Friends of God

This evening, we looked at John 15:1-17 and our identity as friends of God. Last time, we looked at the idea that we are God’s servants, but in this passage, Jesus reminds us that if we remain in His love, we are more than servants; we can be called friends of God, as...

Bringing to fruition

  Garry spoke this morning from 2 Thess 1:11-12, where Paul prays that by God’s power He may ‘bring to fruition your every desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith.’ This echoes Psalm 20, which asks God to ‘give you the...

Christmas Coffee Morning

Our thanks to all who attended and helped at this morning’s Christmas coffee morning, which raised £268 towards the church’s community outreach. We served bacon butties and sausage sandwiches along with hot and cold drinks and had a variety of cakes and...

My Peace I Give You

  Thursday 12 December Jesus lived in difficult times. He was not universally liked and respected. Many religious leaders hated him and were successful in plotting to kill Him. If anyone had cause to be worried, Jesus did. And yet we don’t find Him being...

Peace linked to trust

Mental health is crucially important to our overall wellbeing. Good mental health helps us to have perspective in difficult circumstances and to be resilient people who may wobble like a Weeble but who ultimately don’t fall down (and who can get up again if they do...

Spiritual Peace

Paul tells us in Philippians 4:6-7 that there is a peace that transcends all understanding which guards our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.   How do we find that spiritual, supernatural peace of which he speaks? Philippians 4:6 urges us to leave anxiety behind...