February 2012
10 posts
4 tags
4 tags
4 tags
2 tags
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
– Matthew 11:28 (NIV)
4 tags
WatchStudent Alpha - Week 4: Why & how should I pray?
Here’s this week’s video from our Alpha small groups. If you didn’t make it, feel free to have a watch and catch up on what you missed.
Some questions to reflect on:
Have you ever prayed? What happened?
Do you think God always answers prayers?
What are the benefits of praying?
Are there times when it might be difficult...
4 tags
WatchStudent Alpha - Week 3: How can I have faith?
Sorry it’s a week late - here’s last week’s Student Alpha video for those in the small groups that are doing Alpha.
Some questions to reflect on:
What does it mean to ‘have faith’?
What foundation do you build your beliefs on?
Does faith in Jesus make sense?
Would you like to have faith?
3 tags
“The church is not supposed to be a society of perfect people doing great work....”
– Tom Wright, Simply Jesus (p219)
2 tags
Bishop Dominic's Lent Letter →
Each year at the beginning of Lent, Bishop Dominic (the Bishop of Monmouth) sends out a letter to everyone in the diocese about his Lent appeal and offering a word of encouragement.
Here’s the letter in case you’d like to read it for yourself.
If you’d like to give towards the Bishop’s Lent Appeal you can give in the usual ways but label it specifically for ‘Lent...
2 tags
WatchStudent Alpha - Week 2: Why did Jesus die?
Last night our two alpha small groups watched week two’s video and discussed it. It’s above for those of you who didn’t make it to catch up on (here’s the handout).
Some questions to reflect on:
What do you make of Jesus death? What happened?
How can you tell the difference between good and bad people?
How do you feel about...
2 tags
WatchStudent Alpha - Week 1: Who is Jesus?
Tonight was the first week of Student Alpha for two of our small groups. In case you missed it tonight, here’s the first talk for you to watch. Here’s a handout that you can print out if you want to make notes whilst you watch.
Some questions to think about once you’ve watched it:
Who is Jesus to you?
What do you believe about his...
January 2012
7 posts
1 tag
New Frequently Asked Questions
Recently we added a couple of new answers to the FAQ page on the website because of a couple of questions we’ve been asked by different people recently. You can read the two new questions and answers below, or see all of our FAQs on the website.
Is The Lab the young adult ministry of St Paul’s City Centre Church?
St Paul’s is the Anglican church in Newport City Centre, where our...
3 tags
2 tags
The Journey Retreat →
If you missed Sunday, you missed us giving out the full details for our retreat on Friday 24th - Sunday 26th February.
Here’s a pdf of the information leaflet and the form you need to fill in to book your place. Get hold of a paper copy from one of our Sunday Gatherings or from your Small Group.
3 tags
3 tags
2 tags
The Student Alpha Course
At our Big Meal on Wednesday, we announced the start of two new small groups this term - one in Maindee and one in the City Centre - both of which will be doing the Student Alpha course starting from February.
We’re really excited about the chance to explore the core elements of Christianity and discover more of who Jesus is together, and to invite friends who aren’t part of The Lab...
2 tags
Joyful Giving →
Last Sunday night we covered the topic of money and giving as part of our Lab community life. Listen to last night’s teaching, or if you’re interested in giving to The Lab you can find out how on our new ‘giving’ page on the website.
You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. “For God loves a person who...
September 2011
4 posts
3 tags
3 tags
James’ talk on calling from our Lab vision...
3 tags
LAZARUS 2 [John 11v17-46] - James Henley
Catch up...
3 tags
LAZARUS 1 [John 11v1-16] - James Henley
Catch up...
August 2011
1 post
2 tags
Here’s Dai’s talk from last Sunday...
July 2011
4 posts
3 tags
Catch up on yesterday’s teaching from James. Find...
4 tags
This is yesterday’s teaching from Sunday...
4 tags
Listen again to Dan speaking about Sheep on Sunday...
4 tags
Here’s the audio of Dean’s talk from...
June 2011
7 posts
3 tags
Listen back to this Sunday’s teaching if you...
