Another new year…

Welcome to 2019! At the start of the year, my Bible reading plan (Bible In One Year) is re-set and I start again to read through the whole Bible throughout the year, reading a portion from the Old Testament, a portion from the New Testament and a portion from the book...

Are We There Yet?

Life is a journey and we have not yet reached our destination! So often, we don’t enjoy the journey because we are more concerned with reaching the destination than taking in the scenery or enjoying the trip – hence the dreaded question, ‘Are we...

The Blessings of a Changed Life

This morning, continuing the series ‘Battles and Blessings’, we looked at Ephesians 4:17-32 which talks about the blessings of a changed life. Paul is adamant that our beliefs have an impact on our behaviour and that those in whom Christ’s Spirit...

The Blanket of God’s Love

At our Christmas Day service, we looked at two truths which Christ’s arrival on earth teaches us: that God is in control and that God is with us. The fact that Jesus was born in a stable in Bethlehem because there was no room at the inn (Luke 2:7) makes us...

How Many Kings?

Stephen sang the song ‘How Many Kings?’ tonight. ‘Follow the star to a place unexpected Would you believe, after all we’ve projected, A child in a manger? Lowly and small, the weakest of all Unlikeliest hero, wrapped in his mother’s shawl...