Lumps of Clay

The proverb says ‘you can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs’, and Mark spoke this morning on how God sometimes has to break us in order to re-shape us and make us useful and relevant to His purposes. In Jer 18:1-6, the prophet is sent to the...

Downcast Soul: Upbeat God!

Psalms 42 and 43 are closely linked and deals with the question ‘Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me?’ (Ps 42:5,11, Ps 43:5) Often, this is our experience: feelings of disquiet and disturbance, a lack of peace, a restlessness or...

All Good!

Dave spoke tonight from Romans 8:28-39, some of the most encouraging verses in the whole BIble. We live in a dangerous world (where terrorism, climate change, politics and numerous other threats cast a shadow over our daily lives), but for those who are older, there...

A Miracle for Us All

Stephen spoke this morning at Cherry Tree Court from John 9:1-7. Here, the story of how Jesus healed a man blind from birth is recounted, but as Stephen pointed out, this was not just a miracle for that man. Through this narrative, we can see how God cares for each...

You Can Sew?!

One of my favourite films is ‘Three Amigos’, a spoof Western which sees three actors having to rescue the villagers of a small Mexian village from a bad guy known as ‘El Guapo’. In a scene just before the great showdown, the amigos ask the...

Kiss The Son

Ps 2:11-12 reminds us that we are to approach an omnipotent God with reverence and awe: ‘Serve the Lord with fear and celebrate his rule with trembling. Kiss his son, or he will be angry and your way will lead to your destruction, for his wrath can flare up in a...