by Julie Turner | Oct 17, 2011 | What's Happening
Stephen preached from Isaiah 42:1-4 yesterday morning, verses quoted by Jesus in Matthew 12:18-21. Here, we see that God’s King is very different to how we imagine earthly kings to be. Kings are normally thought of as being powerful, valiant, heroic, conquering...
by Julie Turner | Oct 16, 2011 | What's Happening
I love words. It is no surprise to me that J. K. Rowling studied modern languages; her books resonate with words that have their roots in other languages and so many of the names in her books ‘play’ on words, a literary device that definitely appeals to...
by Julie Turner | Oct 15, 2011 | What's Happening
No, I’m not talking about the love of God here, though Paul’s prayer in Ephesians is worth repeating: “I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and...
by Julie Turner | Oct 14, 2011 | What's Happening
“Almighty God, in every way, You are above and beyond understanding” goes the song by Tim Hughes (‘Almighty God’), words that could be taken straight from Romans 11. Paul concludes this amazing section looking at the ways of God with these...
by Julie Turner | Oct 10, 2011 | What's Happening
“That You would leave Your throneAnd make this world Your homeForsaking majestyEmbracing mundaneAnd all of its shame…” (Aaron Shust, ‘Wondrous Love’)”For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for...
by Julie Turner | Oct 10, 2011 | What's Happening
Stephen preached last night on the covenant God made with Noah. The last time he preached on Noah, we looked briefly at Genesis 6:18 (“But I will establish my covenant with you”) and this time, Stephen developed the idea of what a covenant is.A covenant is...
