by Julie Turner | Sep 18, 2016 | What's Happening
Some envisage heaven and hell as the ‘ultimate destiny’ of humanity and think of these as simply being in the future and of no relevance to daily living. Christians are sometimes accused of being ‘so heavenly minded that they are no earthly...
by Julie Turner | Sep 18, 2016 | What's Happening
Tonight’s ‘A-Z of Christian Faith’ had reached the letter H, where we looked at two subjects for the price of one! Heaven and hell might not be mentioned as much nowadays as in the past, but it would be foolish to believe they are not crucially...
by Julie Turner | Sep 18, 2016 | What's Happening
Mark continued his sermons on Jacob’s last words this morning, looking at his prophetic words to Simeon and Levi (Gen 49:5-7). Here, Jacob condemns his two sons as being ‘instruments of cruelty’, referring back to their excessive violence against not...
by Julie Turner | Sep 17, 2016 | What's Happening
The song ‘Reasons to be cheerful (Pt 3)’ was a hit in 1979 and was inspired by a near fatal accident involving a lighting roadie. Roadie Charley almost got electrocuted in Italy by a microphone stand while leaning over a mixing desk; he was saved by...
by Julie Turner | Sep 17, 2016 | What's Happening
Prov 17:22 says ‘A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.’ 1 Thess 5:18 reminds us to ‘give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.’ The Bible has much to say about thankfulness and...
by Julie Turner | Sep 17, 2016 | What's Happening
Tonight’s ‘Churches Together’ meeting looked at the topic of thankfulness and gratitude. We made crosses where we wrote our own reasons to thank God: Our reasons were varied, including thanks for our families and friends, pets and animals, food and...
