Be Still – A Summer Series

This August, Emmanuel Church in Plymouth invites you into a season of intentional stillness, reflection, and spiritual renewal through our summer teaching series, Be Still.

🚨 Sunday evenings at 6:30pm (instead of the Sunday evening service)

⏰ Starting August the 3rd, running for 5 weeks until the 31st August.

📍 In the Oval room at Emmanuel

In a culture of hurry, noise, and distraction, the words of Psalm 46:10—“Be still, and know that I am God”—resonate with deep relevance. This series is a timely call to pause, breathe, and realign our lives with God’s presence and purposes.

Why “Be Still”?

We live in a world where being busy is worn like a badge of honour, and rest can feel like a luxury rather than a necessity. The Be Still series invites us to challenge that mindset by exploring what it means to truly slow down and live from a place of peace and presence.

Throughout August, we’ll explore themes such as:

Session 1: 3rd - Encounter

In the first session of the Be Still series, we’ll explore the importance of encountering God in the quiet time.

Session 2: 10th - Scripture

In this session, we’ll unpack the significance of the Bible and how we can use, learn and memorise the word of God in our quiet time.

Session 3: 17th - Wonder

In this session, we’ll explore how practising wonder and using our imagination in our quiet time can help us to discover more of God’s presence.

Session 4: 24th - Hiddenness

In this session, we’ll tackle the challenges of persevering and hiddenness in our daily time with God, and how they can help us to grow in faith.

Session 5: 31st - Mission

In our final session of the Be Still series, we’ll think about how our quiet time can prepare us to share our faith in Jesus with the world.

Each week’s message will be rooted in Scripture, drawing wisdom from the life of Jesus and the ancient practices of silence, solitude, and prayer. It’s not about withdrawing from life, but about learning how to be fully present in it, with God at the centre.

An Invitation for Everyone

Whether you’ve been part of Emmanuel Church for years or you’re just beginning to explore faith, the Be Still series is for you. Come as you are, tired, busy, curious, or seeking and discover the gift of stillness in God’s presence.

Join us every Sunday in August at Emmanuel Church, as we create space to listen, reflect, and be renewed. There will also be opportunities during the week for prayer, personal retreat, and creative ways to deepen what God is speaking to you.

Be still, not as a command to stop everything, but as an invitation to encounter the One who holds everything.