What’s Happening
Life Lessons
1 Samuel 26 sees us back in familiar territory, with this chapter almost a re-run of 1 Samuel 24. David, hunted by Saul for so long now, once again has the opportunity to dispose of his enemy if he wants to (and Abishai, his loyal servant and nephew, is more than...
Stairway To Heaven
Tonight's Little Big Church featured an animated story about stick people trying to get over and around a wall. They tried running at it, pole-vaulting over it, using a JCB to smash it and even flying over it with a Superman cape ...but the wall - representing the sin...
Living According to God’s Will (Pt 1)
This morning we looked at living according to God's will (see Luke 22:42). It isn't always easy to know God's will and there are times when His will definitely goes beyond our understanding (as Joseph and Job could both testify.) Nonetheless, as we read the Bible,...
Talking Point
Celebrity Culture
Garry's 'Talking Point' sermon tonight looked at the subject of celebrity culture. Celebrities seem to enjoy incredible importance and influence in the Western world, be they film stars, sportspeople, talent show winners or Internet celebrities. Their fame,wealth and...
Talking Point: Immigration (2)
The Bible has much to say about foreigners living in the land of God's people, with the laws applying to both native born and foreigners equally (Numbers 15:13-16; see also Lev 18:26, Lev 24:16). Foreigners were to be treated well (see Lev 19:10,34; Lev 25:35). Lest...
Talking Point: Immigration (1)
Garry's 'Talking Point' topic tonight was on the contentious and highly topical issue of immigration, one of the major debating points during the recent EU referendum. Many people in the UK are afraid of the rise in numbers of immigrants and refugees entering the...
How We Got Here
Comments
During the Open Day, we had a 'visitors' book' in which visitors could write their comments about the church refurbishment. Here are some of the comments that were written:"An excellent example of the Church working with and for the community - WELL DONE." (Deputy...
After the evening meeting
After the evening meeting ended, we returned to the community hall to finish the buffet and to chat with people.Proof that people who had been here all day were still smiling by the end!The clock shows we've been there over twelve hours!Chatting with friends who have...
Community consultation
One of the aims of the Open Day was to consult with the community about what people want to see in the new building. We had a 'suggestions table' where people could write their suggestions and ideas for activities and the leadership of the church will look at how we...