by Julie Turner | Feb 19, 2019 | What's Happening
There are lots of fun activities for the family to do this half-term. Today (Tuesday 19th February) it’s the family fun day at St Helen’s Church Hall on High Street in Thurnscoe, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. You can ‘meet a creature’ there...
by Julie Turner | Feb 17, 2019 | What's Happening
Parables were one of Jesus’s favourite means of teaching. Often defined as ‘an earthly story with a heavenly meaning’, parables dealt with familiar scenarios (a farmer sowing seed, a merchant buying a valuable jewel, a businessman with two sons), yet...
by Julie Turner | Feb 17, 2019 | What's Happening
Dave spoke tonight from Isaiah 62:6-7 on the importance of prayer. Prayer is not an optional extra for the Christian; it is an essential part of our life with God. In fact, all people pray (even if it’s only in times of distress), but for the Christian, prayer...
by Julie Turner | Feb 17, 2019 | What's Happening
Garry spoke this morning on the subject of encouragement, looking at how we respond to others, especially when they fall. The famous scene from ‘Only Fools And Horses’ where Del Boy falls through the open bar door makes us laugh because of the comic timing...
by Julie Turner | Feb 17, 2019 | What's Happening
During our Bible studies on the Psalms, we discussed the power of song and how music and song are powerful ways of communicating and retaining God’s message in our hearts. No wonder Nebuchadnezzar connected worship with music, ordering the people to bow down as...
by Julie Turner | Feb 17, 2019 | What's Happening
In 2014, ‘The Lego Movie’ introduced us to Emmet, a construction worker whose positive outlook can be summed up in the song ‘everything is awesome… when you’re living out a dream.’ Emmet, with the help of Lucy and a group of friends, defeat an evil tyrant and restore...
