Breathe Young Adults

This is a call to all young adults: let’s gather and pray. 🕊️

Yesterday, Dan from reminded us that prayer is not meant to be an afterthought. It is our first point of call.

In Acts 12, when the situation looked impossible, the church prayed earnestly — and God moved.

So let’s make space to pray together: for our own lives, for our church, and for our brothers and sisters around the world.

📅 This Sunday - 14th June
🕐 1:00pm, after church
🍽️ Food provided

“Pray without ceasing.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:17

Scan the QR code to book your place.

Join us for Breathe YA Worship Night 🙌🏾✨

A night to pause, worship, seek God, and make room for His presence.

“Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise.” — Psalm 145:3

📅 Friday 15 May
🕢 7:30pm
📍 Breathe New Life Church

Come expectant, come ready, and feel free to invite someone who might be blessed by this night of worship 🙏🏾

Finalists… we see you 🎓✨
All the hard work, long nights, stress, prayers, deadlines, and perseverance — it’s time to celebrate! Join us April 26th after church for our Finalist Lunch 💛
Open to all YA. Scan the QR code to sign up 👇🏾

Some thoughts don’t get said out loud…

Not because they don’t matter,
but because we don’t know where they belong.

Faith 🤍
Life 🌍
Real tension.

So let’s talk about it.

Join us this Sunday 19th April 📅
After church ⛪️
at (Stoke-on-Trent) 📍

As we step into real conversations about real life and faith.

No pressure.
No perfect answers.
Just honesty, reflection… and truth.

“What do we think… but never say?” 👀

“Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” – John 8:32 ✝️

Stay after church.
This one’s different 🔥

Brunch o’clock 🥞☕ at Church 🥳

Food. Faith. Fellowship. What more do you need? 💬

📅 15.11.25 | 11am–1pm
🎤 Guest speaker: Jonny Crabtree

We can’t wait to see you there 💛

Today’s post: 🍕✨ We’re back! Join us for our YA Welcome Back Event on Sunday 5th October, right after church! A time to reconnect, eat, and enjoy fellowship together 🙌🏻 Bring your appetite, your friends, and your good vibes — see you there! 🎉

👉🏾👈🏻YA is back! 🤩🤭 Whether you’re a returning student, fresher, or new in Stoke — we can’t wait to welcome you this September + October! See you at church and our upcoming events 🤗

Corporate Fruitfulness 🍓🍇🕊️ SHARE YOUR FAITH 🕊️ – ROOTED TO OVERFLOW 🕊️

“Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river…
Their fruit will serve for food and their leaves for healing.”
— Ezekiel 47:12 NIV

“Love the Lord your God… Love your neighbour as yourself.”
— Matthew 22:37–39 NIV

“Go and make disciples of all nations… And surely I am with you always.”
— Matthew 28:19–20 NIV

This week, Tim asked a question that turned personal:
❓ What is your fruit feeding?

Not just “Am I planted?”
Not just “Do I love Jesus?”
But: Who’s being nourished because of me?

Because some of us are rooted…
But not reaching.

🌱 Growing in knowledge, but not pouring into others.
🌱 Receiving living water, but not serving healing fruit.
🌱 Standing tall in church, but not bearing anything eternal.

Tim reminded us:

🛑 Fruitfulness isn’t personal success.
It’s corporate mission. Kingdom overflow. Generational impact.

🔥 THIS WEEK:

🌊 We’re trees by the river, not in pots.
🌍 Our fruit is for the world, not just our spiritual pantry.
👣 Our roots are fed by the sanctuary — for movement, not stasis.

💥 THE WORD:

📍 “Your fruit is for feeding. Your leaves are for healing.”
📍 “God doesn’t plant to decorate. He plants to restore.”
📍 “The river flows from the sanctuary — but into the streets.”
📍 “Every month they bear fruit — consistency is a calling.”
📍 “What flows into you is meant to flow out of you.”
📍 “Love God. Love people. Make disciples.”

💭 REFLECTION:

🌿 Who is eating from your tree right now?
🌿 Are you rooted in God’s river or your comfort zone?
🌿 Are you loving God deeply, loving people truly, and discipling intentionally just as our Church vision states?

