What’s Happening
Remove, Repair, Restore
At present I am reading through 2 Chronicles in my Old Testament readings, a historical record of the history of Israel and Judah after the reigns of David and Solomon. This is often a troubled history, with more kings choosing to go their own way than those choosing...
Hidden With Christ In God
Today we looked at Colossians 3:1-4 and the fact that God's people are described as 'hidden with Christ in God.' The identification between the Christian and Christ is so strong that only Christ is visible. We are “hidden with Christ in God” through the work of the...
Discipleship (2)
This week we continued looking at what Jesus has to say about discipleship, and focussed on the hallmarks or characteristics of a disciple. Love is the defining mark of being a follower of Jesus (see John 13:34-35, John 15:9-17); the kind of love Jesus shows us is...
Talking Point
Talking Point: Immigration (2)
The Bible has much to say about foreigners living in the land of God's people, with the laws applying to both native born and foreigners equally (Numbers 15:13-16; see also Lev 18:26, Lev 24:16). Foreigners were to be treated well (see Lev 19:10,34; Lev 25:35). Lest...
Talking Point: Immigration (1)
Garry's 'Talking Point' topic tonight was on the contentious and highly topical issue of immigration, one of the major debating points during the recent EU referendum. Many people in the UK are afraid of the rise in numbers of immigrants and refugees entering the...
Talking Point: Safeguarding Against Pornography
It's important for us to understand that sex in itself is not sinful, but is in fact a gift of God. In its proper context, between a married man and woman, sex is something beautiful, a picture of the close relationship God longs to have with His people. But the Bible...
How We Got Here
Worship, prayer and the Word
The essentials of Christian meetings have often been summarised as worship, prayer and the Word. In Acts 2 we read that "they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer." In our church, we remember the...
Getting ready for the evening celebration
After the Open Day and tea, the rooms had to be tidied somewhat and chairs put back out in the main hall so that we could hold the evening celebration there.Here we are, practising for the meeting:People arriving:Chatting before the meeting started:Are these two...
Flowers
Beryl and Paula worked hard to decorate the church with flowers and did a great job: