What’s Happening
Living A Spirit-Filled Life
Garry spoke tonight on living a Spirit-filled life from Ephesians 5:15-33. Paul, in this letter, is writing to Christians in whom the Holy Spirit dwells (Eph 1:13-14), but urges them to be continually filled with the Spirit. This phrase is frequently used in the book...
According To What They Have Done
This morning we looked at the subject of God's judgment. When we read verses about God repaying people 'according to what they have done' (see Prov 24:12, also Rom 2:6-11, Ps 62:12, Rev 20:13), it can lead us to feel very fearful about judgment, which we largely...
Lament
To lament means to express deep sorrow, grief, or regret (often through tears). We much prefer celebration to lament, but the truth is that sorrow, grief and regret will inevitably come our way at some point in life, and we do well to be prepared for these and to know...
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...