We are a chosen people

Mark spoke from 1 Pet 2:9-10 this morning, looking especially at the phrase ‘we are a chosen people’.Knowing our identity in Christ and our purpose in God is vitally important. People often spend a great deal of time answering the question ‘Who Am...

Rainbows

Rainbows are the sign God gave Noah and his descendants of the covenant He made not to flood the earth again: “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: I have set...

The Magnificence of God

Holidays are good opportunities to pause and reflect on the magnificence of God, often because we have the chance to see different parts of the world and can marvel anew at the wonder and splendour of God’s creation.The Isle of Man certainly had some very...

Creativity

God is a creator God and we are made in His image. Creativity (the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work) is very much part of what it means to be human, even if we don’t always feel particularly creative. I...

The Word of the Cross

Ralph preached last night on 1 Cor 1:18, looking at the word of the cross. The cross, now a symbol of Christianity and used in ornate jewellery, was not originally something beautiful but the place of execution. Nonetheless, the cross reveals to us the heart of God,...