Volunteers are invited to partner with God in sharing His love to our broken world by engaging in conversations with people on the street. Each month there will be an equipping night followed by a morning of going out in different parts of Maidstone.
How can you be involved?
We need volunteers from different churches in Maidstone to help in three different areas: – part of teams going out – prayer support – follow up (discipleship)
It is essential for those who will be going out to attend an equipping session prior to doing so.
Equipping Evening When: Wednesday 26 February 2020 | 7:30-9pm Where: Family Trust, 4 Buckland Road, Maidstone, ME16 0SL
Outing When: Thursday 27 February 2020 | 9:45am – midday Where: Contact Mel or Steve for info
On Friday 28th February, the men are invited to join for an evening together of worship and prayer. As the new men’s ministry launches, the best place to start is at the feet of Jesus, seeking His face.
Our next ladies’ time together will be a “main course”: an opportunity for spiritual input, equipping and discipleship, where we can be encouraged, challenged, and built up.
WHEN: Saturday 14th March | 9:30am WHERE: The Vine, Loose COST: £1 pp, payable on Sunday to any of the core team members (Barbara, Holly, Ibi or Kim)
Prayer for our Parkwood Home
As a Jubilee family, we have been praying more specifically into various areas of our new home-in-process in Parkwood. If you haven’t received one of the leaflets handed out, please ask the Welcome Team on a Sunday morning.
Prayer points – Wisdom for the elders & project team as they lead the project. – For the right building contractor to be appointed. – Favour with the local contractors. – Finance. – Safety of those who work on-site. – For the project to run smoothly from start to finish with no delays.
Join us as we trust God together to see our new home built to be a place where He is glorified and made known to the community around us.
Maidstone Easter Play
On Sunday 29 March 2020 the Churches in Maidstone have the opportunity to continue our journey together and present Jesus to our town in a new way, by bringing the Easter story to life.
Maidstone Easter Play will be an immersive, outdoor production, where the audience become the Jerusalem crowd, following actors from across the churches as they dramatize the final events of Jesus’ ministry, all within the Town Square, behind the Lockmeadow Centre.
There will be 2 performances of 90 minutes, at 11am and 3pm. We won’t be having our normal celebration at Tree Tops Academy that morning. So please come along to the play and bring your friends.
If you want to get involved, please contact the office at office@cotnjubilee.co.uk.
Flame Christian Foundations – New Courses
Christianity for Beginners A workshop specifically written for the new believer. It runs for 7 weeks, covering foundations of the Christian faith.
WHEN: Wednesday evenings between 15 April – 20 May 2020 (both dates inclusive) | 7:30-9:30pm COST: £10 pp QUERIES: Ray Skilton 07711 213293 (call, text or WhatsApp) or email ray.skilton@cotnjubilee.co.uk Brian Bennet 07845 988370 (call, text or WhatsApp)
Life in the Spirit This workshop is aimed at the born-again Christian who has a burning desire to have a closer walk and fellowship with Jesus and the Holy Spirit.
WHEN: Monday evenings between 13 April – 18 May 2020 (both dates inclusive) | 7:30-9:30pm COST: £10 pp QUERIES: Ray Skilton 07711 213293 (call, text or WhatsApp) or email ray.skilton@cotnjubilee.co.uk
Jubilee Family Weekend Away
Our Jubilee Family Weekend Away is approaching soon! Come and join us for a time where we can make memories, have fun and relax together, build friendships, spur one another on and encourage one another in our walk with Jesus.
Click here to book on now and register your space for the weekend.
Ladies Garden Party
As we reach the end of our first year of The Feast, we want to warmly invite you to a Ladies Garden Party.
This will include a glass of Prosecco on arrival, traditional afternoon tea with finger sandwiches, seasonal selection of cakes, fruit and plain scones with clotted cream and jam and a choice of loose leaf tea or freshly brewed coffee.
There will be garden games for your enjoyment, beautiful grounds to explore and an inside venue should the weather misbehave.
WHERE Chilston Park Hotel, Sandway, Lenham
WHEN 11th July 2020, 2-5pm
COST Twenty-five pounds pp (available to pay in installments)
ABOUT Newday is a movement that seeks to equip and empower young people to live out the amazing plan that God has for them, wherever they are. Each Summer, Newday hits Norfolk full force, with thousands of young people traveling and camping for six days. It is an event not to be missed.
