Recentering on Jesus · Planted by Streams · Benji Jackson · 10th August 2025

Pete Hughes finishes our 2-part series, unpacking the gift of speaking and singing in Tongues from the Bible, and explores how it is helpful for our relationship with God.

From 1 Corinthians 13:8-14:5, Pete starts our 2-week series on The Gifts of the Spirit by looking at how Paul talks about Prophecy in the Bible, and how we can practise using this gift.

Cath explores what it means to have joy from the Spirit, and how we are called to a people of unexplainable joy.

From John 4:1-42, Kath shares how God wants to give us his living water, to flow in us and through us, and explores how we can often turn to false comforts instead.

Britt White unpacks Proverbs 3:5-6 with a powerful challenge: Will we let Jesus truly be Jesus in our lives?

Benji encourages us to look past distractions, and focus on Jesus, who is calling us into depth in our relationship with Him.

Emma asks if our inner life with Jesus strong enough to deal with the pressure our outer life? From 2 Corinthians 4:7-18, she explores how Paul’s inner strength comes from God, not ourselves.

Pete interviews Tich and Joan Smith, who are mission partners with KXC. They share how God called them from a place from rock bottom, to serve orphans in South Africa.

Passage: John 5:1-9a

Tim explores what we can learn from examples of being in the wilderness in the Bible, looking at Mark 1:1-15 and Isaiah 35:1-2.