Overview and close-ups!

by | Nov 17, 2014 | What's Happening

Garry used the analogy of Google maps last night to remind us that God is both capable of looking after the ‘bigger picture’ and also looking after the fine detail of our lives. On Google maps, we can look at the world in many different ways. We can zoom...

Nehemiah

by | Nov 17, 2014 | What's Happening

Having set the scene by explaining the historical background of Nehemiah, it’s important, however, for us to understand that the Bible is not simply a history book. It is living and active and has relevance for us in our everyday lives. As we study how...

The Historical Setting of Nehemiah

by | Nov 17, 2014 | What's Happening

Last night, Garry started a new series on Nehemiah. His previous series looked at God’s Heroes, and examined the Beatitudes to look at the characteristics God views as heroic. This new series focuses on one of God’s heroes in the Old Testament, Nehemiah,...

An Unlikely Heroine

by | Nov 16, 2014 | What's Happening

Dave spoke this morning from the book of Ruth. Non-Christians may well view the Bible as irrelevant, boring, violent or full of ‘thou shalt nots’, but tucked away in its pages, we find this unusual love story which points also to the generous and...