WHO The camp is for teenagers from Year 7 – 13 (finishing year 7 in 2020).
HAVE QUERIES OR WANT TO GET INVOLVED AS AN ADULT? Chat to Ben or Kaat!
Shopping on Amazon?
Support Jubilee Church with every purchase made on smile.amazon.co.uk with just one click: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/ch/1115331-0 add Jubilee Church as your nominated charity and amazon will make a donation for every purchase made through it- every little helps in the building project!
Make your donations go further!
If you are eligible for gift aid, here is a link to our updated Jubilee Church Gift Aid declaration. Simply click on the link below to fill out the form.
Homegroup is a great way to get to know people without the bustle of Sunday! Contact us at office@cotnjubilee.co.uk and we’ll get our pastoral team in touch 🙂
Join our Mailing List!
If you’d like to be added into our mailing list, please contact us at office@cotnjubilee.co.uk
This last Sunday, Steve looked at our first hero of faith, Abel. Next week, we will have a look at the story of Enoch and why his faith got him on the “faith wall of fame” in Hebrews. Come and join us for our 10am start at Tree Tops Academy to find out more.
Maidstone Churches Annual Winter Shelter
Maidstone Churches are joining forces, to love and serve the homeless by washing sleeping bags this cold winter!
What’s involved? We need volunteers to pick up, wash and dry weekly, 1-2 sleeping bags and return them to Jubilee Resource Hub (9 Ashford Road, ME145BJ) by the Wednesday following the Sunday celebration.
If you didn’t get to sign up, let Jutta know you would like to help andshe will send you more information on where to pick up sleeping bags and when to have them returned to the hub.
jutta.neumann@restoringhands.org.uk
What a great opportunity to love and serve those in need!
If you’d like to find out more about Maidstone Shelter and the wonderful work they do, visit their website here: http://maidstoneshelter.org.uk/
The Big Question: Equipping and Outing – February
What is The Big Question?
The Big Question is a chance for ordinary church members to adopt a lifestyle of speaking about Jesus and discipling others. Volunteers are invited to partner with God in sharing His love to our broken world by engaging in conversations with people on the street. Each month there will be an equipping night followed by a morning of going out in different parts of Maidstone.
How can you be involved?
We need volunteers from different churches in Maidstone to help in three different areas: – part of teams going out – prayer support – follow up (discipleship)
It is essential for those who will be going out to attend an equipping session prior to doing so.
Equipping Evening When: Wednesday 26 February 2020 | 7:30-9pm Where: Family Trust, 4 Buckland Road, Maidstone, ME16 0SL
Outing When: Thursday 27 February 2020 | 9:45am – midday Where: Contact Mel or Steve for info
On Friday 28th February, the men are invited to join for an evening together of worship and prayer. As the new men’s ministry launches, the best place to start is at the feet of Jesus, seeking His face.
Our next ladies’ time together will be a “main course”: an opportunity for spiritual input, equipping and discipleship, where we can be encouraged, challenged, and built up.
WHEN: Saturday 14th March | 9:30am WHERE: The Vine, Loose COST: £1 pp, payable on Sunday to any of the core team members (Barbara, Holly, Ibi or Kim)
Maidstone Easter Play – 24 Hour Prayer Relay
On Sunday 29 March 2020 the Churches in Maidstone have the opportunity to continue our journey together and present Jesus to our town in a new way, by bringing the Easter story to life.
This Friday and Saturday 21-22 February there will be a 24hour prayer relay for the Easter Play. Different churches across Maidstone will host slots throughout the night/day. Below are the time slots and venues if you would like to join in prayer for this event and our town.
Friday 6-9pm | Connect church, Titchfield Road, ME15 8FX Friday 9pm – midnight | St Martin’s Church, Northumberland Road, ME15 7LP Saturday midnight – 9:30am | St Luke’s church vestry (use church back door), 16 St Luke’s Road, ME14 5AW Saturday 9:30am – 1pm | Jubilee Resource Hub, 9 Ashford Road, ME14 5BJ Saturday 1-2:30pm | Maidstone Baptist Church, Knightrider Street, ME15 6LU Saturday 2:30-3:30pm | praying on site at Lockmeadow Saturday 3:30-6pm | Allington Baptist Church, 76A London Road, ME16 0DT
Flame Christian Foundations – New Courses
Christianity for Beginners A workshop specifically written for the new believer. It runs for 7 weeks, covering foundations of the Christian faith.
