by Julie Turner | Jun 14, 2024 | What's Happening
The story of how David dealt with victory over the Amalekites (1 Sam 30) has much to teach us about the way God works and therefore the way we too should live. David’s army of 600 men set off in pursuit of the Amalekites on God’s orders, but 200 of them were too...
by Julie Turner | Jun 14, 2024 | What's Happening
1 Samuel 30 tells us the story of David’s recovery of all that had been stolen from him in Ziklag by the Amalekites. The situation was dire: not only did he and his men return from the Philistines having been rejected by them and deemed untrustworthy only to find...
by Julie Turner | Jun 10, 2024 | What's Happening
On our recent holiday we hired a 9-seater car. It was wonderfully spacious for the extended family and holiday luggage, but being unfamiliar with it meant keeping an eye on fuel consumption to ensure we did not run out. These days, fuel gauges on modern cars are...
by Julie Turner | Jun 9, 2024 | What's Happening
At our Little Big Church service tonight, we looked at the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) and thought about how God wants us to make disciples of all nations. We learned about different flags (the study of flags is called vexillology!) representing countries...
by Julie Turner | Jun 9, 2024 | What's Happening
This morning, Dave spoke about an unlikely heroine in the Bible, Ruth. The book of Ruth starts with the decision of Elimelek to move to Moab during a time of famine. He and his wife, Naomi, and two sons moved to Moab, and there, his sons married Moabite women, Orpah...
by Julie Turner | May 30, 2024 | What's Happening
We had a lovely time celebrating 10 years of Dearne Churches Together at the May family fun day, held at Goldthorpe Parish Hall and grounds. 114 people attended, with Active Future and the Forest School running activities outdoors…. . .. whilst we did a variety...