by Julie Turner | Jan 31, 2016 | What's Happening
There are lots of voluntary groups in the Dearne area doing good things. If you can spare any time on Thursday 4th February between 10 a.m. and 12 noon, you could join the Dearne Area Clean and Tidy team in their clean-up of the footpaths from Nicholas Lane to...
by Julie Turner | Jan 28, 2016 | What's Happening
In 1 Cor 10:1-13, Paul reports on the facts of what God did during the wilderness wanderings, citing His miraculous deliverance, His miraculous provision and His miraculous presence. Nonetheless (a strong word!), this did not result in ongoing faithfulness on the part...
by Julie Turner | Jan 28, 2016 | What's Happening
The Bible has a lot to say about grumbling, complaining or ‘murmuring’. In 1 Cor 10:1-13, Paul looks at some examples from the Old Testament, most of which revolved around the Israelites complaining about Moses’ leadership, believing he had only led them out of Egypt...
by Julie Turner | Jan 28, 2016 | What's Happening
In our eyes, we tend to ‘grade’ sin. Some sins (murder, adultery, incest) we classify as ‘deadly’ sins, whereas others (gossip, losing your temper occasionally, having a moan, telling a white lie to get us out of trouble) barely register on our ‘sin scale.’ In the...
by Julie Turner | Jan 28, 2016 | What's Happening
1 Cor 10:1-13 acts as a history lesson to us, reminding us of the importance of learning from the past. Many people fail to see the importance or relevance of history: Stephen Fry says ‘The biggest challenge facing the great teachers and communicators of history is...
