by Julie Turner | Nov 27, 2020 | What's Happening
This morning, we started looking at how to make a Jesse Tree, through which we explore the reasons Jesus had to come to earth at Christmas. The name comes from Isaiah’s prophecy: ‘A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will...
by Julie Turner | Nov 26, 2020 | What's Happening
Another significant feature in Acts 21:1-16 is the value and importance Paul placed on fellowship. These verses give us a whistle-stop journey from Kos to Rhodes to Patara on to Tyre, Ptolemais and Caesarea, and in these latter places, Paul made a point of seeking out...
by Julie Turner | Nov 26, 2020 | What's Happening
The prayer ‘Your will be done’ (uttered by Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane as recorded in Luke 22:42 and Matt 26:42) represents for us Jesus’s total surrender to God’s will. He knew the agony that awaited Him on the cross and was fully aware of the spiritual and...
by Julie Turner | Nov 26, 2020 | What's Happening
Agabus (who featured earlier in the book of Acts (Acts 11:28)) is named as a prophet, someone who spoke the word of the Lord to the people. His prophecy in Acts 21:10-11 shows him acting out a prophecy, taking the linen belt from Paul and binding his own hands and...
by Julie Turner | Nov 26, 2020 | What's Happening
Proverbs 15:22 says, ‘Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.’ There is no doubt that the advice and counsel of wise Christians can be extremely helpful to us when facing awkward decisions, but an additional difficulty comes if we receive...
by Julie Turner | Nov 25, 2020 | What's Happening
This year has proved difficult and stressful for most people in different ways. We have been so alienated from usual routines and weighed down by anxieties and fears, and because of this, one of the things that is at risk of being harmed is our friendships. Friendship...
