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09/04/2026

I need your support. , I need your support.

A petition I submitted to the UK Parliament has been approved, asking for a review of how media regulators handle religious sensitivity.

For years, I’ve noticed how casually the name of Jesus is used as an expletive in films, TV and media. His holy name, the Name above every name thrown around without thought or reverence. Yet I never hear the sacred names of other faiths treated this way. And nor should they be. Respect should be consistent across the media.

This petition simply asks the Government to review how media regulators handle religious sensitivity, so that all faiths, including ours, are treated fairly and respectfully.

If this resonates with you, I’d be grateful for your support.

You can read and sign the petition here:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/759109

We ask the Government to review how media regulators, including Ofcom and the BBFC, ensure religious sensitivity is treated consistently and fairly, and that all faiths receive equal consideration within UK media standards.

05/04/2026

Today we remember the moment history turned. Death lost its power. Light broke through the darkness and every promise of God stood proven true.

Upon His rising, Jesus became the Firstfruits the beginning of God’s new creation, the guarantee that resurrection life is not just His story, but ours.

Just as the first sheaf was offered to God as a sign of the harvest to come, Christ’s empty tomb is the promise that renewal is already breaking into the world.

May the reality of the Resurrection fill your heart with courage, renewal, and unshakeable hope. ~ Sabrina 💜

“He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. Come, see where his body was lying.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭28‬:‭6‬ ‭NLT‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/116/mat.28.6.NLT

Passage 📖: Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, John 20,

03/04/2026

Today we remember the day Jesus carried His Cross, step by step, through the narrow streets of Jerusalem, along the route we now call the Via Dolorosa.

We are all preparing to follow the same path where His final journey is remembered. To personally walk the route He carried His cross before He died… is very hard to put into words. Profound doesn’t even begin to cover it.

What I can articulate is, today is a day for us to honour His sacrifice, to feel the weight of His love, and to let the reality of this story sink deep. ~ Sabrina ✝️❤️💜

Passage 📖: John 19, Matthew 27, Luke 23, Mark 15

02/04/2026

As I walked through Jerusalem and stood inside the Holy Sepulchre, the Holy Spirit highlighted to me that Holy Week isn’t just history. It’s a journey of the heart. ❤️

Tonight we remember the night He knelt, served, and shared a final meal with His friends. ✝️

Passage 📖: Luke 22

~ Sabrina 💜

30/03/2026

Being in the Holy Land during Holy Week is, without question, the journey of my lifetime.

To stand where my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ walked…to breathe in the same air in the very places where He taught, healed, prayed, suffered, and rose again, is a blessing beyond words. ❤️

There is something indescribably humbling about retracing His footsteps in my own lifetime during the most sacred week of the Biblical calendar. The atmosphere feels charged with the weight of eternity. It’s as if Scripture comes alive around you.

For me this trip was a pilgrimage of the heart.

A reminder of the depth of His love, the power of His sacrifice, and the hope of His resurrection.

My spirit is full. My gratitude is overflowing.

To walk where Jesus walked during Holy Week is a gift I will carry for the rest of my earthly life. ❤️

“What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord, who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭84‬:‭5‬ ‭NLT‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/116/psa.84.5.NLT

20/03/2026

Many believers are used to hearing that Moses missed the Promised Land simply because he struck the rock instead of speaking to it (Numbers 20:12). While that moment mattered, Scripture reveals something far deeper, more beautiful, and profoundly prophetic.

This wasn’t just about an action.

It was about a story God was telling, a story pointing directly to Jesus. ✝️

🔥Moses Represents the Law and the Law Cannot Bring Us Into the Promise. (In Galatians 3:10, Paul is actually quoting Deuteronomy 27:26, i.e. if you rely on the Law you must keep all of it, which is impossible and why we need Jesus 💝)

In Deuteronomy 34:4, God allows Moses to see the land, but not enter it.

This is symbolic:
🔥Moses represents the Law.
🔥The Promised Land represents God’s presence, rest, and salvation.
🔥The Law can show us God’s holiness.
🔥The Law can reveal the promise.
🔥But the Law cannot take us in.

This is exactly what the apostle John later reveals:

“For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.” John 1:17

Moses brings us to the border.
But only Jesus brings us home.

Joshua Leads the People In and Joshua’s Name Is Jesus’ Name

When Moses dies, Joshua 1:1-9 opens with God commissioning Joshua to lead Israel into the land.

Here’s the prophetic key:

🔥Joshua = Yeshua = Jesus

“Joshua” is the English form of the Hebrew name Yeshua, the very same name given to Jesus 🔥

So the transition from Moses to Joshua is not just historical, it’s prophetic.
📜Moses (the Law) cannot save.
✝️Joshua/Yeshua (Jesus) brings us into God’s promise.

