God’s Provision, Our Thankfulness

Tonight’s family service was a rather unconventional harvest festival! Mark spoke on the subject of God’s provision and our thankfulness from Matt 6:25-34. There, we see that God promises to provide for all our needs (see also Phil 4:19), not just in food...

Pressing on

One of the key ingredients to pressing on towards the new things God has for us is a firm belief that God is for us. One of the most frustrating things about being a teacher was when students would view me as the enemy. In schools, there is often a ‘them and...

Look out! Listen up!

Is 43:19 says ‘See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?’ So often, like the disciples, we don’t perceive what God is doing. To perceive means ‘to see, to observe, to discern, to discover, to have knowledge of, to...

The God of New Things

This morning’s sermon looked at Is 43:18-21. September in England is traditionally associated with the start of the new academic year, and in Goldthorpe, this is especially poignant since the new primary school will be opening this week. At this time of fresh...

Missionary Update

Steve and Katuska Davies ask for ongoing prayer for the Bible college in Maputo, Mozambique. There is a small team there, with a new missionary (Michelle Heffer) about to join that team. There has been a lot of change in Mozambique recently, with much political...

Sunset in Goldthorpe

Last night’s prayer walk in Goldthorpe saw a beautiful sunset near the new primary school building: Pray for the new primary school as term re-starts shortly and for all schools in our local area. Pupils will be starting new classes and new schools; there will...