What’s Happening
The Valley of Berakah (Blessing)
This afternoon we looked at the Valley of Berakah (2 Chronicles 20.) We are a blessed people, but the story of Jehoshaphat gives us valuable insight about how to deal with a crisis (as well as giving us an answer to a Bible quiz question about the name of the prophet...
Called By God
Today we looked at Romans 1:1-7 and the fact that we are a called people. Paul was called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God. Jesus turned his life around on the road to Damascus, changing him from a zealous Pharisee who persecuted Christians, thinking...
Eternal Life
Last night at our Bible study we looked at what Jesus had to say about eternity and eternal life. In John's gospel, Jesus is described as 'the Word' in whom there is life and light (John 1:1-5) and He defined eternal life as knowing God and Jesus Christ. (John 17:3)...
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: