The Power of Testimony

A testimony is a public account of something, whether a statement in court of something witnessed or the more casual conversation recounting one’s experience of God. It is our way of telling others what God has done for us and as such, will always be personal...

Dearne Community Arts’ Festival (2)

This year’s Dearne Community Arts’ Festival’s community art project has been to create 16 selfie boards which celebrate local community groups and key locations. Some of these were on show at the arts’ festival last week and others are now in...

Dearne Community Arts’ Festival (1)

Last Saturday (30 September) was the annual Dearne Community Arts’ Festival at Astrea Academy Dearne, championing creativity and celebrating community as usual! There were some lovely exhibitions from a wide range of talented local artists. We had the chance to...

Key Lessons

There are a number of key lessons we looked at tonight from 1 Samuel 16:1-3: There is never an “easy time” to live for God. David lived at a time when spirituality was not high and there were many enemies of Israel. Faith is required no matter when we live. Living by...

The Anointing of David

In our Bible study tonight we looked at 1 Samuel 16:1-13, the account of David’s anointing to be king by the prophet Samuel and a vivid reminder that God ‘does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the...

Building a road

Tonight we looked at road-building and obstacles based on Isaiah 57:14 which says, “Build up, build up, prepare the road! Remove the obstacles out of the way of my people.” (Isaiah 57:14) The children watched a video about how roads are made and then made their own...