by Julie Turner | Oct 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
We are very excited to be hosting the ‘Churches Together’ Light Party on Wednesday 31st October between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. This is an opportunity to explore the idea that God is the LIght of the World and wants us to reflect His light. Paul urged the...
by Julie Turner | Sep 30, 2018 | What's Happening
Stephen spoke from Ps 37:1-7 tonight, a psalm which (like Ps 73) deals with the subject of the frustrations and anxiety we feel when we look around us and see the godless prospering. The psalmist repeatedly commands us not to fret (Ps 37:1, 7, 8), since it leads to...
by Julie Turner | Sep 30, 2018 | What's Happening
Mark spoke this morning about the book of times and seasons which God has for each one of us. Each season is different and has something lovely in it; the ongoing reliability of the seasons is testimony to God’s faithfulness (Gen 8:22) God not only controls the...
by Julie Turner | Sep 28, 2018 | What's Happening
Shakespeare wrote that ‘journeys end in lovers meeting’ (‘Twelfth Night’), and the Psalms of Ascent conclude with the pilgrims’ arrival in Jerusalem to worship God. The last three Psalms of Ascent (Ps 132-134) are all focussed on Zion, with Ps 132 remembering the time...
by Julie Turner | Sep 28, 2018 | What's Happening
Ps 134 is a psalm of blessing and praise. Ps 132 has looked at blessing for Zion and Ps 133 at blessing in Zion, but here, there is blessing from Zion. (Alec Motyer, P 388) Other psalms have rightly looked at distress, power, security, but in this psalm, we are...
