by Julie Turner | Jun 8, 2025 | What's Happening
Last Sunday (1 June), Dave preached from Luke 24:13-35, a passage traditionally associated with Easter. The story tells of Cleopas and his companion walking to Emmaus from Jerusalem, dejected and disappointed that Jesus had been crucified. All of us, if we are honest,...
by Julie Turner | Jun 8, 2025 | What's Happening
On this, Pentecost Sunday, we acknowledge that the Holy Spirit makes all the difference to the church and to every believer. Without the Holy Spirit’s presence and power, we are nothing. Yet we also acknowledge the importance of community. 120 believers gathered...
by Julie Turner | May 29, 2025 | What's Happening
After the many conspiracies and plots against David and a sense that he is growing older and less able to lead militarily, 2 Samuel 22 comes as an oasis of praise. It is a song of praise (very similar to Psalm 18) and reminds us of David’s talents as a musician and...
by Julie Turner | May 28, 2025 | What's Happening
We enjoyed another family fun day working with other local churches for the half-term holiday, with 89 people coming to join us to look at two miracles of healing which Jesus did. We used stories by Andrew McDonagh and learned about four friends who brought a crippled...
by Julie Turner | May 25, 2025 | What's Happening
This morning we explored our identity as sheep (based on Psalm 100:3 which tells us ‘Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.’) The theme of sheep and shepherds runs throughout the whole Bible,...
by Julie Turner | May 18, 2025 | What's Happening
This morning we learned about our identity as people invited to share in God’s nature (see 2 Pet 1:1-9). To partake in the divine nature seems fanciful and impossible, but Peter is adamant that God’s divine power enables us to do this. Human nature outside of Christ...