WHEN: Wednesday evenings between 15 April – 20 May 2020 (both dates inclusive) | 7:30-9:30pm COST: £10 pp QUERIES: Ray Skilton 07711 213293 (call, text or WhatsApp) or email ray.skilton@cotnjubilee.co.uk Brian Bennet 07845 988370 (call, text or WhatsApp)
Life in the Spirit This workshop is aimed at the born-again Christian who has a burning desire to have a closer walk and fellowship with Jesus and the Holy Spirit.
WHEN: Monday evenings between 13 April – 18 May 2020 (both dates inclusive) | 7:30-9:30pm COST: £10 pp QUERIES: Ray Skilton 07711 213293 (call, text or WhatsApp) or email ray.skilton@cotnjubilee.co.uk
Jubilee Family Weekend Away
Our Jubilee Family Weekend Away is approaching soon! Come and join us for a time where we can make memories, have fun and relax together, build friendships, spur one another on and encourage one another in our walk with Jesus.
Click here to book on now and register your space for the weekend.
Ladies Garden Party
As we reach the end of our first year of The Feast, we want to warmly invite you to a Ladies Garden Party.
This will include a glass of Prosecco on arrival, traditional afternoon tea with finger sandwiches, seasonal selection of cakes, fruit and plain scones with clotted cream and jam and a choice of loose leaf tea or freshly brewed coffee.
There will be garden games for your enjoyment, beautiful grounds to explore and an inside venue should the weather misbehave.
WHERE Chilston Park Hotel, Sandway, Lenham
WHEN 11th July 2020, 2-5pm
COST Twenty-five pounds pp (available to pay in installments)
ABOUT Newday is a movement that seeks to equip and empower young people to live out the amazing plan that God has for them, wherever they are. Each Summer, Newday hits Norfolk full force, with thousands of young people traveling and camping for six days. It is an event not to be missed.
WHO The camp is for teenagers from Year 7 – 13 (finishing year 7 in 2020).
HAVE QUERIES OR WANT TO GET INVOLVED AS AN ADULT? Chat to Ben or Kaat!
Shopping on Amazon?
Support Jubilee Church with every purchase made on smile.amazon.co.uk with just one click: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/ch/1115331-0 add Jubilee Church as your nominated charity and amazon will make a donation for every purchase made through it- every little helps in the building project!
Make your donations go further!
If you are eligible for gift aid, here is a link to our updated Jubilee Church Gift Aid declaration. Simply click on the link below to fill out the form.
Homegroup is a great way to get to know people without the bustle of Sunday! Contact us at office@cotnjubilee.co.uk and we’ll get our pastoral team in touch 🙂
Join our Mailing List!
If you’d like to be added into our mailing list, please contact us at office@cotnjubilee.co.uk
This last Sunday, Andy kicked off our new series “Heroes of Faith” by having a look at what faith is and isn’t. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be looking at various characters from Hebrews 11. Come and join us for our 10am start at Tree Tops Academy to find out more.
Maidstone Churches Annual Winter Shelter
Maidstone Churches are joining forces, to love and serve the homeless by washing sleeping bags this cold winter!
What’s involved? We need volunteers to pick up, wash and dry weekly, 1-2 sleeping bags and return them to Jubilee Resource Hub (9 Ashford Road, ME145BJ) by the Wednesday following the Sunday celebration.
If you didn’t get to sign up, let Jutta know you would like to help andshe will send you more information on where to pick up sleeping bags and when to have them returned to the hub.
jutta.neumann@restoringhands.org.uk
What a great opportunity to love and serve those in need!
If you’d like to find out more about Maidstone Shelter and the wonderful work they do, visit their website here: http://maidstoneshelter.org.uk/
The Big Question: Equipping and Outing – February
What is The Big Question?
The Big Question is a chance for ordinary church members to adopt a lifestyle of speaking about Jesus and discipling others. Volunteers are invited to partner with God in sharing His love to our broken world by engaging in conversations with people on the street. Each month there will be an equipping night followed by a morning of going out in different parts of Maidstone.
How can you be involved?
