by Julie Turner | Jan 28, 2011 | What's Happening
Romans 3:9-31 shows us clearly and forcefully, with numerous references to the Old Testament, that no one is righteous, whether they are Jews or Gentiles. The world’s situation is summed up effectively by Paul: people don’t do what is right, they...
by Julie Turner | Jan 24, 2011 | What's Happening
Tony Brown preached last night on Philippians, looking at ways in which we may live pure and blameless lives (Phil 1:10). Purity is not about sinless perfection, as John makes clear in 1 John 1:8. Rather, the pure in heart will see God (Matt 5:8); purity here refers...
by Julie Turner | Jan 23, 2011 | What's Happening
There are times when God’s presence seems especially close and this morning was one of those occasions. Times when His greatness and mercy overwhelm us. Times when all we can do is bow down in His presence because we realise how small we are in comparison and...
by Julie Turner | Jan 23, 2011 | What's Happening
I’m in training! I am taking part in the national Swimathon for charity (raising funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care) on 10th April (http://www.swimathon.org/) and will be swimming 5 kilometres (a staggering 200 lengths… if you don’t think that’s...
by Julie Turner | Jan 23, 2011 | What's Happening
At the Bible study this week, we looked at the rest of Romans 2 and the start of Romans 3. These verses continue to focus on the law and what this means to both Jew and Gentile as Paul systematically builds his argument leading to the conclusion that all of us have...
