The Jesse Tree (Wk 2)

This week’s additions to our Jesse Tree at church continued to tell the Christmas story which stretches way back in time, long before the New Testament was written. Jacob’s ladder reminds us of God’s covenant with Jacob (grandson of Abraham), who...

Advent Angels Out & About

This morning as we walked in Goldthorpe and prayed for our community, we also distributed 41 Advent Angels knitted and crocheted for us as part of the Dearne Churches Together Advent Angel Trail. We hope that these angels will remind us of the message of hope and good...

Advent Angel Trail

For the past two years Dearne Churches Together have left knitted sheep or nativity figures in local shops in Thurnscoe, Goldthorpe and Bolton-on-Dearne as a visible reminder to local residents of the Christmas story (and the chance to win a hamper by finding their...

Angels – Messengers of Hope

Today in our ‘Dearne Churches Together’ prayer meeting, we looked at the messages of hope which the angels brought to people as they announced the good news of Jesus’s birth. These messages still resonate with us today. Do Not Be Afraid Angels are...

Sculpture

The famous Renaissance artist and sculptor, Michelangelo, said,“The sculpture is already complete within the marble block, before I start my work. It is already there, I just have to chisel away the superfluous material.” Art involves seeing the invisible and making...

What Is God Like? (2)

Other attributes of God which we considered tonight were: God is eternal, without beginning or end, a concept we have difficult grasping. ‘Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.’ (Ps 90:2) We...