by Julie Turner | Oct 30, 2016 | What's Happening
No battle we face has the power to overcome us. We may be knocked down, but we can get back up and start afresh: God is the God of second (and third and fourth) chances. We may feel oppressed and weak and unable to win through to victory, but we hold on to God’s Word:...
by Julie Turner | Oct 30, 2016 | What's Happening
In the midst of battles, trials and difficulties, it is easy to develop a ‘siege mentality’. In mediaeval times, siege warfare was a typical military operation, whereby the enemy would surround or blockade a town, a castle or a fortress in an attempt to...
by Julie Turner | Oct 30, 2016 | What's Happening
When we think of the word ‘battle’, we often have different mental images, formed by the books we’ve read or the films we’ve seen. We may think of Roman battle scenes in the film ‘Gladiator’: … or mediaeval battle scenes with...
by Julie Turner | Oct 30, 2016 | What's Happening
This morning’s sermon looked at the subject of Battles & Blessings. So often, we are keen to receive God’s blessings, but would prefer not to have to face any battles! It seems, though, that God uses battles as the pathway to blessings and that we...
by Julie Turner | Oct 30, 2016 | What's Happening
In November, we will continue praying for God to give us the ‘yield’, the harvest of people coming to know salvation for the first time. The coming of Jesus to earth was so that He could save people from their sins (see Matt 1:21), and we are reminded that...
by Julie Turner | Oct 30, 2016 | What's Happening
Jeremiah lived in a difficult period of history. Called by God to prophesy about judgment and the need for repentance, he witnessed Israel’s captivity, the conquest of God’s people by the ruthless Babylonian empire. Scorned by leaders in his own country...
