What’s Happening
David’s Last Words
At our Bible study tonight, we looked at David's last words in 1 Chronicles 28 and 29 and saw how praise and prayer formed an integral part of his life throughout. We see in the last chapters of David's life how important the construction of the temple was to him, and...
Manvers Lake baptisms
We took part in a joint churches service and public baptism at Manvers Lake on Sunday 31 August. This was a great event, attended by about 800 people, with 56 people being baptised and 5 people making first-time commitments to Christ. Praise God for what He is doing...
Citizens of Heaven
Tonight we looked at our identity as citizens of heaven (Phil 3:20, Romans 6:1-5). Despite living in the world, when we become a Christian we are given a new identity as citizens of heaven. Moving house is ranked as the third most stressful experience in life (after...
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: