by Julie Turner | May 19, 2016 | What's Happening
Paul’s description of love clearly highlights the Corinthians’ faults (and ours too…) The Corinthians were impatient, but love is patient. They were envious of others (1 Cor 3:3), whereas love doesn’t envy (‘it doesn’t want what it doesn’t have’, as the Message...
by Julie Turner | May 19, 2016 | What's Happening
Paul shows us in 1 Cor 13 what love looks like and what it does not look like. Love is patient, showing a steadfastness which does not give up (see 1 Thess 5:14, Heb 6:15, James 5:7-8), reflecting God’s patience in wanting everyone to turn to Him in repentance. (2 Pet...
by Julie Turner | May 19, 2016 | What's Happening
Gifts of the Spirit, which are intended to strengthen the church body, often divide the body because members of the church elevate those who possess the more visible gifts over those whose gifts function in the background. In 1 Cor 12 & 14, Paul gives practical...
by Julie Turner | May 17, 2016 | What's Happening
The state of some roads in our local area leaves a lot to be desired: they are full of potholes, bumpy, have been dug up countless times to repair pipes beneath them and now resemble a patchwork quilt of tarmac. They are uncomfortable to ride on and when speed humps...
by Julie Turner | May 15, 2016 | What's Happening
We also had a birthday to celebrate tonight:
