We Are Redeemed

On Good Friday we enjoyed a fellowship meal together before our service. During that service we looked at the fact that by His death on the cross, Jesus redeemed us from our sins – a fact prophesied before His birth! (see Luke 1:68) In Colossians, we read ‘For...

Taught By God

Today we looked at our identity as people who are taught by God (see John 6:45, Isaiah 54:11-13). It’s a privilege to be called God’s people, and this gives us access to a personal relationship with God whereby we can learn directly from Him (see also Jeremiah...

The Mission of the Church

This afternoon our Bible discussion focussed on the mission of the church. Archbishop William Temple said, ‘The church is the only organisation which exists for the benefit of non-members.’ Our focus must always be on those who do not know God, seeking to...

Called To Pray

On Sunday we looked at our identity as people of prayer. God’s people, who are called by His name, are to live in a relationship which involves listening as well as talking. We looked at 2 Chronicles 7:13-15, where God highlights our part in the relationship as...

Wise Words To Live By

At our Bible study last night, we also looked at the words of Jesus in Matt 7:1-12, which look at a range of subjects about how best to live as people in God’s kingdom. His words on prayer remind us of the need to persevere: we must ask, seek and knock, but...