What’s Happening
Serving In The Church
Yesterday we continued looking at the question, 'What is the church?' We discussed the ministry gifts outlined in Ephesians 4 (the roles of apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor and teacher. understanding that God gifts people with certain skills to enable these roles...
Walking In The Way of Holiness
Today we looked at Isaiah 35:1-10, a chapter which talks about God's people walking in the way of holiness. Life is often described as a journey, and one of the first names for believers was people who belonged to the Way (see Acts 9:2, John 14:6) Jesus made it plain...
Keep On Keeping On!
When studying languages, the formation and use of tenses are key to being able to express oneself fluently. Past, present and future time frames are expressed in a variety of ways in different languages, with English having three ways of talking about the present: 'I...
Talking Point
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...
Talking Point: Safeguarding Against Pornography
It's important for us to understand that sex in itself is not sinful, but is in fact a gift of God. In its proper context, between a married man and woman, sex is something beautiful, a picture of the close relationship God longs to have with His people. But the Bible...
How We Got Here
Worship, prayer and the Word
The essentials of Christian meetings have often been summarised as worship, prayer and the Word. In Acts 2 we read that "they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer." In our church, we remember the...
Getting ready for the evening celebration
After the Open Day and tea, the rooms had to be tidied somewhat and chairs put back out in the main hall so that we could hold the evening celebration there.Here we are, practising for the meeting:People arriving:Chatting before the meeting started:Are these two...
Flowers
Beryl and Paula worked hard to decorate the church with flowers and did a great job: