Thankfulness

One of the most encouraging verses in the Bible for me is 1 Thessalonians 5:18 which says “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” I often feel I struggle to know what God’s will is and so I take hold of...

Breathe on us, breath of God

I find it exciting when I realise that God is saying the same things to different people in different places, when there is a sense of the amazing foreknowledge of God! Dave spoke to us yesterday about how the topic of prayer has also been burning in one of the local...

The Valley of Dry Bones

Mark spoke from Ezekiel 37:1-14 at the family service last night – an unusual theme for March, perhaps (if you were expecting a Mother’s Day service, you were disappointed!), but definitely a theme that has been recurring in our church life this year. This...

Bones

The theme of the family service last night was ‘Bones’. We had a quiz about bones:The answers to those questions?1. Cranium2. The official name is the ‘humerus’, which sounds like ‘humorous’ or funny.3. Leg4. Hand5. B 2066. D 2707....

Godliness

Garry continued his series from 2 Peter 1 this morning, looking at godliness (or holiness: to give dutiful regard, respect or reverence, piety.) Essentially, becoming holy or godly is to become like God. Historically, there are two extremes people have gone to in...

Children & church

Care for the Family is a charity I very much respect. We mentioned them when praying for Christian organisations involved in schools and I think one of their ventures is worth discussing in the context of praying for local churches. They are running a summer tour...