What’s Happening
The Power of Story
Tonight in our Little Big Church, we looked at the story of "The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe" by C. S. Lewis. All year, we have focussed on stories, looking at the parables of Jesus, and so it seemed fitting to ponder another story tonight! In particular, we...
Trusting in God
Garry spoke this morning from Ps 37:3-4, focussing on the primary need for Christians to trust God. To trust means to have confidence and security in God, to be 'care-less' because He cares for us. If we trust a driver, we will not try to be a backseat driver; we may...
Advent Themes
Advent is a time of hope, preparation and anticipation. As we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and remind ourselves that He is coming again at the end of time to judge the living and the dead, this period of anticipation focuses our thoughts on four key...
Talking Point
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...
Gay Marriage (2)
The Biblical view of marriage is given in Gen 2:18-25 and is reinforced by Jesus (Matt 19:3-4, Mk 10:2-9). Marriage is between a man and a woman. There are obvious problems with the notion of homosexual marriage, the first being that homosexual practice is not...
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: