Forced to Leave Peter looks at times in the Bible where we see how refugees dealt with their circumstances and challenges us about what our response would be. Recently I have been drawn to the book of Ruth and found some relevance to current world events! Elimelech and Naomi with their two sons Mahlon and […]
Jesus gives us all a hand
Jesus gives us all a hand Over the past several weeks, Hazel Webb has been given some words for Jubilee which she shares with us today. The key themes are Jesus’ healing hands and His love and encouragement for Jubilee and our community. God’s love revealed In the last couple of months there have been […]
A Bigger Jacket
A Bigger Jacket Following our Simply Jesus series, Peter Davey challenges us to look at ourselves to see if we have set limitations which prevent us growing in God. Surprise Following the months of lockdowns and restricted social interaction it has been quite amazing (although unsurprising really) as we have begun meet again to realise […]
Revealing Jesus
Revealing Jesus Our latest series is taking us through the gospel of John. The first part has looked at seven signs or miracles that reveal Jesus to us. Click on the headings to find the talks. Water into Wine Rob started off with the well known story of Jesus turning water into wine at the […]
In God’s Presence
Peter looks at the story of Elijah in 1Kings 17-19. What can we learn from Elijah’s relationship with God? In God’s Presence In 1Kings 17 Elijah bursts on to the pages of the history of the northern kingdom of Israel. Meeting King Ahab in Gilead he declares: “…there shall not be dew or rain these […]
Dealing with Delay
Dealing with Delay Alison writes about our approach to dealing with delay. How have you coped during the last two years? “Hope deferred makes the heart sick but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.” Proverbs 13 v12 Definition of Delay To defer something means to put off to a later time or postpone, […]
What’s in a name? Part 2
What’s in a name? Part 2 As Christians we often talking about praising God’s name or we pray in the name of Jesus. But what do these phrases mean? The names of God Throughout the Old Testament we read about the different names of God. These represent aspects of His nature. Finding out about all […]
What’s in a name?
What’s in a name? Do you know what your name means? How do you feel about your name? Do you use the name you were given at birth? I didn’t particularly like my name as I was growing up. Apart from some of my relatives being incapable of pronouncing it correctly, I was led to […]
Hope
Hope As we look forward to Christmas Day, Peter Davey writes about our need for hope and where we can find it. Hope … a word we have heard repeatedly through 2020-21. All around the world people are crying out for HOPE, desperate for some certainty in the constantly shifting morass of life. To have […]
Autumn Ministry School part 6
Autumn Ministry School part 6 Tom, our Worship and Youth Pastor, tells us about the thinking behind the Autumn ministry school he is leading on worship. Worship School Worship is never defined in the Bible. The attributes of worship are described but a definition is never given. Worship is often assumed to be singing or […]
Autumn Ministry School part 5
Autumn Ministry School part 5 Becky writes about using Pete Greig’s book, Dirty Glory, as the basis for the prayer school. Prayer School “The bible teaches that prayer is the most transformational force in the lives of individuals, churches and even nations. Whenever and wherever God’s people truly rediscover their purpose, their peculiarity and their […]
Autumn Ministry School part 4
Autumn Ministry School part 4 Continuing our series on our Autumn Ministry School, Jodie tells us about the Prophecy Group. Prophecy Group Over the last six weeks a group of 14 have been meeting weekly to discover more about the gift of prophecy and how to grow in the gift. Each week we have delved […]