by Julie Turner | Nov 17, 2016 | What's Happening
Giving to help the poor and needy is one of the many ways God’s love can be seen in action. Both John and James make the point that an invisible God only becomes visible to the world when it sees love in action (see James 2:15-16, 1 Jn 3:17-18). Some people, however,...
by Julie Turner | Nov 17, 2016 | What's Happening
Jesus talked a lot about money (see Matt 6:1-4, Luke 18:18-30, Luke 12:13-21). Money is not evil in itself, but a love of money can easily breed greed, which causes people to act in their own self-interest and distracts Christians from helping others. We have to...
by Julie Turner | Nov 17, 2016 | What's Happening
In 1 Cor 16:1-4, Paul lays out some basic principles for giving money to the poor. The topic of giving to charity or to help the poor is rarely discussed; it is simply assumed that ‘good’ people will do this, but as always, the Bible gives us reasons to give as well...
by Julie Turner | Nov 17, 2016 | What's Happening
A preview of Sunday’s message in song! May our focus always be on Jesus. ‘There is a truth older than the ages. There is a promise of things yet to come. There is one born for our salvation: Jesus There is a light that overwhelms the darkness. There is a...
by Julie Turner | Nov 17, 2016 | What's Happening
Don’t forget we have events coming up this weekend which celebrate creativity! On Friday 18th November from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m., Furlong Road Methodist Church will be open for prayer and meditation. Prayer is not often considered ‘creative’ as such,...
