Different crowns

Stephen started tonight’s sermon with a history question, asking who knew the significance of the date 2 June 1953. This was the date of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation: Tonight’s sermon was about crowns. When we think about crowns, we might think of...

Inexpressible Joy

Dave spoke this morning from 1 Pet 1:6-9, continuing his series on the fruit of the Spirit by looking at the fruit of joy. The baptism of the Holy Spirit is a gift from God which cannot be earned, simply received, and its purpose is to give us the power to witness to...

Behold!

Today is the first Sunday in Advent, so perhaps it’s appropriate to share an unusual Advent song ‘Behold’, written and sung by Jeremy & Adie Camp’s children, Bella & Aerie. It’s probably not surprising that when music features so...

A nightingale sings…

The common nightingale is an ordinary-looking bird which sings at all times, even at night-time, which is very unusual. They are so named precisely because of this tendency to sing at night as well as during the day; some think that nocturnal song is likely to serve...

Missionary updates

We have had letters from both missionary couples we support in recent days. Reeba in India wrote about the tailoring programme she oversees, giving news of graduations and God’s faithfulness in providing sewing machines for every woman who completes the...