Living Between A Rock And A Hard Place

Guest speaker Yan Hadley took as his theme ‘Living Between A Rock And A Hard Place’, reminding us that God is very often found at wits’ end corner! Prov 24:16 reminds us that the wicked fall when calamity strikes, but the righteous will rise again....

Fixation, fatalism or faith?

Garry spoke this morning on ‘fixation, fatalism or faith?’, the choices which we face on a daily basis. When difficulties come our way, we can easily feel overwhelmed and become anxious, but Paul gives us ways to deal with such situations in Phil 4:4-8....

Nathan The Prophet

We meet Nathan the prophet for the first time in 2 Samuel 7. A prophet was one who proclaimed God’s words to people; he also recorded events that happened during David’s reign (1 Chron 29:29) and was involved in the music worship of the time (2 Chron 29:25), but...

When God Says ‘No’

It’s a fact of life that ‘no’ is often the word we like least! One of the shortest words in the English language, it’s nevertheless a word we associate with negativity and the crushing of our plans. My youngest granddaughter, aged 19 months, puckers up and sobs in...

We are God’s house, God’s temple

It’s easy to associate church with a building and to admire wonderful buildings like cathedrals. The temple in Jerusalem, built by David’s son, Solomon, was a magnificent edifice whose destruction by the Babylonians was a low point in Israel’s...

Whatever happens, stand firm!

Dave spoke this morning from Philippians 1:27-30, a letter written by Paul whilst he was chained to guards. Despite this, the letter is one of the most positive in the New Testament and radiates hope, faith and joy. Whatever happens, Paul urges, stand firm. He longs...