by Julie Turner | Jan 26, 2013 | What's Happening
1 Samuel 7 tells the story of an Israelite victory against the Philistines and what they did to mark that victory: “Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer,saying, “Thus far has the Lord helped us.” So the Philistines...
by Julie Turner | Jan 26, 2013 | What's Happening
It is 7:15 a.m. on a Saturday morning and I am up early, marking tests from school. This can be both encouraging (when students have worked hard, heeded advice, revised well and succeeded) and discouraging (especially when students have clearly not worked hard, have...
by Julie Turner | Jan 24, 2013 | What's Happening
Tonight we finished studying James 4, by looking at verses 13-17. Here, the theme of humility we studied in the preceding verses is contrasted with arrogance, for those who are arrogant think they can make plans with no regard to or thought of God. Such boasting about...
by Julie Turner | Jan 21, 2013 | What's Happening
Garry spoke from Matthew 5:6 last night, continuing his series on the Beatitudes which describe the characteristics God wants His children to have if we are to be God’s heroes.The word ‘righteousness’ used to describe a straight or true lance which...
by Julie Turner | Jan 20, 2013 | What's Happening
At January’s family service we looked at the topic of divine clothes, but God not only provides clothes for us to wear, He gives us armour to put on and weapons to use.Ephesians 6:10-20 reminds us that we are involved in a spiritual battle. This battle is not...
