Community Art Projects

With my ‘Dearne Community Arts’ Festival’ hat on, we are beyond excited to have 2 community art projects to work on in 2024/25! We have been invited by BMBC to continue painting shop shutters in Goldthorpe, with funding of £10,000 towards the project...

The ‘Kick’ We Need

In Luke 1 we read about two miraculous pregnancies and how the women involved (Elizabeth and Mary) responded. Mary visits her relative Elizabeth after being told by an angel that she will conceive a baby by the Holy Spirit and that her relative ‘who was said to...

The Armour of God

At my recent visit to the Royal Armouries in Leeds, I looked at a variety of body armour, from traditional chainmail and suits of armour to armour for animals (horses and elephants) to more modern protection like bullet-proof vests. All the armour reminded me of...

The Prince – and Price – of Peace

Tonight at our Little Big Church service, Garry told the story of Jed and Roy McCoy, shepherd brothers whose enmity left them glowering at each other and taking revenge for imagined slights. Their lives were changed when an angel appeared to them telling them to go to...

Ambassadors For Christ

This morning we looked at 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 and at our identity as ambassadors for Christ. An ambassador is a diplomat or representative of a country working abroad, often to strengthen economic and cultural ties and to promote the home country’s foreign...

The Return of the Ark

With Jerusalem established as the capital and David’s city, David’s next act as king is to bring the Ark of the Covenant to the capital as a way of establishing the spiritual rule he intends to bring to Israel. Unfortunately, he learned the hard way that God’s will...