by Julie Turner | Sep 20, 2020 | What's Happening
Dave spoke tonight from Ezek 37:1-14, a very famous passage set in the Valley of Dry Bones. The prophet Ezekiel had a vision of God which completely transformed how the people saw their life in exile, and for us today, facing so many restrictions and uncertainties...
by Julie Turner | Sep 20, 2020 | What's Happening
One of the things Garry spoke about this morning which cause our hearts to grow cold if we are not careful is being spiritually unfit. He illustrated this point with a story of a recent trip to the seal colony at Ravenscar on the East Coast. The seal colony can only...
by Julie Turner | Sep 20, 2020 | What's Happening
Garry spoke this morning from Matt 24:9, 12, verses which speak of the persecution and opposition to the Christian message which will happen before Jesus comes again. In Matt 24:12, we read that the love of many (or most) will grow cold because of the increase of...
by Julie Turner | Sep 17, 2020 | What's Happening
Acts 18:18-28 introduces another character who was important to God’s plans in Corinth (and about whom we know relatively little!) Having met Aquila and Priscilla (fellow tentmakers like Paul) earlier in this chapter, we are now introduced to Apollos, who apparently...
by Julie Turner | Sep 17, 2020 | What's Happening
Acts 18:18-28 gives us an unusual glimpse into Paul’s life, telling us that before he left Corinth and sailed for Syria, he had his hair cut off at Cenchreae because of a vow he had taken. (Acts 18:18) This was presumably something like the Nazirite vow (see Numbers...
by Julie Turner | Sep 17, 2020 | What's Happening
Acts 18:18-28 offers us a whistle-stop tour: we see Paul travel from Corinth to Ephesus, Caesarea, Jerusalem, Antioch and back through Galatia to Ephesus again. The narrative is very condensed, either because Luke’s information was limited (since he was still in...