We need volunteers from different churches in Maidstone to help in three different areas: – part of teams going out – prayer support – follow up (discipleship)
It is essential for those who will be going out to attend an equipping session prior to doing so.
On Friday 28th February, the men are invited to join for an evening together of worship and prayer. As the new men’s ministry launches, the best place to start is at the feet of Jesus, seeking His face.
Our next ladies’ time together will be a “main course”: an opportunity for spiritual input, equipping and discipleship, where we can be encouraged, challenged, and built up.
WHEN: Saturday 14th March | 9:30am WHERE: The Vine, Loose COST: £1 pp, payable on Sunday to any of the core team members (Barbara, Holly, Ibi or Kim)
Maidstone Easter Play
On Sunday 29 March 2020 the Churches in Maidstone have the opportunity to continue our journey together and present Jesus to our town in a new way, by bringing the Easter story to life.
Maidstone Easter Play will be an immersive, outdoor production, where the audience become the Jerusalem crowd, following actors from across the churches as they dramatize the final events of Jesus’ ministry, all within the Town Square, behind the Lockmeadow Centre.
There will be 2 performances of 90 minutes, at 11am and 3pm. We won’t be having our normal celebration at Tree Tops Academy that morning.
If you want to get involved, please contact the office at office@cotnjubilee.co.uk.
Flame Christian Foundations – New Courses
Christianity for Beginners A workshop specifically written for the new believer. It runs for 7 weeks, covering foundations of the Christian faith.
WHEN: Wednesday evenings between 15 April – 20 May 2020 (both dates inclusive) | 7:30-9:30pm COST: £10 pp QUERIES: Ray Skilton 07711 213293 (call, text or WhatsApp) or email ray.skilton@cotnjubilee.co.uk Brian Bennet 07845 988370 (call, text or WhatsApp)
Life in the Spirit This workshop is aimed at the born-again Christian who has a burning desire to have a closer walk and fellowship with Jesus and the Holy Spirit.
WHEN: Monday evenings between 13 April – 18 May 2020 (both dates inclusive) | 7:30-9:30pm COST: £10 pp QUERIES: Ray Skilton 07711 213293 (call, text or WhatsApp) or email ray.skilton@cotnjubilee.co.uk
Ladies Garden Party
As we reach the end of our first year of The Feast, we want to warmly invite you to a Ladies Garden Party.
This will include a glass of Prosecco on arrival, traditional afternoon tea with finger sandwiches, seasonal selection of cakes, fruit and plain scones with clotted cream and jam and a choice of loose leaf tea or freshly brewed coffee.
There will be garden games for your enjoyment, beautiful grounds to explore and an inside venue should the weather misbehave.
WHERE Chilston Park Hotel, Sandway, Lenham
WHEN 11th July 2020, 2-5pm
COST Twenty-five pounds pp (available to pay in installments)
ABOUT Newday is a movement that seeks to equip and empower young people to live out the amazing plan that God has for them, wherever they are. Each Summer, Newday hits Norfolk full force, with thousands of young people traveling and camping for six days. It is an event not to be missed.
WHO The camp is for teenagers from Year 7 – 13 (finishing year 7 in 2020).
HAVE QUERIES OR WANT TO GET INVOLVED AS AN ADULT? Chat to Ben or Kaat!
Shopping on Amazon?
Support Jubilee Church with every purchase made on smile.amazon.co.uk with just one click: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/ch/1115331-0 add Jubilee Church as your nominated charity and amazon will make a donation for every purchase made through it- every little helps in the building project!
Make your donations go further!
If you are eligible for gift aid, here is a link to our updated Jubilee Church Gift Aid declaration. Simply click on the link below to fill out the form.
Homegroup is a great way to get to know people without the bustle of Sunday! Contact us at office@cotnjubilee.co.uk and we’ll get our pastoral team in touch 🙂
Join our Mailing List!
If you’d like to be added into our mailing list, please contact us at office@cotnjubilee.co.uk
We have now wrapped up our series on “Walking on Water”. We will be kicking off a new series, called “Heroes of Faith”, this coming Sunday. This series will look at various characters from Hebrews 11. Come and join us for our 10am start at Tree Tops Academy.
Maidstone Churches Annual Winter Shelter
Maidstone Churches are joining forces, to love and serve the homeless by washing sleeping bags this cold winter!
