Baptism

Baptism in water is a key practice of the church. Baptism was part of Jesus’s Great Commission (Matt 28:18-20) and on the Day of Pentecost, Peter urged the crowds ‘Repent and be baptised, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of...

Friday’s decorating

Another busy day… Staining the new notice board: Touching up walls Another coat on the box: Starting work on the corridor: Then, of course, there was all the cleaning and tidying up to do! Many thanks to those who have worked so hard this week. There is still...

‘I urge you to imitate me’

Last night’s Bible study looked at the end of 1 Corinthians 4, which probably contains one of the most challenging verses in the whole Bible: Paul tells the Corinthians, whose squabblings and immaturity towards leaders reflect their lack of Christlike thinking,...

Inside the Ethics Committee

A very interesting radio programme on Radio 4 today touching on some of the issues raised by Garry’s sermon on euthanasia on Sunday. You can listen to the programme ‘Inside the Ethics Committee’ here (or via the Radio 4 website if the link...

Wednesday’s decorating

Wednesday saw more of the same: glossing the radiators in the community room, touching up and finishing walls, plus painting wood preservative onto the new notice board. In some ways, the ‘finishing touches’ are what makes a job look well done and yet they...