This is the gospel hidden in plain sight in the Old Testament. ~ Sabrina 💜

Passage 📖: Deuteronomy 27:26, 34:4, John 1:17, Joshua 1:1-9, Numbers 20:21, Matthew 5:17, Galatians 3:10

Why didn’t Moses enter the Promised Land? In this message, we explore the lesson God intended for Moses and for all believers.The Bible teaches in Book of Nu...

16/03/2026

Even during Lent, God surprises me with little joys, like discovering this amazing vegan chicken last night from The Vegetarian Butcher, it was delicious. Grateful for nourishment in every form! 😅

Passage 📖: "Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food." Genesis 1:29



Recipe & Picture Source: Mob.co.uk

11/03/2026

One of the things I genuinely love about being a Deanery Synod Rep is the chance to visit different churches across the area. Every building carries its own story, its own beauty, its own architecture that quietly testifies to generations of worship and prayer. I always leave with a deeper appreciation for the Body of Christ in all its expressions. 😍❤️

Tonight’s meeting was such a gift. We were joined by the Diocese of Rochester’s Racial Justice Officer, who shared her role and offered an honest, hope filled update on the diocesan Racial Justice work so far.

She opened up space for real conversation, how our churches can respond to the social challenges around us, how we support increasingly diverse congregations, and how we cultivate belonging, participation and inclusion in every part of church life. It was a thoughtful, and engaging evening. Thank You Jesus. ✝️

10/03/2026

🌅RAMDAN SERIES - WEEK 5
Jesus & Isa - Two Very Different Portraits

This week we close our Ramadan Bible Series with the most important question of all:

Who is Jesus and can the Isa of the Qur’an be the same person?

Islam teaches that Isa was not crucified, that someone else was made to look like him, and that God caused the world to believe something that never happened.

But the Bible gives us a completely different portrait, one rooted in eyewitness testimony, fulfilled prophecy, historical record, and the very heart of the gospel.

The God of the Bible does not deceive.

He does not mislead nations.

He does not disguise the innocent.

He does not build salvation on an illusion.

“God is not a man that He should lie.” (Numbers 23:19)
“It is impossible for God to lie.” (Hebrews 6:18)
If the crucifixion were only an appearance, then God Himself would be the author of deception and the entire New Testament collapses.

The Bible is clear:
Jesus willingly went to the cross.
He truly died.
He truly rose.
And salvation rests on this real, historical, witnessed event.
“Christ died for our sins… He was buried… He was raised on the third day.” (1 Corinthians 15:3–4)
“By His wounds we are healed.” (Isaiah 53:5)

The Isa of Islam was not crucified, not risen, not the Son of God.
The Jesus of Scripture is Lord, Saviour, God in the flesh - the One who conquered death.

These cannot both be true.
And this is why the crucifixion matters:
- Because without the cross, there is no atonement.
- Without the resurrection, there is no salvation.
- Without the true Jesus, there is no gospel.

As we finish this series, may our hearts be anchored in the One who did die, did rise, and does save, the true Jesus, the Son of the living God. ~Sabrina 💜

08/03/2026

🌅 RAMADAN SERIES - WEEK 4
Yahweh & Allah - are they the same God?

One of the most common beliefs in our culture is that “all religions worship the same god.”

But when we look closely at Scripture and at the Qur’an, we see that Christianity and Islam are not simply two paths to one deity..

They reveal two different Gods with different names, different natures, different character, and different ways of salvation.
This matters deeply to the God of the Bible, because who we worship shapes everything about our faith, our identity in Christ, our salvation, our relationship with Him, and our eternity.

⚠️ WHY THIS MATTERS ⚠️

If the God we worship is:

✝️ Not the God of Scripture
✝️ Not the covenant making Father
✝️ Not the incarnate Son
✝️ Not the indwelling Spirit
✝️ Not the crucified and risen Lord

then we are not worshipping the God who saves. Christianity and Islam cannot be pointing to the same God because their Gods make opposite claims about Jesus, and Jesus Himself is the centre of the Christian faith.

The Bible is clear:

❤️ Who God is matters.

❤️ How He reveals Himself matters.

❤️ Whom we worship matters.

"You must not have any other god but me." Exodus 20:3

"So fear the LORD and serve him wholeheartedly. Put away forever the idols your ancestors worshiped when they lived beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Serve the LORD alone." Joshua 24:1

"I an the LORD; there is no other God. I have equipped you for battle, though you don't even know me." Isaiah 45:5
~Sabrina 💜