The book of Philippians is arguably the most joy-filled, joy-commanded book of the Bible. All the more strange when we discover that Paul is writing in a lockdown of his own. Imprisoned in Rome, possibly awaiting execution, his joy abounds. How come?

Burlington Talks

Over the Summer during our Sunday Celebrations we are going to be thinking about the treasures we have found through the recent challenging season of COVID-19. Despite it being one of the most challenging seasons many of us have faced, God has been very present and has given us treasures to find in secret places. We will be exploring subjects such as God being with us, slowing down and what our communities have been doing during lockdown.

The gospels are full of people encountering Jesus. Many heard him speak and saw the miracles, yet those who went close enough were touched, and transformed by his presence. For each one, a life changing encounter with Jesus.

This series is our invitation into that same encounter.

Stories and testimonies

“To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.” Martin Luther.

Is prayer as essential as our breath, oxygenating our lives moment by moment?

The Cracking Communication course has given birth to “Ted Talk” Sunday when three people will share for just 7 minutes each on the same passage. It is an opportunity for more people to develop their skills, but more than that, it is a way that we can all benefit from the richness of God’s word within each of us.

The Daniel Fast is a method of fasting used by hundreds of thousands of Christians throughout the world. The fast is based on the fasting experiences of the prophet Daniel along with standard Jewish fasting principles.

The Daniel Fast is a partial fast, meaning that some foods are eaten and others are restricted. Please only consider this style of fasting if you are medically well enough too or disordered eating is not an internal challenge for you.

Invited Christmas 2019

General Election 2019 Interviews with the Ipswich Political Party Candidates

Burlington Welcomes

United Celebrations

An outlier is someone different from the others, stands out from the crowd and makes a big contribution to the world. eg Bill Gates or Mother Theresa.

As Christians we can feel like outsiders. We don’t fit. Actually, we DON’T fit. We ARE different and that’s a GOOD thing.

When Peter wrote his letter 1 Peter the Christians were being heavily persecuted. They felt like outsiders. They were outsiders But so much more they were outliers. Different? Yes! But with a big difference to make.

Vision Sunday 2019

Summer Sundays 2019

What we believe shapes us: our thoughts, actions and behaviours. When we believe truth, that change is transformational. A step into the light, a pathway to freedom. Let’s journey together.

Our annual three week Daniel Fast with neighbouring church IIC, carried the theme of Kingdom Breakthrough. “Walking around these walls, I thought by now they’d fall … I’ve seen you move, you move the mountains. And i believe, I’ll see you do it again.”

Jesus changed the world. Undisputed. 2,000 years on we are still talking about him and more people than ever are following him. But who is he? Do I understand him? Or has my view been obscured by layers of tradition, human opinion and popular thought?

The Five Graces of Jesus is based on the verses in Ephesians 4:7-13. Each person in the Body of Christ is one of the 5, and that we need all 5 to make up the whole. A bit like a personality test, we all have a particular strength. Each of us has one.

Exploring our vision of Celebration and Community

Mark wrote the first account of the life of Jesus. It’s simple, straightforward and succinct. It carries eye witness testimony. It’s as close to Jesus as we can get.

“The great Christian revolutions came not by the discovery of something that was not known before. They happen when someone takes radically something that was always there”. H. Richard Niebuhr. This is no more true than The Reformation itself. As we celebrate 500 years of this tumultuous time for the church, and the world, what rediscoveries demand a radical response from us?

Burlington joined with many from ICC to fast, pray and worship through the first three weeks of the year.

“It’s good news that will bring great joy to all the world.” This year at Burlington, all sorts of people have discovered for themselves the joy that Jesus brings.

We are disciples. We know that. But are we disciple-makers? Well, yes we are! We cannot be a true disciple without being a disciple-maker.
Discipleship involves discipling - But how?

This three part teaching is based on a promise. God’s promise. It’s the only place in the Bible where we are invited to test him. The test is not based on the length of our prayers, the number of worship songs we can sing or the number of Bible verses we have memorised. Surprisingly it’s about money - yours and mine - and how we handle it.