by Julie Turner | Feb 9, 2020 | What's Happening
Despite the blustery weather today, we met at Cherry Tree Court this morning, where Garry spoke from Ex 24:1-2, 9-12 about the importance of paying attention. In this passage, God invites His people to hear from Him and calls Moses up onto the mountain to be there...
by Julie Turner | Feb 6, 2020 | What's Happening
I firmly believe that godliness with contentment is great gain (1 Tim 6:6) and that much of our dissatisfaction in life is fuelled by a consumerist society that thrives on discontent (after all, if you’re satisfied with your latest purchase, why would you buy anything...
by Julie Turner | Feb 6, 2020 | What's Happening
The truth is that God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things, as Peter demonstrates in Acts 9:32-42. The healing and resurrection we see there are not because of Peter’s strength or power. They are evidence of God’s strength and power, that He is a God of the...
by Julie Turner | Feb 6, 2020 | What's Happening
The book of Acts is a tale of miraculous, extraordinary stories, and Acts 9:32-43 is no exception; in this passage, the apostle Peter is seen healing a paralysed man named Aeneas and raising a woman (Tabitha or Dorcas) from the dead. It’s easy to feel daunted by these...
by Julie Turner | Feb 2, 2020 | What's Happening
At our recent Team Building Day, we were offered the challenge of explaining the gospel using a random object: a newspaper, a torch, a piece of string and so on. As we rose to that challenge, Gemma commented that she could think of a Christian song in relation to most...
