Farewell service

Tonight was a farewell service for Chris and Adrian Lee from the Salvation Army who, after twelve years of ministry in Goldthorpe, are moving to Huddersfield. It was great to see so many people there to give thanks and to share in the memories! A variety of presents...

Don’t let the old man come to call…

This battle between the old nature and the new nature is vividly portrayed by Paul in Romans 7:7-25. We do well to remember that this battle is ongoing and there is no room for complacency in our walk with Christ. Whilst we must live in the freedom and grace which are...

Developing the family likeness

Last night’s Bible study looked at 1 John 3:4-10, where John tells us how we can know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are. A family likeness has to be developed within those who are born of God (v9, a phrase echoed in 1 John 2:29,...

Big Church Night In

Many of you will have read about the ‘Big Church Day Out’, which is held in Sussex over the May Spring Bank Holiday weekend, an opportunity to worship with other Christians and learn more of God. Following on from this, the organisers have arranged for...

Hypothetical grace

There is no such thing as hypothetical grace. Grace is real, freely given by God to His people, freely available to us, given generously and without fault. His grace is sufficient for us in every situation we may face (see 2 Cor 12:8-9). The reason some of us doubt...

Common grace

Rom 1:18-19 tells us ‘what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has...