First Love

The sermon yesterday morning was from Revelation 2:4-5, challenging verses about the love we had for the Lord and for others and how we need to keep that love shining brightly. “You have forsaken the love you had at first. Consider how far you have fallen!...

God’s hill…Godshill

Church members have recently returned from a holiday on the Isle of Wight and I think this story bears repeating! One of the places they visited is called ‘Godshill’. The name ‘Godshill’ is said to originate from the foundations of the local...

Romans 15 (part 3)

We finished looking at Romans 15 last night, focussing on two main themes:1) the point of preaching2) what happens when God’s plans aren’t the same as our plansPaul says he wrote boldly to the Romans to remind them of God’s truth (Rom 15:15). He is...

Missionary visit

This Sunday evening (11th March) we will be having a visit from a missionary, Steve Davies, who works with the missionary organisation One Mission Society (OMS). For the past four years, Steve and his wife (Katuska) and their three children have been in Ecuador,...

Parable of the Prodigal Son

The parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) is probably one of Jesus’s best loved stories. It’s featured in countless sermons and songs. Here are two of my favourite songs on this theme (one brand new, one a bit older…):Come Back Home...