What’s Happening
Prayer
Before our barbecue today, we spent some time discussing prayer, looking especially at the Lord's prayer (Luke 11:1-4). Prayer is not something we are used to before we become Christians and is something that has to be learned. We need to learn to pray on our own and...
July Activities
What's happening in July? Our monthly fellowship meal after the service on the 1st Sunday of the month (5 July) will be a barbecue. We'll be praying for the USA this month. Our Parent & Toddler group meets as usual on Wednesdays and Fridays (9-11 a.m.) until 17...
Divine Encounters
Last night at our Bible study we looked at the interaction of Jesus with two Gentiles (foreigners or non-Jews) recorded in Matt 8:5-13 and Matthew 15:21-28. This raised the topic of national identity and how Jesus, sent to the lost sheep of Israel, views those who are...
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...