by Julie Turner | Apr 16, 2019 | What's Happening
On Good Friday (19th April) we will be remembering and celebrating our Lord’s death from 5 p.m. We’ll be having a fellowship meal together and sharing Communion and then from 6 p.m. will be reflecting on the 7 last words spoken by Jesus as He hung on the...
by Julie Turner | Apr 16, 2019 | What's Happening
As adults we can easily become cynical, inured to life’s vicissitudes and bereft of optimism and positive expectation. We call it being ‘world weary’, beaten down by disappointment until pessimism and a lack of positive expectation become our defence...
by Julie Turner | Apr 14, 2019 | What's Happening
The main lessons we learned from the donkey who led Jesus into Jerusalem were: Experience isn’t necessary if God calls you! He equips the called; He doesn’t call the equipped. God has chosen us for good works and to serve Him as gladly as the donkey did....
by Julie Turner | Apr 14, 2019 | What's Happening
A colt is a young donkey, a donkey that’s never been ridden or used before. We may feel as raw and inexperienced as a colt or as battered and useless as a donkey in a donkey sanctuary, but the truth is that God has chosen each of us (Eph 1:4), knows us from conception...
by Julie Turner | Apr 14, 2019 | What's Happening
As we explored Palm Sunday from the viewpoint of the donkey (Luke 19:28-44), we discovered that in choosing a donkey, Jesus fulfilled Messianic prophecy, for Zech 9:9 tells us, ‘Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious,...
by Julie Turner | Apr 14, 2019 | What's Happening
Using the excellent Lost Sheep series of stories, we looked tonight at Palm Sunday from the point of view of the donkey (named Dave in this story) who carried Jesus into Jerusalem. Dave’s excited about having been the one to be privileged to carry the king into...
