by Julie Turner | Jun 5, 2016 | What's Happening
In the epilogue to the family service, Stacey spoke from Joshua 6 about how the power of God caused the walls of Jericho to fall down. All the people had to do was to obey God and march around the city for six days; on the seventh, trumpets were blown and the people...
by Julie Turner | Jun 5, 2016 | What's Happening
The challenge in the family service was to build a windmill using cardboard. Team A produced a traditional windmill with sails which turned smoothly: Team B’s windmill had a pointed roof and involved both turning the sails and blowing on them: Team C created a...
by Julie Turner | Jun 5, 2016 | What's Happening
Tonight’s family service asked the unusual question ‘Are you a wall or a windmill?’ Mark gave us different kinds of windmills to ponder: … as well as different kinds of walls: Windmills are affected by the wind, with wind turbines needing...
by Julie Turner | Jun 5, 2016 | What's Happening
Ps 132 remembers how David brought the ark of the covenant back to Jerusalem (see 2 Sam 6) and David’s obedience and God’s blessings. David fulfilled the vows he made to God, as we are all encouraged to do (Eccl 5:5). Initially, the situation did not go well, for they...
by Julie Turner | Jun 5, 2016 | What's Happening
Ps 132 roots us firmly in history, but the historical evidence of God’s faithfulness and provision are not past tense experiences only. History matters a lot to Christians: not only Old Testament history, but New Testament history, for we believe that Jesus really did...