Amazing light

Stephen spoke from 1 John 1:4-10 this morning about the light of God. Light can be dazzling and dominating, but it can also be subdued (think of candlelight and how this ‘sets the tone’ for romantic meals!) Sometimes dimmed lighting is necessary (eg to...

Answering God

A few weeks ago, Dave was preaching on Nehemiah and he talked about how Nehemiah prayed for God to work in Jerusalem… and how eventually he became the answer, so to speak, to his own prayers. He warned us that prayer can be a risky activity, because we may well...

Former & latter rains

The Bible study focussed on James 5:7-8 tonight: “Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand...

But we see Jesus

Mark spoke from Hebrews 2:5-10 last night, looking at the whole question of what we see and what we do not see. He started by showing us some pictures that illustrate how different perspectives affect what you see.On the first picture, we can see either a vase or two...

Perseverance

Garry continued his series on 2 Peter 1 this morning, looking at perseverance. This is defined as ‘steadfastneess, constancy, endurance, a patient waiting for, not being swerved from a deliberate purpose’ (or, as Eugene Peterson translates it in the...