Submission to authority

Garry continued his series on the church of God tonight, looking further at the question of submission, this time our submission to authority. Submission to God is our voluntary response to Him, and His motives are always pure and for our benefit. Our submission to...

When God Makes Us Wait

Dave spoke this morning from Hebrews 10:22-25, asking the question all of us face at some time: ‘Why isn’t God doing what He has promised?’ Over the years God has promised much to us as individuals, as a church and as part of the Dearne Valley,...

Mind Battles

We often think of life as a mountain climb, an ascent where we make linear progress to a summit and can ‘arrive’ at a peak with satisfaction. In truth, life is more like a meandering river where there are twists and turns we cannot predict and where our own progress...

Finding God’s Will

This evening we continued looking at how to live according to God’s will. In Colossians 1:9-10, Paul prays, ‘We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life...

Importunity: The Need To Persist

Importunity: persistence to the point of annoyance. The word ‘importunity’ describes a widow in a parable Jesus told His disciples to remind them that they should always pray and not give up. (Luke 18:1-8) The woman kept coming to a judge, asking for...