Goldthorpe Prayer Map

Remember the prayer map I was telling you about here? I left the story with the frame completed and the board waiting to be filled with photos and the map. Once that was done, this is what it looked like:However, given the amount of time taken to make the board and...

Women’s World Day of Prayer

The Women’s World Day of Prayer meeting will be held on Friday 1st March. This year, we will be praying for France and the theme of the service is ‘I was a stranger and you welcomed me.’The local service will be held at the Salvation Army church on...

Amazing light

Stephen spoke from 1 John 1:4-10 this morning about the light of God. Light can be dazzling and dominating, but it can also be subdued (think of candlelight and how this ‘sets the tone’ for romantic meals!) Sometimes dimmed lighting is necessary (eg to...

Answering God

A few weeks ago, Dave was preaching on Nehemiah and he talked about how Nehemiah prayed for God to work in Jerusalem… and how eventually he became the answer, so to speak, to his own prayers. He warned us that prayer can be a risky activity, because we may well...

Former & latter rains

The Bible study focussed on James 5:7-8 tonight: “Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand...

But we see Jesus

Mark spoke from Hebrews 2:5-10 last night, looking at the whole question of what we see and what we do not see. He started by showing us some pictures that illustrate how different perspectives affect what you see.On the first picture, we can see either a vase or two...