Broken hearts

Fredrick urged us on Sunday to be thankful for all the problems we face in life because with every problem comes a promise. It requires faith to do so and indeed to thank God for breaking our hearts. Thankfulness for the problems and heartbreak is not a...

Problems and promises

Fredrick spoke from Joshua 6:1-5 last night. Jericho was a strong, fortified city which seemed impregnable, but Joshua had God’s promise (‘Go and I will give you victory’) to sustain him. The people of Israel were just like us in that they murmured,...

Missionary visit

Fredrick and Reeba who minister in India came to visit the church yesterday. Fredrick used to attend our church when he was a student at Mattersey Bible College and therefore was probably no stranger to the birthday box (his birthday was last Friday): Reeba shared...

Accepted because of God’s love

At the Remembrance Day service at Cherry Tree Court this morning, we spent time praying for the survivors of war and their families and observed two minutes’ silence on this Remembrance Sunday. Afterwards, Garry spoke from Ps 5 which looks at all the things God...

Discouragement

Discouragement comes to us all at some point in life, that feeling of dispiritedness or fatigue which causes us to lose enthusiasm or confidence. Sometimes the cause can be external – criticism from others, failure, fatigue which distorts our perspective,...