Steps On The Way

Cornelius is described in Acts 10:2 as devout and God-fearing. His burgeoning belief in the God of the Jews was evidenced by his lifestyle: ‘he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly.’ (Acts 10:2) Nonetheless, he had not become a Jew and been...

Divine Preparation

God works with perfect timing in many different ways, timing that often involves years of divine preparation. We see how God’s timing was at work in the conversion of Cornelius (Acts 10). He sent an angel to speak to Cornelius and tell him to send for Peter....

God Has No Favourites

It’s hard not to have personal preferences for all manner of things (colours, music, food, clothes) and most of the time, this is simply one way in which we express our own individuality. This can easily lead to having favourite things, but it becomes much more...

A Vision and A Visit

Acts 10 tells us the story of how the first Gentile (Cornelius) became a Christian and the extraordinary methods God used to bring this event to pass. We have already seen (Acts 8) how God used supernatural methods to heal the Jewish-Samaritan rift and to bring the...

Family Fun Day February 2020 (2)

The Message Bus was great and we had well over 100 children and young people in all 3 locations. Our thanks to the many volunteers from different churches who helped with the event and to Jack from the Message Trust for bringing the bus to us!