Happy Birthday, Church!

Dave spoke this morning on Acts 2:1-13, commenting that the events of this particular Pentecost marked the birthday of the church. Prior to this, Jesus’s disciples had been depressed by the crucifixion, struggling to come to terms with all that had happened...

The Holy Spirit

Today is Pentecost Sunday, and there are many metaphors for the Holy Spirit in the Bible, symbols and images which hint at His purpose in our world. Fire and wind (breath) are mentioned in Acts 2; the dove (symbolising peace and purity) is another iimage (Matt...

Pentecost Sunday

Today we are doing things a bit differently. We have our morning service as usual at 10.30 a.m. This will be followed by our Annual General Meeting and Sunday lunch. Because we’ll be together till mid-afternoon, we won’t be having an evening service this...

Suffering According To The Will of God

Tonight as we continued to look at the subject of living according to God’s will, we looked at 1 Peter 4:1-19, where Peter makes it clear that the rest of our earthly lives should be lived not for earthly desires but for the will of God – even if this includes...

It’s Time To Pray!

Garry spoke this morning from Acts 16:16-28, giving us an alternative perspective on prayer! Previously, he has been looking at Paul’s prayers in his letters, but here, we do not know what Paul and Silas prayed. They were in a difficult position at Philippi, as...