by Julie Turner | Sep 13, 2018 | What's Happening
In exploring the theme of holy defiance, we looked at what that means in practical terms. Defiance (bold disobedience or resistance) is often seen as negative, and to defy God is a dangerous thing. However, we do need to have a holy defiance that resists the...
by Julie Turner | Sep 13, 2018 | What's Happening
In our Bible study we looked at Ps 129-131, and these three psalms again give us a by-now familiar picture of trouble, hope in God and deliverance. Ps 129 has much to say about oppression, and certainly we need to face up to the fact that trouble, oppression and...
by Julie Turner | Sep 10, 2018 | What's Happening
A sense of humour and the ability to laugh (even at yourself) are essential ingredients to getting through life sane and with a sense of joy. Our prospective bridegroom (a.k.a. Super Mario) clearly has this in abundance!
by Julie Turner | Sep 9, 2018 | What's Happening
John, in his gospel, shows us Jesus as fully man and fully God. He shows us Jesus weary and thirsty, weeping after a friend dies (John 11:35), troubled in spirit (John 13:21) and so on: very definitely a man, whose death is described in some detail (John 19:16-37)....
by Julie Turner | Sep 9, 2018 | What's Happening
An ordinary man, weary and hungry and thirsty after a 40-mile journey on foot, asked a woman for a drink at a well. Yet ironically, despite asking this, the man went on to offer her a gift of water – water that would quench spiritual thirst, water that would be...
by Julie Turner | Sep 9, 2018 | What's Happening
Tonight’s sermon looked at John 4:1-26 and the theme of living water. This encounter between Jesus and an unnamed woman at Jacob’s well in Sychar gives us a fascinating insight into His ability to draw people into conversation and move from the physical to...
