New plans

Dave preached a sermon in January on a six-letter word that few people actively like: CHANGE. Change is often feared by people who are comfortable with what is familiar and ‘safe’. Others relish change, flitting from one project to another like a...

What’s the church doing?

Last night’s Information & Envisioning evening looked at what the church has been involved in over the past year. For many people, this is not new information, but it is sometimes good to pause and reflect on what is happening locally as we seek to be...

A start on 1 Corinthians

1 Cor 5:9 strongly implies that Paul had already written a letter to the Corinthians before the one we know as 1 Corinthians, but of this letter, we have no trace. It is interesting to consider just how many letters Paul must have written during his lifetime and look...

Odd angles

During a short break in Derbyshire recently, we set out on a walk during which we came across some ruins known as ‘Bateman’s House’, a pump house used as one of the last attempts to keep the mines drained and workable. Garry was keen to explore: As...

Dates for the diary

This Saturday (28th February) we have the church’s Information & Envisioning Evening at 6 p.m. in the community room. This is an opportunity to look back on all God has been doing over the past year (with the opportunity to find out more about the different...

Spiritual Footwear

Stephen continued his series on spiritual armour by looking at spiritual footwear (Eph 6:12-17). Nike may have the slogan ‘Just Do It’, but we too need to be sure to put on every item of armour mentioned in this passage if we are to stand firm for God....