Don’t Get Offended

Another step to living peaceful lives is to refuse to be an offended person. It is very easy to take offence at what someone says or does, whether they mean to upset us or not. R. H. Lelchuk says, ‘People who get offended operate on a purely emotional level fostered...

Cultivating Peacefulness

How do we cultivate peaceful lives and peaceful attitudes? Jesus said, ‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God’ (Matt 5:9) There’s clearly great benefit to being a peacemaker, but it’s not so easy to put this into practice! The first step...

Mary Had A Little Lamb

There is a nursery rhyme which goes ‘Mary had a little lamb’… and the truth is that this saying applies to Christmas. Dave spoke tonight from Matthew 1:18-25, the passage which shows us Joseph’s reaction to the astonishing news Mary brought him...

Christmas At The Embankment

Christmas At The Embankment actually took place this year in the Salvation Army building, as recent rain had made the Embankment site very muddy and slippery. We had a great afternoon doing Chrismtas crafts and singing carols, old and new.   Our thanks to Jenny...

The Supernatural World

This morning we looked at words of knowledge, prophecy and deliverance from evil spirits in the book of Acts and realised that the miraculous happens because the spiritual world is real and God wants to lead and guide us into a knowledge of Him. Many do not believe in...

Peace

In a world of wars and personal animosity, on the second Sunday in Advent, we focus on the theme of peace, recognising that peace with God is the pathway to personal peace. ‘Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord...