by Julie Turner | Apr 11, 2022 | What's Happening
The theme of this final week of Lent readings is ‘Changing’. Change is part of the Christian’s life, for this life is about ongoing transformation into the image of Christ (Rom 8:29, 2 Cor 3:17-18). But change is rarely enthusiastically embraced by us all or even...
by Julie Turner | Apr 10, 2022 | What's Happening
Jesus used other parables to describe the kingdom of God. In Matt 13:33, He likened it to yeast working its pervasive way through a batch of dough, causing the bread to rise. Yeast permeates everything and affects everything it comes into contact with. We may well...
by Julie Turner | Apr 10, 2022 | What's Happening
This evening we looked at another question Jesus asked, this time about the kingdom of God: ‘What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it?’ (Mark 4:30) It’s fitting to think about the topic of the kingdom of God on Palm...
by Julie Turner | Apr 10, 2022 | What's Happening
We were privileged to welcome Joy Gascoigne from Grimethorpe Pentecostal Church this morning to speak at our Communion service. Joy spoke from Genesis 49 on ‘Keeping A Steady Hand.’ Here, we see Jacob wanting to speak blessing to his family. When it came...
by Julie Turner | Apr 10, 2022 | What's Happening
Our reading today (John 12:20-26) looks at Greeks who wanted to see Jesus. Jesus took this opportunity to teach about the need for death to precede life; He was not about to be distracted as He prepared to make that final journey into Jerusalem. We might feel that...
