by Julie Turner | Dec 8, 2014 | What's Happening
The Disney hit film ‘Frozen’ features the song ‘Do you want to build a snowman?’ Mark looked at the subject of snowmen last night: We saw the tallest snowman (122ft 1 inch): … and the smallest (created in a laboratory):We looked at happy...
by Julie Turner | Dec 8, 2014 | What's Happening
Once December arrives, people start getting into the festive spirit! Our family service last night looked at the theme ‘Whiter Than Snow.’ This included a quiz all about cleaning products, where we had to identify key brands or finish slogans to do with...
by Julie Turner | Dec 7, 2014 | What's Happening
This morning’s sermon from 2 Pet 1:3-9 continued the theme begun in our Bible studies about how it is God’s life within us which overcomes the world (see 1 John 5:4-5). As Paul says elsewhere (2 Cor 5:14-21), we are new creations in Christ Jesus and...
by Julie Turner | Dec 7, 2014 | What's Happening
The truth of Christmas can be summed up in the title of today’s song: ‘God has come to earth.’ No other religion has this momentous truth! – they have prophets and holy men, gurus and mentors, but only Christianity talks of God actually...
by Julie Turner | Dec 7, 2014 | What's Happening
Last night was the ‘Churches Together’ community carol service at the parish church in Goldthorpe. Our church – minus several members who were ill – provided the music for the evening and setting up the instruments and projector screen is...
by Julie Turner | Dec 6, 2014 | What's Happening
One of the names given to Jesus, proclaimed by the angels, is ‘Immanuel’ (or ‘Emmanuel’), meaning, ‘God with us.’ It’s one of the most amazing truths of Christmas that God Almighty, in the form of Jesus Christ, came to dwell...
