by Julie Turner | Mar 6, 2020 | What's Happening
The Bible is adamant that God is building one church. The unity of the church is of paramount importance to God and has to overcome all our cultural, racial and gender preconceptions. Most of us are comfortable with people who are similar to us and there are many who...
by Julie Turner | Mar 6, 2020 | What's Happening
Acts 11:1-18 shows us the ramifications of God’s miraculous work in both Peter and Cornelius. You would think that the message of salvation for the Gentiles would be warmly received since it is further evidence of God’s mercy, love and grace, but unfortunately since...
by Julie Turner | Mar 6, 2020 | What's Happening
Acts 10 and 11 introduce to us one of the most radical changes in history, and not surprisingly, many Jews found this difficult to accept. Centuries of religious belief had led Jews to believe they were God’s chosen people and that the world would be saved and blessed...
by Julie Turner | Mar 5, 2020 | What's Happening
Grumbling and complaining are very human characteristics. We tend to do these on a daily basis almost without thinking about it. God gives us strict instructions about these, however, reminding us that grumbling once resulted in the deaths of many (1 Cor 10:10, see...
by Julie Turner | Mar 4, 2020 | What's Happening
The story goes that when Michelangelo completed the painting of the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel, he was asked why he had spent so much time on areas which would be unseen by people because of the height and the position. His reply was that whilst these areas might...
