by Julie Turner | Feb 9, 2016 | What's Happening
In football, the aim of the game is to score more goals than the opposing team. This is not as easy as it sounds, but at least there is a fixed point in that aim. The ball has to cross the line and go in the net in order for a goal to be scored. For those of us with...
by Julie Turner | Feb 7, 2016 | What's Happening
Lorraine concluded the family service by talking about prayer as a conversation between friends. Prayer is important because… it’s communication with God (1 Thess 5:17). Talking is good; God wants us to be communicating continually with Him. it’s a...
by Julie Turner | Feb 7, 2016 | What's Happening
Tonight’s family service took the theme ‘God’s Not Deaf!’ and featured a game which needed careful attention to instructions, since the participants were blindfolded. Stephen spoke about the importance of prayer, emphasising: our position (Is...
by Julie Turner | Feb 7, 2016 | What's Happening
William Barclay said, “Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.” Ps 129 reminds us that though oppression and suffering come into our lives, God is able to make all grace abound to us at all times: ‘And God is able...
by Julie Turner | Feb 7, 2016 | What's Happening
Psalm 129 is a psalm which talks of tough times and tough faith (mentioning oppression, persecution and difficulties), but which also reminds us of God’s righteousness and the way He develops perseverance in us. Christians are not exempt from life’s...
