Christmas Splendour Reflections - Photoglow.co.uk

The best photographer in Gloucestershire. I don't usually do this but I have to give honour where honour is due. Jonathon Watkins from Photoglow did a splendorous job with our photos at our Christmas Splendour Ball. You 

can see the photos here. You can also see more of his amazing work here.

PhotoGlow is a photography company based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Jonathon Watkins is the primary photographer. They specialise in reportage-style weddings, lifestyle portrait sessions, event coverage, commercial photography and fine art prints. These guys are pros.

Well done Photoglow. I highly recommend their services.

Christmas Splendour Reflections - Angela

I Know I have said it before, however I have to say it again: I have the most amazingly talented, wonderful woman by my side and I have the privilege of calling her wife. Angela performs the role of Executive Pastor at D7 Church. She is responsible for all the systems and operations. We could not have someone better than her to do this demanding job.

If you don't know yet Angela is the one who organised our Christmas Splendour Ball. The nitty-gritty, the ins and outs all the details that made that night so special. I am so glad that she also managed to have fun at the party, but I guess this is simply the D7 way - we work hard and we play hard.

Here is a woman that loves God, loves people and absolutely loves being a wife and a mommy.

I also would like to offer you the opportunity to join us on one of the D7 teams. It's an opportunity for an experience.

Christmas Splendour Reflections - [Dweeb]

We had the honour to have [Dweeb] with us for our Christmas Splendour Ball here at D7 Church. 

This radical funk rock band from Coventry has  an unique sound and amazing riffs and lyrics. Their live performance is awesome, impeccable, electric... they ended the show and we still wanted more!!!

We better watch this space as this guys take over the UK.

[Dweeb] is a highly recommended band and their albums including the highly acclaimed "Feels Like Dynamite" can be purchased here.

D7 Men

D7 Men is our men's ministry at D7. Soon I will be updating this page with some pretty awesome stuff - So plug yourself in and keep tuned!!!

Extravagant Love

If you had all the perks  available plus all the money in the world, would you be satisfied with heaven even if Jesus was not there?

What does it mean to love God? 

Maybe it's time to make a life defining new year's resolution.

Vision Sunday 2011

The future belongs to those who plan for it. Some people spend more time planning their holidays than their life. That’s why focus is so important. We must make God’s priorities our priorities.  That’s how we will gain influence in our city. Why do we need influence as as a church? Because influence is the ability to bring change.

Gloucester is one of the most deprived places in England. As a church, D7 must go to extreme lengths to ensure that we are being God’s change agent in our city.

Everything we do at D7 Church falls within our discipleship plan. This is where our focus, priorities and influence comes from:

BELONG

For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 

Matthew 25:35 

- As a church we've decided that we are not starting another city mission. In our culture it’s much easier to feed people than to invite them into our world. The best kind of ministry is the one that is not needed anymore, so they morph, they change into something else to meet a real need.

- There are way too many churches and not enough change. Churches are being ineffective because they are applying the right concept to the wrong context. The hunger that people in our culture have is relational.

- We need to be the kind of people that other people need to meet. If your gospel is not touching others is has not touched you.

BELIEVE  

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:  

John 1:12

- We've been called to build a kingdom minded church culture. An effective and strong church will come out of that.

- See people through the eyes of compassion. Show people the same grace that has been shown to you. Build relationships, get to know people. 

- Why do we tithe? Because we believe what we read not read what we believe.

Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.
Malachi 3:10

SERVE  

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” Matthew 20:28 

  

- Don’t be a slave of material things. You are a human being, not a human 'buying'.

- Whole-heartedly Serving is essential.