The Image of God (2)

by | Jul 13, 2017 | What's Happening

One of my favourite cartoon strips is Calvin and Hobbes, the story of a little boy called Calvin and his stuffed tiger, Hobbes. Calvin has a very healthy self-image (sometimes he is rather too egocentric, but that is all part of childhood!) Hobbes in this particular...

The Image of God

by | Jul 13, 2017 | What's Happening

Dave spoke recently from Gen 1:26-27 about being made in the image of God. Many scientists and educators deny the Biblical account of creation.They claim that man has evolved over millions of years, that modern man is the result of mutation, that modern man is the...

Watering Can or Fire Extinguisher?

by | Jul 11, 2017 | What's Happening

I’m no gardener. It’s safe to say every plant given to me as a present has ended up dead at my hands: never deliberately, but I just never seem to get the hang of when to water and how much to water. I’ve killed plants by over-watering them;...

Thoughts on Prayer

by | Jul 9, 2017 | What's Happening

Leonard Ravenhill gives us sobering words to ponder about prayer: ‘No man is greater than his prayer life. The pastor who is not praying is playing; the people who are not praying are straying. We have many organisers, but few agonisers; many players and payers,...

The Lord’s Prayer

by | Jul 9, 2017 | What's Happening

Jesus gave us a framework for prayer in the Lord’s Prayer (Matt 6:9-15, Luke 11:1-4), whichhighlights common factors in prayer: Prayer is addressed to God, not to people. It is a lifting up of our soul to God (Ps 25:1), a pouring out of our hearts to God. (Ps...