by Julie Turner | May 24, 2016 | What's Happening
Many people think that having faith is something needed simply to get us started on the Christian journey; after that, it’s just a question of plodding on. I think this is one of the most fallacious and dangerous views that we can ever have (see Gal 3:1-6 to see...
by Julie Turner | May 22, 2016 | What's Happening
Dave spoke tonight from Rom 12:1-8, a passage which reminds us that we are Christ’s body and are urged to offer our bodies to Him as living sacrifices. Nowadays, there’s enormous emphasis on our physical bodies, with whole industries growing up to help us...
by Julie Turner | May 22, 2016 | What's Happening
A sandwich is usually made up of two slices of bread (or at least two halves of bread in the case of rolls) with a filling inside. Jesus often taught people using stories or parables, which can seem a little like a sandwich in the sense that the ‘filling’...
by Julie Turner | May 20, 2016 | What's Happening
1916 saw the opening of the parish church in Goldthorpe and this week has seen a variety of centenary celebrations, including a ‘carpet of flowers’ in the church. The images include the year of mercy logo, the Greek letters Alpha and Omega, pictures of...
by Julie Turner | May 19, 2016 | What's Happening
Paul’s description of love clearly highlights the Corinthians’ faults (and ours too…) The Corinthians were impatient, but love is patient. They were envious of others (1 Cor 3:3), whereas love doesn’t envy (‘it doesn’t want what it doesn’t have’, as the Message...
by Julie Turner | May 19, 2016 | What's Happening
Paul shows us in 1 Cor 13 what love looks like and what it does not look like. Love is patient, showing a steadfastness which does not give up (see 1 Thess 5:14, Heb 6:15, James 5:7-8), reflecting God’s patience in wanting everyone to turn to Him in repentance. (2 Pet...
