What’s Happening
Elizabeth’s Example
Dave spoke tonight from Luke 1:5-25 about the example Elizabeth sets for us. Although Elizabeth only really features in this one chapter, we learn a lot about her from her response to the miraculous news that, though old and barren, she would bear a son who would be a...
read moreFoundations
Pat spoke this morning at Cherry Tree Court on the subject of foundations. God has good plans for our lives (Jer 29:11) and can satisfy us fully, but we need to understand that His thoughts and ways are not the same as ours (Is 55:1, 8) and that we need to build on...
read moreNobody, Everybody, Somebody
So often, we feel like nobodies, wondering why on earth God chose us. 1 Cor 1:26-31 explores this theme, reminding us that however 'foolish' or 'useless' we feel, God has chosen us to display His power, love, grace and mercy. This is the theme of Casting Crowns' new...
read moreTalking Point
Get Wet For God!
My granddaughter has recently discovered the joys of a warm summer and public fountains... At the same time, however, she was initially nervous of these fountains because they were pre-programmed to disperse water at different speeds and heights and she was wary. She...
read moreTransgender Issues
Garry continued his 'Talking Point' series tonight, looking at transgender issues. Gender is generally understood as 'the state of being male or female', and transgender is defined as 'denoting or relating to a person whose sense of personal identity and gender does...
read morePaid On The Nail
Graham Kendrick captures the value of an individual in this song: 'Is a rich man worth more than a poor man? A stranger worth less than a friend? Is a baby worth more than an old man? Your beginning worth more than your end? Is a president worth more than his...
read moreHow 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,...
read moreNew 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...
read moreA 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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