Blessings and persecution

Garry continued his series on ‘Looking For Heroes’ last night, studying Matt 5:10 which talks about being blessed when we face persecution. Once more, we saw again how Jesus’s teaching turns the world’s thinking upside down, for usually we shy...

The River of God

This morning’s sermon looked at Ezekiel 47:1-12, the famous passage where Ezekiel sees – and experiences – the river of God. As we pray this month for the Holy Spirit to work in and through us, we saw how the river symbolised the different stages of...

Maputo update

We recently received news from the Davies family in Mozambique. Steve & Katuska went out to Maputo Bay to work in the OMS seminary there and have now been asked to lead the seminary. Prayer is needed as they adjust to this new role (which includes switching to...

The Pattern of the World

Tonight’s Bible study looked at 1 John 2:15-17, verses which talk about not loving the world. Clearly, here we are not talking about the world simply as God’s creation or as the people whom God loves (John 3:16), but as the world under the evil one’s...

Pampering…

Hope House School in Barnsley (situated on Blucher Street, near the Post Office) is hosting a fund-raising event on Tuesday 1st April from 7 p.m. until 9.30 p.m. to raise funds towards the refurbishment of an outdoor play area. This is a ‘Pamper Evening,’...

Women’s World Day of Prayer

The Women’s World Day of Prayer was held last Friday, the local service being at Furlong Road Methodist Church in Bolton-on-Dearne. The meeting was attended by a good number of people from a variety of local churches. The service was written by Christian women...