Sharing in God’s Nature

This morning we learned about our identity as people invited to share in God’s nature (see 2 Pet 1:1-9). To partake in the divine nature seems fanciful and impossible, but Peter is adamant that God’s divine power enables us to do this. Human nature outside of Christ...

Parent & Toddler Group

Our Parent & Toddler group meets twice a week in term-time on Wednesday and Friday mornings between 9 and 11 a.m. We are very grateful to Coalfields Regeneration Trust for their ongoing financial support of the group, giving us £2000 this year towards the running...

Moving On

David, restored as king of Israel, is growing older, and whilst the battles against the Philistines continue, his strength is not what it used to be. In 2 Sam 21:15 we read that he became ‘exhausted’, and as a result, his men begged him not to be actively involved in...

Old Sins Have Long Shadows

In 2 Samuel 21 we see the importance of covenants to God. Famine comes upon the land of Israel because of Saul’s decision to annihilate the Gibeonites, and atonement for this sin is required. The back story to this is found in Joshua 9 and 10 when Israel first entered...

Just Another Sunday?

Dave spoke this morning from Luke 12:16-20 on ‘Just Another Sunday?’ It’s very easy for us to feel that one day is little different from another, and certainly it can come as a shock when God breaks into our everyday ordinariness and does amazing...