The Life of David

This week we started a new Bible study series looking at the life of David. David is one of the most beloved of Bible characters, probably remembered for two pivotal incidents, one involving a giant named Goliath, the other involving a married woman named Bathsheba,...

Tissue Paper Layers

I spent a couple of days away at the beginning of September. The first was spent in Barnard Castle, a beautiful place with (for me) the perfect combination of coffee shops, castle and second-hand bookshop (Book Aid, a Christian charity). After a damp morning there, we...

The Miracle Of Pentecost

Tonight in our series ‘The Miraculous & The Mundane’ we looked at the transition in the New Testament from Jesus doing miracles in the power of God in the gospels and how the lives of ordinary believers were transformed by the arrival of the Holy Spirit on the Day...

Friendship

This morning Dave spoke on the subject of friendship, particularly looking at David and Jonathan as an example of friendship in God (1 Sam 17:57-18:4). Nowadays, social media can tell us we have many friends, but the reality is we can be very lonely too. Saul is an...

Don’t Worry!

Matt 6:25-27 reminds us of the pointlessness of worry. Even children can worry at times, but the story we heard tonight (Bob The Bird) reminds us that we all have a heavenly Father who loves us and looks after us, and therefore there is no need to worry. Bob the bird...