What was Jesus’ BIG expectation?

What mattered to Jesus!

Is your God too small for your big problem?

This whole month in our series on Faith we have been reminding ourselves that God can. God can work the miracles, God can breakthrough, God is enough in the storm and God can work in the lives of others. I believe the birthplace of this faith is hope in God, which primarily comes through his […]

Reasons for unanswered prayer

The truth is, unanswered prayer can be frustrating and sap our faith. But it doesn’t need to. A simple answer to the complex question of why God isn’t answering prayer how you expect is that God is infinite and we finite. He sees all, the end from the beginning, in a manner that we can’t […]

The forgotten key to powerful prayer

Sin is a peculiar thing. We instinctively know it brings death but somehow we like to play with it. I read this week how a lion keeper was mauled by one of his own lions. The very thing he, played with, petted and thought he had under control turned on him. The story of Lot’s […]

The top 5 excuses for not praying (and how to overcome them)

Prayer is one of those things that is so important, yet we far too easily make excuses (sometime dumb excuses!) for not praying. Here is 5 excuses and 5 quick solutions. I am too busy. Are you too busy to fill up your car with petrol? Probably, but it would be just plain dumb to […]

5 signs of a babbling prayer

Few spiritual disciplines matter as much in life as prayer. If you have missed the kick off to our prayer series, please click here or use the Catalyst church app to get access to the message. I have always been struck by the frank words of Jesus in Matthew 6:7-8 7 And when you pray, do […]