What’s Happening
The Fall
Tonight in our Bible study discussion, we looked at the Fall (Genesis 2:15-17 and Genesis 3:1-13). The snake approached Eve with the question, 'Did God really say...?', sowing doubt in her mind. Questions are not necessarily bad, but can often railroad us, especially...
Advent Hope
Today is the first Sunday in Advent, the day we especially think about hope. Advent is the time when we look back at the first coming of Jesus and give thanks for God's love, mercy, grace and kindness, shown especially in the first arrival of His Son, which we...
You Are The Salt Of The Earth
In our service today we looked at our identity as 'salt of the earth' (Matt 5:13), a phrase which has come to mean someone who is humble, good and unassuming. Salt is very common and seen as ordinary nowadays (though in Roman times, soldiers were paid in salt - hence...
Talking Point
Holy Communion
In most churches there is the opportunity on Sundays to participate in the Eucharist, to eat bread and to drink wine in remembrance of what Christ has done for us on the cross and to give thanks for the salvation which His death and resurrection have secured for all...
To Be In God’s Presence
Dave spoke tonight from Luke 10:30-42. In this passage, we see Jesus and His disciples stopping at Bethany, at the home of Lazarus, Martha and Mary. Martha seems to have been proactive in welcoming Jesus and looked after Him well. Jesus used this opportunity to...
What’s In A Name?
The Bible is full of names, many of them unpronounceable to English tongues, and often skipped over as we read the Bible because of their unfamiliarity and our impatience with lists. They remind us, nonetheless, that giving something or someone a name is a vital...
How We Got Here
Months later…
Do you ever reach the end of a book where all the strands are neatly tied together and wonder 'what happens next?' to the characters?I love books which feature the same characters, as essentially I get engrossed with them and want to know how things work out for them,...
New blog!
This blog will soon be running out of things to say, since it was created specifically to chart the progress of the church as it renovated St Mark's. Once I've got all the details down about the Open Day, I won't be posting here any more.But do not despair! The church...
A House of Prayer
One of our prayers is that the new building will indeed become a house of prayer. At the Open Day, we listed the many answers to prayer we have seen over the journey to acquire St Mark's and renovate the building, and we look forward to recording many more answers.A...