by Julie Turner | Mar 24, 2022 | What's Happening
We continued looking at the subject of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ in our Bible study tonight, looking at what the New Testament letters of Paul teach about this. There are references in most of His letters; tonight, we looked at Romans 13:11-14, Philippians...
by Julie Turner | Mar 24, 2022 | What's Happening
This Sunday (27th March) is Mothering Sunday and we will be welcoming Tim Walker from Christians Agains Poverty to our morning service at 10.30 a.m. Our evening service will be at 6.00 p.m. as usual. There’s a lot happening in April as we approach Easter. Our...
by Julie Turner | Mar 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
Today’s reading (Isaiah 26:1-6) speaks about building. The key to building well is to have strong foundations. (Matthew 7:24-27) The Bible frequently speaks of God as our rock (e.g. Deut 32:3-4, Ps 18:2), our sure foundation, but also goes on to liken the church (the...
by Julie Turner | Mar 23, 2022 | What's Happening
Today’s reading calls us to reflect on Psalm 22. This psalm, the beginning of which (‘My God, my God, why have Your forsaken me?’) was quoted by Jesus moments before He died on the cross, completing the work of salvation, speaks of a dark place, a place where God...
by Julie Turner | Mar 22, 2022 | What's Happening
In Titus 1:7-9, Paul lists the qualities needed for leadership in the church; it’s interesting to see that these qualities have more to do with character than competence. As always with God, being must come before doing. One of the qualities listed is being able to...