by Julie Turner | Dec 20, 2020 | What's Happening
In continuing with our series on ‘Questions’, today we looked at the question, ‘Where Is God?’ This is a question that has deep resonance through the ages, and in this present bewildering time, many feel confused about God’s presence in...
by Julie Turner | Dec 18, 2020 | What's Happening
This week we looked at the final decorations on our Jesse Tree. The writing tablet representsJohn the Baptist. He was a relative of Jesus. His birth was also miraculous, for his parents (Zechariah and Elizabeth) were too old to have children naturally. An angel...
by Julie Turner | Dec 13, 2020 | What's Happening
Stephen spoke tonight about the relevance of Christmas – and indeed all of God’s word – to our lives today. When we buy food nowadays, there is often a ‘use by’ date or ‘best before date’ on the packaging, which determines...
by Julie Turner | Dec 13, 2020 | What's Happening
Dave spoke this morning from Matt 1:18-25, focussing on Joseph, the often forgotten character in the Christmas story. Joseph was an honourable and righteous man who found himself in an impossible situation. He was pledged to be married to Mary, but had found out she...
by Julie Turner | Dec 13, 2020 | What's Happening
Advent hope: Anticipating. Waiting. Looking. Searching. He’s coming. Advent peace: Soothing troubled hearts, Relaxing furrowed brows, Calming anxious frowns. Wholeness. Well-being. He’s coming. Advent joy: Bubbling from within, Tremulous at first, Just the occasional...
by Julie Turner | Dec 11, 2020 | What's Happening
Once more, we looked at different decorations for our Jesse Tree, which help us to understand better the significance of Jesus’s birth and how this fits into the bigger picture of God’s story. The first decoration this week was a scroll, symbolising the...
