Not ashamed of the gospel

Christian Concern ran a campaign last year entitled ‘Not Ashamed’, based on the verses in Romans 1:16 and 2 Timothy 1:12, a campaign for Christians to stand up and be counted. David Barlow, a guest speaker, talked last night about the difference between...

Unforgiveness

Forgiveness is at the heart of the Gospel. We are forgiven because of God’s grace and mercy. We have been forgiven so much that we can never begin to repay God. But so often we still find it hard to forgive others.The principle of forgiveness is bluntly laid out...

Adam and Christ

Last week we looked at how sin entered the world through Adam; this week it was time to look at the parallels between Adam and Christ (Romans 5:13-21).Adam is a type of Christ. A type is a pattern, a shadow pointing to a greater truth, a symbol, if you like. Whilst it...

The greatest commandment

Tony Brown preached from Mark 12:28-31 last night on the greatest commandment. ‘ “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with...

March birthdays

March is obviously a busy month for birthdays! We even celebrated long distance with Pat, who is recovering from a broken leg at the moment and so can’t be at meetings.Joan & Julie also have birthdays this week: