by Julie Turner | Nov 20, 2022 | What's Happening
We said this morning that Nehemiah’s knowledge of God informed his prayer life and gave him hope, even when the news from Jerusalem was not good. (Neh 1:2-3) Throughout the book, we see that it was his knowledge of who God is which inspired his prayers: ‘Lord, the God...
by Julie Turner | Nov 20, 2022 | What's Happening
This morning we looked at the book of Nehemiah and saw how this man, an official to a foreign king in Susa, demonstrates what James calls ‘the seamless unity of believing and doing.’ (James 2:25, The Message) The book is written at the end of the Babylonian exile and...
by Julie Turner | Nov 18, 2022 | What's Happening
We have just received a new photo of Bedline, the Compassion child we sponsor each month who lives in Haiti. Incredibly, Bedline is now 12 years old and looks very grown-up in this latest photo. Thank you to all who support us; we have a jar at church to give loose...
by Julie Turner | Nov 18, 2022 | What's Happening
The subject of martyrdom and global disasters is not one which has us rushing to find out more! Both subjects feature in our world already, and in Revelation 6:9-17, we read about the fifth and sixth seals opened by Jesus which let loose further woes in our world....
by Julie Turner | Nov 15, 2022 | What's Happening
I am an only child and so it was often left to my own imagination when it came to playing as a child. I would gather my dolls or soft toys for pretend picnics and act out different scenes, voicing all the parts in these scenarios quite happily. Talking to yourself in...
by Julie Turner | Nov 13, 2022 | What's Happening
We were pleased to welcome Joy Gascoigne from Grimethorpe this evening. She spoke from the book of Esther, reminding us that this book is rooted in real life in real history. Our lives too are rooted in a real time and place, and we can often feel as insecure and...