Thank you Tim ❤️🙏🏼

“Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life…
On each side of the river stood the tree of life,
bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month.
And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.”
— Revelation 22:1–2 NIV
This week, we had the privilege and honour of hearing from Dr Glenn Balfour!

Are you living a fruitful life… or just a busy one?

Because fruitfulness isn’t about:
🛑 Being productive.
🛑 Being admired.
🛑 Being comfortable.

🌿 Fruitfulness is about:
✨ Legacy beyond yourself.
✨ Multiplication that outlives you.
✨ Healing for nations.

💥 THE WORD THIS WEEK:

📍 The Bible starts and ends with fruitfulness.
• Genesis 1: God commands creation and humanity to bear fruit with seed – fruit that multiplies for generations.
• Revelation 22: The Tree of Life bears fruit every month, with leaves that heal nations.
Your life is meant to reproduce Kingdom life beyond yourself.

📍 Philippians 1:21-24 – To live is Christ.
Paul says, “If I keep living, it means fruitful labour for me.”
➡️ Life’s purpose isn’t survival; it’s fruitful labour for Christ.

📍 John 15:16 – You were chosen to bear fruit that lasts.
➡️ You didn’t choose Him; He chose you – to bear lasting, impactful fruit.
🌱 DR GLENN’S 3 KEYS TO FRUITFULNESS:
1. Good Sources / Inputs
• Psalm 1: Like a tree planted by streams of water.
• “Garbage in, garbage out.”
• Evaluate what feeds your mind, heart, and spirit.
➡️ Toxic inputs = toxic fruit.
➡️ Life-giving streams = fruit that heals.
2. Good Preparation
• Luke 2: Jesus spent 30 hidden years growing in wisdom and stature before His 3-year ministry.
• Preparation seasons aren’t wasted; they’re essential for fruitfulness.
➡️ Invest in growth. Don’t resent hiddenness.
3. Hard Work
• 2 Timothy 2:6: “The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops.”
• Fruitfulness demands diligence, sacrifice, and graft alongside dependence on God.
➡️ Inspiration and perspiration aren’t opposites – they’re partners.

Thank you Dr Glenn Balfour for reminding us Fruitfulness isn’t about what you do for yourself – it’s what God does through you for others.
🌳🌳❤️‍🔥

🕊️ SHARE YOUR FAITH 🕊️ – BIG Questions 🕊️

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations…
And surely I am with you always…”
— Matthew 28:19–20 NIV

This week, Steff asked a question that cut deep:
❓ If we know how to share our faith… why don’t we?

Not just inviting people to church.
Not just being “nice.”
But sharing — boldly, gently, intentionally.

Because some of us aren’t missing opportunities…
We’re dismissing them.

🌀 Too busy to pause.
🌀 Too scared to speak.
🌀 Too tired to care.
🌀 Too pressured to risk awkwardness.

Steff reminded us:
🛑 Sharing faith isn’t about having all the answers.
It’s about living with Holy Spirit partnership.

🔥 THIS WEEK:

👂🏾 Jonah shared his faith… even while running away.
🎶 Paul & Silas shared their faith… even in prison chains.
🌸 Steff shared her faith… an encouragement for us all.

💥 THE WORD:

📍 “Sharing faith isn’t about leading them to Jesus in that moment – it’s planting seeds for Him to grow.”
📍 “Your role is obedience, not outcome.”
📍 “Take the pressure off. God fills the gaps.”
📍 “You’re not in this alone. You partner with the Holy Spirit.”
📍 “Don’t write off people — or yourself.”

💭 REFLECTION:

🏹 Where have you dismissed an opportunity to share your faith?
🕊️ What would change if you believed God was with you in every conversation?
🌿 Who is waiting for your obedience to plant a seed today?

👣 THIS WEEK:

🙏🏾 Pray for courage to be interrupted.
💬 Share why you live the way you do.
📖 Speak scripture over someone’s fear.
🌸 Scatter seeds freely and trust God with the harvest.

Because you weren’t saved to stay silent.
You were commissioned to carry hope.
And you’re not here to just exist – you’re here to make disciples.

You are a Living Testimony ❤️‍🔥

📖 Matthew 28 | Jonah 1–3 | Acts 16 | Proverbs 31

🕊️ Thank you Steff
for reminding us that faith shared is faith strengthened 🙏🏽💖🔥