by Julie Turner | Apr 4, 2020 | What's Happening
Compassion comes from two words, meaning ‘suffering with’. Compassionate people have a concern for others which is both sensitive and caring. God describes himself as compassionate on many occasions (see Ex 34:6, 2 Kings 13:23, Neh 9:17, Ps 86:5) and because of this,...
by Julie Turner | Apr 3, 2020 | What's Happening
This is a poem written by one of our church members, Gemma (and shared with her permission): Life seems somewhat different behind my closed house doors. With fear at the heart of everyone, not knowing what’s to come. Life can be dark and lonely, but I know my...
by Julie Turner | Apr 3, 2020 | What's Happening
God’s loving kindness, compassion and mercy are all wrapped up in His grace – not just not giving us what we do deserve (judgment and punishment) but pouring out blessings which we don’t deserve. Grace is one of those delightful words which take a lifetime to unpack....
by Julie Turner | Apr 2, 2020 | What's Happening
One thing is clear from Acts 12 and that is that God is a God who saves and rescues. The Bible is full of the stories of God’s deliverance, most notably the Exodus from Egypt. Here, we see the story of Peter’s deliverance from jail, a deliverance involving angelic...
by Julie Turner | Apr 2, 2020 | What's Happening
I was once told by another Christian that he had never had a moment of doubt since giving his life to the Lord. That may well have been true for him, but for the vast majority of people, faith walks daily alongside doubt, uncertainty and bewilderment. Some days, we...
