What’s Happening

The Leaking Rock

Tonight at our Little Big Church service we looked at Exodus 17:1-7, the story of a leaking rock. We have been learning about Moses (and how God protected him as a baby when Pharaoh wanted to kill all Hebrew baby boys) and how God used him to lead the people of God...

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Giving Thanks

Garry spoke this morning from Colossians 1:9-12 about joyfully giving thanks. Thanksgiving is a vital part of the Christian life. When David had the ark brought back to Jerusalem, he appointed Asaph to lead worship and gave instructions as to how this should be done...

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Anniversary Celebrations

Today has made it crystal clear to me (pun intended after all that crystal art, ably managed by the superb Kathy Multi Tasker for whose skills I simply could never muster enough praise) that even when you hold an anniversary celebration to thank God for giving us the...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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