What’s Happening
Things Can Only Get Better?
In the 1997 Labour campaign, they made use of the song and slogan, 'Things can only get better.' It is a Biblical truth, however, that things tend to get much worse before they get better, because true deliverance comes from God and not from better politics, better...
Spiritual Choices
Today in our Bible discussion we looked at Romans 8:1-17 as we focussed on the new life in the Spirit available to believers. In the NET version it talks about our outlook, which is shaped by what we focus on. If we have a Christ-centred outlook, we will see the...
What’s On In February
As February half-term approaches, here's a list of what's on this month in addition to our usual services on Sunday (3 p.m.) and Thursday (7.30 p.m.) Mindful Moments, our monthly evening of creativity for adults, will be on Monday 16 February between 6 and 8 p.m. at...
Talking Point
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...
Talking Point: The Problem of Pornography
Pornography (printed or visual material containing the explicit description or display of sexual organs or activity, intended to stimulate sexual excitement) is a growing problem these days, exacerbated by the easy availability of porn videos via the Internet. Josh...
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: