by Julie Turner | Jan 26, 2025 | What's Happening
Tonight we looked at Psalm 84 and our identity as pilgrims. Last time we looked at the fact that we are blessed (a fact reinforced in Ps 84:4, 5, 12); for the psalmist, being blessed means being in God’s presence, dwelling in His house. A pilgrim (a traveller who...
by Julie Turner | Jan 26, 2025 | What's Happening
This morning Dave spoke on ‘the other side of Christmas.’ Christmas is often perceived as being sweet and familiar, but in Matt 2:16-18, we read of Herod’s murderous intentions towards the Messiah and see that the arrival of Jesus was not welcomed by...
by Julie Turner | Jan 23, 2025 | What's Happening
2 Samuel 13 is as painful a chapter to read as 2 Samuel 11. In this chapter, we see the rape of David’s daughter, Tamar, by her half-brother, Amnon, and the murder of Amnon by his half-brother, Absalom, in revenge for this crime. We see others failing to stop these...
by Julie Turner | Jan 22, 2025 | What's Happening
Tonight we spoke on the fact that we are blessed people (Eph 1:3). God is a God of blessing (see Ps 67, Gen 12:1-3), a God who delights to give good gifts to His children (James 1:17, Ps 84:11), a God whose favour and grace are the bedrock of our lives and the spur to...
by Julie Turner | Jan 22, 2025 | What's Happening
In Colossians 1:1-14, Paul assures the Christians there that ‘since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you.’ (Col 1:9) Epaphras was from that church and was working with Paul, and through this connection, Paul prayed for them personally....
by Julie Turner | Jan 12, 2025 | What's Happening
Today we looked at the fact that we are God’s elect (1 Peter 1:1-2). At the start of a new year, we can often feel uncertain and afraid of what may happen, but it is helpful to know that our identity is secure in God. Peter’s first letter was written to believers who...
