by Julie Turner | Oct 22, 2010 | What's Happening
Ephesians 5 starts with an exhortation to be imitators of God, which we do by ‘living a life of love’. Very practically, there are aspects of behaviour which are no longer acceptable for God’s people, but more than this, our whole lives need to be...
by Julie Turner | Oct 18, 2010 | What's Happening
Remembrance is a huge topic for Christians. Mark took us through Luke 24 last night to look at this topic, asking us if we remember all that God has said to us.In this chapter, we read how the disciples failed to comprehend all that Jesus had taught them prior to his...
by Julie Turner | Oct 18, 2010 | What's Happening
The word hupomone occurs about 30 times in the New Testament, but is translated into English by a variety of different words, such as endurance, perseverance, steadfastness and patience. Peter tells us to ‘make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to...
by Julie Turner | Oct 15, 2010 | What's Happening
The Bible study looked at Ephesians 4 this week: as Stephen summarised it, ‘how to exercise so we walk the walk and live the life’.Some of the thoughts from this study:verse 1 “Live a life worthy of the calling you have received.”The word...
by Julie Turner | Oct 14, 2010 | What's Happening
J. D. Walt, a theologian at Asbury Seminary in America, has written a blog post about ‘eyes to see and ears to hear’. I was particularly struck by his closing comments,’By learning to “hear” Scripture in a way that kindles sight, we will learn to...
by Julie Turner | Oct 11, 2010 | What's Happening
Ralph preached on ‘The Courage of Faith’ last night, looking at the story of Gideon from Judges 6 and 7. I have to say that Gideon is one of the unlikely heroes of the Bible with whom I readily identify. He’s insecure, full of doubt and finds it hard...
