The Church of God

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...

Knowing Who God Is

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...

Learning From Nehemiah

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...

Bedline update

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...

Martyrdom & Global Disasters in Revelation 6

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....