Christmas: God’s Great Rescue Plan

Tonight saw the return of Mickey, teaching us why the birth of Jesus was so special. We have had 3 babies born this year to church members and each of their births was so very special, but Jesus’ birth is so important because He is the rescuer and deliverer...

Birthday Girl

We had one very happy little girl tonight on the birthday box! I doubt she will ever find this ritual quite as exciting as she did tonight. It’s so lovely to see her enthusiasm. As well as buns and mince pies, we also enjoyed her birthday cake after the service....

The Gift of Giving

Stephen spoke this morning on the gift of giving, looking at the shepherds and wise men who brought their gifts and worship to the baby Jesus (Luke 2:15-20, Matt 1:1-2). We often think about giving at Christmas because of these gifts, but really God was the ultimate...

God Is Kind

One of the things we forget in our Western obsession to create the ‘perfect’ Christmas for our families is that God is kind. He is not the slave-driver we sometimes make Him out to be, and He is certainly not the one demanding spotlessly clean houses, gourmet-cooked...

God Gives Gifts

Have you ever wondered where the tradition of giving gifts at Christmas originated? Maybe you’re in that frantic state today of having to buy all your Christmas presents on this mad Saturday before Christmas and you wish that no one had ever started the tradition of...