by Julie Turner | Feb 19, 2017 | What's Happening
Tonight’s sermon continued the ‘A-Z of Christian Faith’ series, looking at essential ingredients in our faith journey. From Jn 1:1-14, we concluded that there are 3 essential Ls: life, light and love. Life Life is a theme which runs throughout the...
by Julie Turner | Feb 19, 2017 | What's Happening
Today’s morning service was a dedication service. In our church, we don’t christen or baptise babies, believing that a personal decision to follow Jesus is the basis for baptism. In a dedication service, we give thanks to God for the life of a child and...
by Julie Turner | Feb 16, 2017 | What's Happening
Apart from numerous references to singing, song and musical instruments in the Psalms (stringed instruments are mentioned in the titles of Ps 4, Ps 6, Ps 54, Ps 67, Ps 76 and a variety of instruments feature in other psalms (e.g. Ps 150)), there are a number of...
by Julie Turner | Feb 16, 2017 | What's Happening
Derek Walker says in the February edition of ‘Christianity’ magazine, ‘if we don’t give our minds tangible content to grab hold of, our thoughts will wander.’ Certainly, we need to ensure that our singing is comprised of Biblical truth, which is why it is so good to...
by Julie Turner | Feb 16, 2017 | What's Happening
Why do we sing? Singing seems to be a fundamental human response to different circumstances, something that is ‘wired into’ us by God. It doesn’t matter whether we are a nightingale or a crow; we tend to enjoy singing aloud, even if it’s only in the shower for our own...