Becoming more like Jesus

by | May 11, 2014 | What's Happening

At the service at Cherry Tree Court this morning, Stephen spoke about what we as Christians can do to become more like Jesus? Phil 3:7-11 offers us clues. Change in our behaviour always starts with a radical new way of thinking (Rom 12:1-2); transformation of the mind...

Churches Together – May 2014

by | May 11, 2014 | What's Happening

Last night the ‘Churches Together’ meeting was held at Furlong Road Methodist Church and was attended by people from a variety of local churches: It was good to worship and pray together, as well as to find out all kinds of obscure facts about each other!...

Heresy

by | May 8, 2014 | What's Happening

John was keen that we can distinguish between truth and lies (1 John 2:18-29) and it is clear from 1 John 2:19 that the lies he was talking about (denying the Father and the Son) originated within the church. Heresy (‘belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious...

All things to all people…

by | May 8, 2014 | What's Happening

Paul wrote ‘To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law), so as to win those not having the law.To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people...

Silence

by | May 8, 2014 | What's Happening

One of the most fascinating (to me) verses in Revelation is Rev 8:1: ‘When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.’ Heaven, that place of constant worship, singing, prayer and praise, is silent. The world has a...