4 tags
Listen back to Dai’s teaching from this...
4 tags
Sunday Bonus Material: The Pool of Siloam →
More bonus material from James’ notes - this time for last week’s passage on the Man Born Blind from John 9v1-12. Read it here.
5 tags
Sunday Bonus Material: The Relationship between... →
A week ago at our Sunday night Lab gathering I shared about the need to be constantly cultivating within ourselves a desire for more intimacy with God (you can listen again here).
As part of preparing my thoughts for preaching, I often end up with lots of off-cuts of material that didn’t quite make the final cut. I thought I’d begin to share some of this extra, bonus material on my blog.
You can...
6 tags
Listen back to last night’s teaching. To...
4 tags
2 tags
You can now listen again to yesterday’s...
May 2011
1 post
4 tags
WatchSunday morning’s Lab intro video for anyone who missed it. Huge thanks to everyone involved in the process of making it on Thursday night - especially to Sarah for the hard work she put in editing it in time for Sunday.
Hopefully the out-takes will do the rounds at some point too. :-)
April 2011
1 post
The Alway Project - Annual Report 2011 →
We’ve recently finished putting together a report on all the work that’s taken place as part of our project in Alway in the last year. You can download and read it here.
February 2011
4 posts
This week - 16th February 2011
Hello everybody, here’s what the plan is for this week. Foodface: We’ve got Danny and Gavin cooking for us this week, so bring your £1 and meet us at St Paul’s at 6.30pm for 7pm. Sunday Night: We’re continuing our current series on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. Dai will be speaking on Matthew 5:38-48 if you want to look it up beforehand. We meet at St Paul’s at...
3 tags
“Throughout this chapter, Jesus is not just giving moral commands. He is...”
– Tom Wright on [Matthew 5v27-37], Matthew for Everyone - Part 1, p49.
This week - 9th February 2011
Hello everybody! Here’s what’s going on this week. Foodface: I’m cooking tonight - join us at St Paul’s, 6.30 for 7pm start, food for £1. Sunday Night: We’re continuing our current series on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount - Matthew 5:21-37 if you want to take a sneaky peak! We start at 5.30pm and everything in the series so far is on the podcast - catch up here:...
3 tags
“Some think of Jesus as a great Jewish teacher without much of a revolution....”
– Tom Wright on [Matthew 5v13-20], Matthew for Everyone - Part 1, p39-40.
January 2011
4 posts
This week - 26th January 2011
Morning everybody! Here’s what’s going on this week. Foodface: Tonight we have Sarah W cooking for us. Join us at St Paul’s 6.30 for 7pm start, food for £1. Night Shelter Worship Evening: The churches which have been and will be hosting our guests over the winter are holding a worship evening to mark the change over between the first half of the Night Shelter and the second....
3 tags
Last night’s talk - the first in our series...
3 tags
This week - 18th January 2011
Hello everybody, we’re back from the Christmas/New Year slow down, so here’s what’s going on this week. Foodface: Foodface is officially back and we have Dan T and Phil cooking for us tomorrow. Join us at St Paul’s, 6.30 for 7pm, with your £1 ready and waiting. Sunday Nights: This Sunday we’re starting our new series on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (found in...
December 2010
2 posts
5 tags
This week - 7th December 2010
Hello everybody, here’s what’s going on this week. Foodface: Tomorrow is the last Foodface of term, and it’s going to be a Christmas extravaganza! If you haven’t let us know if you’re coming yet or if you haven’t made up your mind yet, it would be very useful to know if you’re coming/thinking of coming so we can cook enough food. To make it that ...
November 2010
12 posts
3 tags
Dai’s talk from Sunday night is now...
4 tags
This week - 23rd November 2010
Hey guys and gals, here’s what’s going on in the world of the Lab this week. Foodface Meet us at St Paul’s, 6.30 for 7pm start, food for £1 - Dave’s cooking for us this week. Sunday Morning This Sunday some of us will be going to Trinity Methodist Church at 10.30am. If you’d like to join us, or would like a lift/directions, please text James. Sunday Evening...
3 tags
The last part in our Autumn series. Catch up in...
