by Julie Turner | May 2, 2019 | What's Happening
The early church as described in Acts 2:42-47 was a learning, loving, caring, sharing, worshipping, witnessing church. We may feel we don’t measure up very well and it’s always good to ponder carefully our shortcomings and look at how we can change and improve (the...
by Julie Turner | May 2, 2019 | What's Happening
Generosity and sharing go hand in hand. There is much debate about private ownership and communal living in the early church, with Acts 2:42-47 and Acts 4:32-37 being cited as the ‘model’ for the New Testament church. Certainly, many people sold property and...
by Julie Turner | May 2, 2019 | What's Happening
Sharing is not a natural concept. Anyone who has brought up children knows this for a fact! The toddler does not like to share; they have to be taught to do this. Their natural tendency is to want to keep all the toys for themselves. They don’t like sharing; they...
by Julie Turner | May 2, 2019 | What's Happening
In Acts 2:42-47 we are told what the early church devoted themselves to. Devotion is a strong word, meaning love, loyalty and enthusiasm, and points to constancy, purpose, or resolve. When we are devoted to something, we give our time and allegiance gladly to that...
by Julie Turner | May 2, 2019 | What's Happening
My life interestingly has become involved with mosaics. I am involved with a mosaic project as part of the Dearne Community Arts’ Festival as we aim to make a community mosaic involving local residents and community groups from the area to exhibit at the...
by Julie Turner | Apr 30, 2019 | What's Happening
Just as we would all think carefully about what we were going to say if we were going to testify in a court of law, we should think carefully about how to give our testimony and how to talk to people about Jesus. The question ‘How did you become a...
