by Julie Turner | Oct 1, 2017 | What's Happening
Our activity tonight involved collecting ‘sheep’ (black and white balloons to the rest of us) using a shepherd’s staff (aka hockey stick!) and ushering them into a pen (made from church chairs.) This was not as easy as it sounds, perhaps reminding us...
by Julie Turner | Oct 1, 2017 | What's Happening
The family service tonight had the theme ‘Flock To The Rock’, looking at Ps 100. This psalm of thanksgiving tells us that we are all God’s flock (Ps 100:3), ‘the sheep of His pasture.’ God made everything we see from nothing, and did not...
by Julie Turner | Oct 1, 2017 | What's Happening
The story of David and Goliath reminds us that tremendous victories are possible with God’s help. With God, nothing is impossible; nothing is too hard. (Luke 1:37, Jer 32:7) David’s victory was possible because his eyes were firmly fixed on God. He did not allow his...
by Julie Turner | Oct 1, 2017 | What's Happening
The story of David and Goliath mentions battles which happened before David’s ultimate victory over the Philistine could be seen. These other battles are highly significant and must be faced by all those who would seek to defeat every giant which sets itself up...
by Julie Turner | Oct 1, 2017 | What's Happening
This morning’s sermon continued our series ‘Battles and Blessings’ by looking at possibly the most famous battle in the Old Testament: David defeating the giant Goliath (1 Sam 17). Even people who have never picked up a Bible tend to have heard this story, but there...