by Julie Turner | Dec 2, 2014 | What's Happening
Isaiah 9:2 says ‘The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.’ John connects this with the arrival of Jesus, saying The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not...
by Julie Turner | Dec 1, 2014 | What's Happening
We celebrated the first Sunday in Advent by lighting the first candle on our Advent wreath, made up of handprints from church members: We also distributed Advent calendars which included a child’s activity booklet all about Christmas to the children in the...
by Julie Turner | Dec 1, 2014 | What's Happening
If we simply look at what goes on in the world at this time of year, we gain a very skewed perspective of what Christmas is all about: glitter, lights, spending vast amounts of money, overeating, noise and toys. Christians celebrate Christmas, however, because this is...
by Julie Turner | Nov 30, 2014 | What's Happening
Throughout Advent, I’ll be trying to help us to focus our thoughts on the arrival of Christ as a baby at Bethlehem through a variety of songs. The first one is from Aaron Shust’s new Christmas album ‘Unto Us’ and is called ‘Advent...
by Julie Turner | Nov 30, 2014 | What's Happening
Today is the first Sunday in Advent, and Stephen spoke this morning from Micah 5:2-5. The Old Testament saints were in a time of waiting and preparation, looking for the arrival of the Messiah. Now, we are in a time of waiting and preparation: first of all, looking...
