The Filling Station - North Shropshire & Borders

03/09/2026

We're back after the summer break! Come along and enjoy hearing Laura's message, plus some yummy refreshments!

22/08/2026

The Filling Station - North Shropshire & Borders has a break in August, so there's no meeting this month!
In the name of Jesus, may you be richly blessed, whatever you are encountering in this season.
We look forward to sharing details of September's meeting at Knockin Assembly Rooms in a few weeks time!

22/08/2026

18/08/2026

Charles Ruxton had been given a message that he feared would make us ask him to leave! He had been stuck about what message to bring to The Filling Station - North Shropshire & Borders, and God kept saying he must tell us: "Give them a boot up the backside!"

The big question being, how do we pass on the Gospel to the next generation?

We are the holders of this precious gift; what are we going to do with it?

Young people are spiritually seeking. They want authenticity, honesty, they want to see real things; lives changed, not just being talked at. They are suspicious of our attitudes and motives.

Charles threw the question out to the floor and many gave their thoughts on how the church could change; to go out and meet the needs of people where they are.

Amen!

18/07/2026

New flier... we've had to postpone for a week, so please come along on Tue 28th July (not 21st as previosuly advertised)! See you there!

28/06/2026

It was an experimental evening on Tuesday 16th June, to spend time together discussing thoughts about a passage from Ezekiel 47 about the waters flowing from the Temple, symbolising the flow of the Holy Spirit.

Brian asked: are we just ankle deep, in our comfort zone? Have we progressed to knee deep? On our knees in prayer daily or just on Sundays? Or maybe we've progressed to waist deep?
What stops us from going deeper?
Are we hanging on, holding back, wanting to stay in control of our lives?
Or can we be brave enough to trust God, totally surrender ourselves and go out of our depth?!

Philippa recounted Hellie Glynn teaching about this at the The Filling Station Deep Waters Gathering 2025:
Where the river flows, everything will live. Join the nets for a catch; our differences and styles don't matter - there will be places for the nets; find them and spread them. Go Deep. It will be intense, extreme, far beyond, there will always be more!
But also look to the source - everything is coming from God! Just look!... for the ridiculous amounts of wonderful things which are coming your way!

Jeremy likened the coming of the Holy Spirit to be like the pilot light on a gas boiler; a small flame, then a whoompf! when it ignites! Maybe we've been deeper in the Spirit in the past, but have stepped back. Be persistent and pray again. Keep that persistence and keep asking; like the parable of the persistent widow, God wants to know if we really want his gifts!

C'mon!

13/06/2026

If you still haven't tried Filling station, why not come along for an informal, relaxed chat about what God may be doing in your life!

03/06/2026

For May's meeting we had Chris Landau from ReSource as a visiting speaker. ReSource’s calling is to enable little, local and ordinary churches to engage with the Holy Spirit for renewal, discipleship and mission.
Chris spoke about Pentecost; the message from Luke 24: 'you will be clothed with power from on high'.
We are to be witnesses, even to the end of the earth.
Some observations:
1. Jesus represents a fulfilment of Scripture. Are we nurturing a relationship with the Bible and engaging with Scripture regularly?
2. The Messiah must suffer, then rise on the third day. Jesus has died for the forgiveness of our sins. Come honestly before God and repent, to be part of the freedom and life that Jesus offers.
3. The role of witnesses; open our hands to receive the good gifts. Be ready to be used, imperfect as we are. Be open to being empowered by the Spirit, say YES, change can start!
Remember that God needs ordinary people to speak to and spread the message to, ordinary people.