This is the latest blurb that is published on the front of our weekly bulletin
It is hard to imagine what it must have been like for Christians before the Bible was readily available as a printed book. Until the invention of the printing press in 1450, most people didn’t have their own copy of the Bible, and they wouldn’t have had ‘pew’ Bibles like we enjoy. This Sunday in … Read more
No matter how much progress we make, there are still so many areas in which we are still powerless. We make advancements in medicine and science, but our hospitals are still overflowing with dying people; we make advancements in education and welfare, but people continue to perform acts of evil; we make advancements in meteorology, … Read more
The kingdom of God is quite unlike other kingdoms. It’s more subversive, more underground, more radical than other kingdoms of this world. We see this clearly in this week’s passage from Mark’s Gospel, in Chapter Four, verses 21 to 34, in our talk ‘The King’s Kingdom’. The kingdom is likened to a little lamp, to … Read more
The health of a society is nearly always connected to the health of its families. The Bible gives clear advice about how to have healthy families, and one of the best places to find it is in Ephesians chapter 6, verses 1 to 4: “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.“Honour … Read more
Leadership challenges are normal for leaders, especially those who have a high place in public office. This is particularly the case after times of conflict and unsettledness in the ranks of an organisation. For Jesus, he experienced challenges from both likely and unlikely sources as he went around the country showing his authority as the … Read more
One of the biggest surprises to many people who do not yet know Jesus is the fact that Jesus is one of the most anti-religious people around. You see, religion is all about humans climbing up the ladder to meet God, finding success in their own strength, and achievement in their own wisdom and knowledge. … Read more
At our church we are truly blessed to have so many people willing to serve in so many ways. Our volunteer ‘army’ keeps the wheels turning, from cleaning and mowing through to service leading and cooking. Many hands certainly make light work… or at least lighter than it would otherwise be. Our new roster is … Read more
There’s only one thing worse that having no authority: it’s having authority that doesn’t actually work. This week we’ve seen the most powerful man on the planet fail to succeed in having authority over the people and the situations around him. President Obama hasn’t yet been able to catch the Boston bombers, he wasn’t able … Read more
One of my strongest childhood memories is going to bed on Christmas Eve, knowing that when I next open my eyes it will be Christmas Day! The feeling of waking up, with the stocking at the end of the day full with toys, is one that is hard to beat. And now, as my children experience … Read more
Our brothers and sisters in North Korea have sent a desperate plea for prayer to Christians around the world. As borders close and the heated rhetoric increases from North Korea, Christians inside this nation are finding the already existing pressure increasing. With this in mind, North Korean church leaders can only keep watch and ask … Read more