by Julie Turner | May 19, 2019 | What's Happening
Tonight’s message continued the series ‘The Wells of Salvation’ and looked in particular at Psalm 84. This psalm reminds us that God helps us to make even the most barren of valleys a place of springs; the presence of His Spirit in us can transform the darkest, driest...
by Julie Turner | May 19, 2019 | What's Happening
Prayer is the simplest means of communicating with God; it is eminently do-able (even children can pray) and totally essential, but so often there are stumbling-blocks and barriers to effective communication. We may feel we are too busy to pray; we may always...
by Julie Turner | May 16, 2019 | What's Happening
Simon the sorcerer believed that God’s power and blessings could be bought by money: ‘When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money and said, “Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I...
by Julie Turner | May 16, 2019 | What's Happening
In 2 Corinthians 6, Paul talks about life as an apostle, and it’s not an easy description to read. He talks of great endurance, troubles, hardships and distresses, beatings, imprisonments and riots, hard work, sleepless nights and hunger. (2 Cor 6:4-5) Quite how we in...
by Julie Turner | May 16, 2019 | What's Happening
The miraculous healing of a lame man, a man crippled from birth (Acts 3:2), is another sign of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit (described in Acts 2.) Jesus had performed similar miracles during His lifetime (John 5:1-15, Matt 9:1-8, Matt 15:30-31, Luke 21:14), and...
