In 1984 Harvey Thomas was blown up in the 1984 IRA Brighton Bomb attack on the Conservative Party Conference. Thomas, who produced Billy Graham’s rallies for 15 years, shares his story of forgiveness and how he befriended the man that tried to kill him. Thomas joins Adam Curtis and Leah Sax in this week’s episode:Continue reading “SHOW NOTES Episode 5: Forgiveness – a personal story”
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Getting to know Harvey Thomas…
Harvey Thomas is our guest on Episode 5 of Delight Podcast. He speaks of his time with Billy Graham, Margaret Thatcher and his experience of being blown up in the 1984 IRA Brighton Bomb and the story of forgiveness that followed. You can listen to his episode. Harvey is also a model railway enthusiast andContinue reading “Getting to know Harvey Thomas…”
TRANSCRIPT Episode 4: Church – life with God’s Family
Leah Sax:Hello and welcome to Delight Podcast, I’m Leah Sax, and this is Adam Curtis. Adam Curtis:Hello. Hello. Leah Sax:And today we welcome Andy and Grace Rees, who both serve at Surrey Chapel in Norwich, where Andy is lead Pastor. Grace describes herself as a full time pastor’s wife and mum. Today, our topic turnsContinue reading “TRANSCRIPT Episode 4: Church – life with God’s Family”
SHOW NOTES Episode 4: Church – life with God’s family
Adam Curtis and Leah Sax are joined by Andy and Grace Rees to explore what church is and why we should go. We hear the Rees’ story of faith and God’s faithfulness and ask them all the questions about church we’re thinking but don’t say out loud. If you’re looking for a church, the twoContinue reading “SHOW NOTES Episode 4: Church – life with God’s family”
You are not alone
God did not save you to walk this life alone. You may be the only Christian in your family, your marriage, your friendship group, your office, your school. But hear this. You are not alone! When God saves us, he puts us into a family. The Church family. The men and women who stand aroundContinue reading “You are not alone”
TRANSCRIPT Episode 3: Prayer – speaking to God
Adam Curtis:Hello and welcome to Delight podcast. I’m Adam Curtis. Leah Sax:And I’m Leah Sax. And we are helping new Christians live for Jesus. On today’s episode, we’re going to be interviewing our friend Sarah Thrift and hearing all about prayer. Leah Sax:So as Adam already just told us, today’s guest is Sarah Thrift andContinue reading “TRANSCRIPT Episode 3: Prayer – speaking to God”
SHOW NOTES Episode 3: Prayer – speaking to God
Adam Curtis and Leah Sax are joined by Sarah Thrift who shares how she makes the Gospel accessible for all with great stories about God’s providence, before getting into today’s topic: prayer. We ask what prayer is, why we should do it and even go about asking how we should pray. Even when it feelsContinue reading “SHOW NOTES Episode 3: Prayer – speaking to God”
11 tips to help you pray
#1 Say the Lord’s Prayer Jesus wants us to pray, and so he has taught us how to do it. Read Matthew 6:9-13 to see it for yourself… “‘Our Father in heaven,hallowed be your name,your kingdom come,your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.Give us today our daily bread.And forgive us our debts, as we alsoContinue reading “11 tips to help you pray”
TRANSCRIPT Episode 2: Meditation – dwelling on Gods truth
Leah Sax:Hello and welcome to Episode two of Delight Podcast, I’m Leah Sax, and this is Adam Curtis. Hello. And together we are looking at practices and habits that especially help new Christians live for Jesus. Adam Curtis:Indeed, we are in episode one we looked at the Bible with our good friend Adam Thrift. AndContinue reading “TRANSCRIPT Episode 2: Meditation – dwelling on Gods truth”
SHOW NOTES Episode 2: Meditation – dwelling on God’s truth
Amy Wicks joins Adam Curtis and Leah Sax to chat through the topic of Christian meditation. It’s not a term that people frequently associate with believers – so we have a good old chat about why it should be. Inspired by today’s chat, Adam’s blog ‘Meditation in 5 easy steps‘ can be found on theContinue reading “SHOW NOTES Episode 2: Meditation – dwelling on God’s truth”
Meditation in 5 easy steps
Often we can think that meditation is an eastern practice. It involves sitting crossed legged and going “uuummm.” But meditation is a rich biblical tradition. In Psalm 1 the blessed man is the one who meditates on God’s law day and night. Biblical meditation is about muttering/musing on/pondering God’s word. In “Episode 2: Meditation –Continue reading “Meditation in 5 easy steps”
TRANSCRIPT Episode 1: The Bible – hearing God speak
Adam Curtis:Hello and welcome to Delight Podcast. My name is Adam Curtis. Leah Sax:And I’m Leah Sax. Adam Curtis:This is our first episode of Season one, where Leah Sax:We’re going to have a Season two, then Adam, Adam Curtis:Anyway first episode of Season one, where we’re looking at Christian habits which help Christians live forContinue reading “TRANSCRIPT Episode 1: The Bible – hearing God speak”
TRANSCRIPT Episode 0: Introducing Delight Podcast
Leah Sax:Hello and welcome to Delight Podcast, I’m Leah, and this is Adam. Adam Curtis:Hello, hello, hello Leah Sax:Yeah that’s the bit you’re supposed to say hello! We’re off to a good start. here we are finally recording day one after weeks of Zoom and Google Docs. And Adam, I have one massive question forContinue reading “TRANSCRIPT Episode 0: Introducing Delight Podcast”
SHOW NOTES Episode 1: The Bible – hearing God speak
Adam Curtis and Leah Sax are joined by Adam Thrift, who shares his transformative story of seeing Christians as the nerdy other to becoming one of them. Thrift shares his experiences with depression and anxiety, church and relationships, and how he gets down to opening up God’s word: the Bible. As well as looking atContinue reading “SHOW NOTES Episode 1: The Bible – hearing God speak”
SHOW NOTES Episode 0: Introducing Delight Podcast
Adam Curtis and Leah Sax introduce Delight Podcast: helping new Christians live for Jesus. In this short welcome episode we hear what the podcast is about, why you should listen and a little bit of Adam’s story from Kent to Curate and Leah’s story from North London to the stage.We’d love to hear from youContinue reading “SHOW NOTES Episode 0: Introducing Delight Podcast”
The Heart of Spiritual Growth
So you’ve just become a Christian! You’ve recognized that Jesus is your personal savior, and you want to live for him. But how do you do that? There is an inward and outward answer to this question. The outward answer is probably the simple one and creates the framework for season 1 of The DelightContinue reading “The Heart of Spiritual Growth”
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