Having the Last Word (Pt 2)

by | Sep 18, 2016 | What's Happening

Mark continued his sermons on Jacob’s last words this morning, looking at his prophetic words to Simeon and Levi (Gen 49:5-7). Here, Jacob condemns his two sons as being ‘instruments of cruelty’, referring back to their excessive violence against not...

Reasons to be cheerful (Part 3)

by | Sep 17, 2016 | What's Happening

The song ‘Reasons to be cheerful (Pt 3)’ was a hit in 1979 and was inspired by a near fatal accident involving a lighting roadie. Roadie Charley almost got electrocuted in Italy by a microphone stand while leaning over a mixing desk; he was saved by...

Reasons to be cheerful (Part 2)

by | Sep 17, 2016 | What's Happening

Prov 17:22 says ‘A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.’ 1 Thess 5:18 reminds us to ‘give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.’ The Bible has much to say about thankfulness and...

Reasons to be cheerful (Part 1)

by | Sep 17, 2016 | What's Happening

Tonight’s ‘Churches Together’ meeting looked at the topic of thankfulness and gratitude. We made crosses where we wrote our own reasons to thank God: Our reasons were varied, including thanks for our families and friends, pets and animals, food and...