by Julie Turner | May 31, 2020 | Uncategorized, What's Happening
This morning we looked at Hebrews 6:13-20 and how God’s faithfulness gives us hope as an anchor for our souls in stormy times. Many of us feel storm-tossed at the moment and there is the temptation to believe God doesn’t really care about our situations (see Mark...
by Julie Turner | May 31, 2020 | What's Happening
Today is the day in the church calendar when we celebrate the Day of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit came upon believers in fulfilment of God’s word (Joel 2:28-32) in power to enable them to be God’s witnesses throughout the whole world. (Acts 2:1-13)...
by Julie Turner | May 29, 2020 | What's Happening
Today’s thoughts were prompted by Nicky Gumbel’s commentary in the BIble In One Year daily reading scheme. 1. Anxiety At the moment, most of us are feeling more anxiety than usual, partly because our routines and lifestyles have had to change so rapidly....
by Julie Turner | May 28, 2020 | What's Happening
One of the tremendous truths of the gospel is that we are brought into a relationship with God only through the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. Paul says to the Ephesians, ‘For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is...
by Julie Turner | May 28, 2020 | What's Happening
One of the most amazing mysteries of life is that God chooses to work through us, through ordinary people who regularly sin and fall. There is a balance here, that it is God working, but we are involved in partnership as well! (Phil 2:12-13, Gal 2:20) We can only...