What’s involved? We need volunteers to pick up, wash and dry weekly, 1-2 sleeping bags and return them to Jubilee Resource Hub (9 Ashford Road, ME145BJ) by the Wednesday following the Sunday celebration.
If you didn’t get to sign up, let Jutta know you would like to help andshe will send you more information on where to pick up sleeping bags and when to have them returned to the hub.
jutta.neumann@restoringhands.org.uk
What a great opportunity to love and serve those in need!
If you’d like to find out more about Maidstone Shelter and the wonderful work they do, visit their website here: http://maidstoneshelter.org.uk/
The Big Question: Equipping and Outing – February
What is The Big Question?
The Big Question is a chance for ordinary church members to adopt a lifestyle of speaking about Jesus and discipling others. Volunteers are invited to partner with God in sharing His love to our broken world by engaging in conversations with people on the street. Each month there will be an equipping night followed by a morning of going out in different parts of Maidstone.
How can you be involved?
We need volunteers from different churches in Maidstone to help in three different areas: – part of teams going out – prayer support – follow up (discipleship)
It is essential for those who will be going out to attend an equipping session prior to doing so.
On Sunday 29 March 2020 the Churches in Maidstone have the opportunity to continue our journey together and present Jesus to our town in a new way, by bringing the Easter story to life.
Maidstone Easter Play will be an immersive, outdoor production, where the audience become the Jerusalem crowd, following actors from across the churches as they dramatize the final events of Jesus’ ministry, all within the Town Square, behind the Lockmeadow Centre.
There will be 2 performances of 90 minutes, at 11am and 3pm. We won’t be having our normal celebration at Tree Tops Academy that morning.
If you want to get involved, please contact the office at office@cotnjubilee.co.uk.
Flame Christian Foundations – New Courses
Christianity for Beginners A workshop specifically written for the new believer. It runs for 7 weeks, covering foundations of the Christian faith.
WHEN: Wednesday evenings between 15 April – 20 May 2020 (both dates inclusive); 7:30 – 9:30pm COST: £10 pp QUERIES: Ray Skilton 07711 213293 (call, text or WhatsApp) or email ray.skilton@cotnjubilee.co.uk Brian Bennet 07845 988370 (call, text or WhatsApp)
Life in the Spirit This workshop is aimed at the born-again Christian who has a burning desire to have a closer walk and fellowship with Jesus and the Holy Spirit.
WHEN: Monday evenings between 13 April – 18 May 2020 (both dates inclusive); 7:30 – 9:30pm COST: £10 pp QUERIES: Ray Skilton 07711 213293 (call, text or WhatsApp) or email ray.skilton@cotnjubilee.co.uk
Ladies Garden Party
As we reach the end of our first year of The Feast, we want to warmly invite you to a Ladies Garden Party.
This will include a glass of Prosecco on arrival, traditional afternoon tea with finger sandwiches, seasonal selection of cakes, fruit and plain scones with clotted cream and jam and a choice of loose leaf tea or freshly brewed coffee.
There will be garden games for your enjoyment, beautiful grounds to explore and an inside venue should the weather misbehave.
WHERE Chilston Park Hotel, Sandway, Lenham
WHEN 11th July 2020, 2-5pm
COST Twenty-five pounds pp (available to pay in installments)
ABOUT Newday is a movement that seeks to equip and empower young people to live out the amazing plan that God has for them, wherever they are. Each Summer, Newday hits Norfolk full force, with thousands of young people traveling and camping for six days. It is an event not to be missed.
WHO The camp is for teenagers from Year 7 – 13 (finishing year 7 in 2020).
HAVE QUERIES OR WANT TO GET INVOLVED AS AN ADULT? Chat to Ben or Kaat!
Shopping on Amazon?
Support Jubilee Church with every purchase made on smile.amazon.co.uk with just one click: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/ch/1115331-0 add Jubilee Church as your nominated charity and amazon will make a donation for every purchase made through it- every little helps in the building project!
Make your donations go further!
If you are eligible for gift aid, here is a link to our updated Jubilee Church Gift Aid declaration. Simply click on the link below to fill out the form.
Homegroup is a great way to get to know people without the bustle of Sunday! Contact us at office@cotnjubilee.co.uk and we’ll get our pastoral team in touch 🙂
Join our Mailing List!
If you’d like to be added into our mailing list, please contact us at office@cotnjubilee.co.uk
