by Julie Turner | Oct 28, 2018 | What's Happening
This morning, Garry spoke from Isaiah 33:1-6. Isaiah prophesied during the reigns of several kings. Originally, when he started prophesying, the country was prosperous and stable, but over the years, Assyria rose in power and Egypt’s power waned, leaving Israel...
by Julie Turner | Oct 27, 2018 | What's Happening
In our Bible studies, we are looking at the ‘Hallelujah Psalms’, the last five psalms in the Psalter, which are all psalms of praise. Praising God is the key to so many battles in life; as Chris Tomlin puts it in the song ‘Praise Is the...
by Julie Turner | Oct 25, 2018 | What's Happening
Ps 146 gives us many reasons to praise God. It can be good to list these reasons, for there are times when life buffets us so much that it can be difficult to think of reasons during the storms. God is faithful. This again is not simply a characteristic for now, but...
by Julie Turner | Oct 25, 2018 | What's Happening
The psalmist confidently says, ‘I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.’ (Ps 146:2) This may seem a bold thing to say, for life is not always easy, yet it reminds us that praise is a choice of the will, not a whim or...
by Julie Turner | Oct 25, 2018 | What's Happening
We are all living in God’s story (some have commented that history is actually ‘His-story’) and have a crafted part to play in that story (see Psalm 139, Jer 29:11). At the same time, we are not the centre of the story, for only God deserves that place. So often, we...
by Julie Turner | Oct 24, 2018 | What's Happening
At our Light Party next week (Wednesday 31st October, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m .) we are looking at how God’s light in us influences our lives and shapes our living… and at people who have really influenced us and been heroes to us. One of my spiritual heroes...
