by Julie Turner | May 31, 2015 | What's Happening
Ps 123 reminds us that if God is Lord over all, we are His servants. We much prefer to be friends of God and co-heirs with Christ than to acknowledge God as our Master and Lord. But Paul reminds us ‘You are not your own; you were bought at a price.’ (1 Cor 6:19-20)...
by Julie Turner | May 31, 2015 | What's Happening
This morning’s sermon continued our series on the Songs of Ascent by looking at Ps 123, a short psalm that reminds us of our relationship with God as servants. Ps 121 started with us lifting our eyes to the mountains, but with Ps 123:1, our gaze is lifted even higher!...
by Julie Turner | May 29, 2015 | What's Happening
When I was first saved in the 1980s, a popular worship song by David Hadden was ‘Awake, awake, O Zion.’ Its lyrics came from Isaiah 52:1-3: ‘Awake, awake, Zion, clothe yourself with strength! Put on your garments of splendour, Jerusalem, the...
by Julie Turner | May 29, 2015 | What's Happening
The water boiler at church which provides hot water for teas and coffees has been under scrutiny recently. It stopped working a few weeks ago, with the ‘ready’ red light flashing persistently but never stabilising and the water temperature never getting...
by Julie Turner | May 24, 2015 | What's Happening
Continuing the series on ‘Everyday Church’, our everyday witness can only be done effectively if we know the fire of the Holy Spirit in our lives (see Acts 2). The disciples had been commanded by Jesus to wait in Jerusalem until they received the gift of...
by Julie Turner | May 24, 2015 | What's Happening
On this day of Pentecost, Garry spoke from Acts 1:1-11, talking about how Jesus wanted to teach the disciples about the promise, power and purpose of the Holy Spirit, even though the disciples wanted to talk about the coming of the kingdom! The Promise The coming of...
