Yield Year

At last night’s prayer meeting, Mark challenged us to pray that 2016 will be a ‘yield year’ for the church, a time when we reap the harvest we have sown and see the fruit of our labours. Looking at Is 43:18-21, we recognise that we cannot dwell on...

God Has Come To Earth

Don’t forget Sunday’s carol service ‘God Has Come To Earth’ this Sunday (20th December) at 6 p.m. Invite your friends and family to attend – it will be a fun-filled service with both traditional and newer carols, readings, stories,...

Passion

Read Psalm 119:129-136. We all need passion for something in our lives. For some, a person is the object of our passion; for others, a job or a hobby becomes the focus of their lives. Passion is a driving force, a motivator, something which moves us to action. For...

Anticipation

Read Psalm 119:121-128. Children are usually so excited about Christmas that they find it difficult to sleep in the days leading up to Christmas. Their excitement buoys them up, making them hyperactive, keeping them awake past their usual bedtimes, waking them up at...

Faith Responses

Read Psalm 119:113-120. Over and over again in Ps 119, the psalmist prays to be kept, preserved or sustained according to God’s Word (see Ps 119:50, 93, 107, 116). The promises of God are the bottom line for His people. Aaron Shust reminds us ‘it doesn’t matter what...