What’s Happening
Summer Fun Day (2)
The second Summer Fun Day organised by Dearne Churches Together was even busier than the first, with 154 people attending in total (81 adults, 73 children.) It was good to have the Salvation Army Emergency Response Vehicle there providing drinks for us all and to have...
Fellowship Meal
After the service on the 1st Sunday of each month we share in a fellowship meal, sampling the cuisine of another country and pausing to pray for that country. This month it was the turn of France! Many of us learned French at school and have visited France, which is a...
Kingdom Keys
Today Yan Hadley spoke on 'Kingdom Keys That Unlock God's Blessing.' Jesus frequently spoke about the kingdom of God which is both here now (and relevant today) and has a future aspect to it. In Matt 16:19 Jesus spoke about the keys to the kingdom. Keys unlock, and...
Talking Point
Talking Point: The Problem of Pornography
Pornography (printed or visual material containing the explicit description or display of sexual organs or activity, intended to stimulate sexual excitement) is a growing problem these days, exacerbated by the easy availability of porn videos via the Internet. Josh...
Gay Marriage (2)
The Biblical view of marriage is given in Gen 2:18-25 and is reinforced by Jesus (Matt 19:3-4, Mk 10:2-9). Marriage is between a man and a woman. There are obvious problems with the notion of homosexual marriage, the first being that homosexual practice is not...
Gay Marriage (1)
Garry continued his 'Talking Point' series tonight, looking at the subject of gay marriage. Homosexuality is a 'hot potato' in Christian circules and it is important to stress that we are all sinners saved by grace and that God loves everyone. Jn 3:16-18 emphasises...
How We Got Here
Fabulous, filling food!
Man doesn't live on bread alone, and neither did we on Saturday! After the Open Day finished, church members and friends who had worked so hard with us on this faith journey had a meal together. In our area, this kind of meal is often known as a 'faith tea', meaning...
Names
Names in the Bible generally have far more significance than in our Western society. Abram ('exalted father') became Abraham ('father of many'). Jacob ('he grasps the heel', figuratively 'he deceives') became Israel ('he struggles with God'). Jesus was thus named...
The Photo Gallery
At the start of the planning for the Open Day, it was decided to use the corridor space to host a photo gallery to show people how the work progressed. We spent one evening looking through hundreds of photos to try to narrow them down to the 46 we could have. In the...