by Julie Turner | Jul 10, 2020 | What's Happening
The book of Acts gives us stories of many people being converted: turning from one way of life to eternal life in Jesus. Conversion is a turning point, that moment when we repent of our sins and turn in trust towards God, believing that Jesus’s death and resurrection...
by Julie Turner | Jul 10, 2020 | What's Happening
In our journey through the book of Acts, we have reached Philippi, where Paul’s preaching established a church in that Roman colony and to which he later wrote one of the most encouraging letters in the New Testament. (Acts 16:11-40) There, we see Paul and his...
by Julie Turner | Jul 10, 2020 | What's Happening
Acts 16:6-10 is, for me, a challenging and (dare I say it?!) infuriating portion of Scripture. It challenges me because it shows me a level of guidance which does not always make sense to my rational mind and leaves me dangling (which infuriates me, as I’m the kind of...
by Julie Turner | Jul 10, 2020 | What's Happening
The Bible has much to say about God’s guidance, making it plain that God leads and guides His people (Ps 23:2-3, 2 Cor 2:14, John 16:13, Ps 25:5), but it’s the ‘how?’ of divine guidance that often confuses us. There are times when God’s word seems to tell us directly...
by Julie Turner | Jul 8, 2020 | What's Happening
Over the past weeks and months, great emphasis has been placed on staying physically fit and well. The importance of physical exercise even in lockdown was recognised by the government, and Joe Wickes’ fitness workouts became a useful part of families’...
by Julie Turner | Jul 5, 2020 | What's Happening
Tonight’s service looked at John 10:1-18 and the fact that Jesus is the good shepherd and we are His sheep. Jesus contrasts Himself – the good shepherd – with all who might get paid for looking after sheep but don’t really care about them, a theme found also in...
