by Julie Turner | Nov 20, 2022 | What's Happening
Garry spoke tonight from Hebrews 10:22-25 about the importance of Christian fellowship and the role of the church of God. It can be easy to be half-hearted in our approach to church (and indeed to God), but these verses urge us to draw near to God with a sincere...
by Julie Turner | Nov 20, 2022 | What's Happening
We said this morning that Nehemiah’s knowledge of God informed his prayer life and gave him hope, even when the news from Jerusalem was not good. (Neh 1:2-3) Throughout the book, we see that it was his knowledge of who God is which inspired his prayers: ‘Lord, the God...
by Julie Turner | Nov 20, 2022 | What's Happening
This morning we looked at the book of Nehemiah and saw how this man, an official to a foreign king in Susa, demonstrates what James calls ‘the seamless unity of believing and doing.’ (James 2:25, The Message) The book is written at the end of the Babylonian exile and...
by Julie Turner | Nov 18, 2022 | What's Happening
We have just received a new photo of Bedline, the Compassion child we sponsor each month who lives in Haiti. Incredibly, Bedline is now 12 years old and looks very grown-up in this latest photo. Thank you to all who support us; we have a jar at church to give loose...
by Julie Turner | Nov 18, 2022 | What's Happening
The subject of martyrdom and global disasters is not one which has us rushing to find out more! Both subjects feature in our world already, and in Revelation 6:9-17, we read about the fifth and sixth seals opened by Jesus which let loose further woes in our world....