This Sunday, 28th of January 2024 at our 10 am service, we continue our Summer Psalms series. Lindsay Wilson will speak on Psalm 40, a song that shows us how to question but also honour God as we learn to persist in challenging times. We will also celebrate a simple holy communion, based on a … Continue reading Psalm 40 | Resolve
Summer Psalms
This Summer we are learning from an extraordinary collection of songs from the ancient world. They teach us how people felt and prayed and how their prayers carried them through their challenges and emotions. The series is: 31 December 10am, Prayer & Praise | Len Firth, Psalm 16 | Safety 7 January 10am, Prayer & Praise | Len Firth, Psalm 19 | … Continue reading Summer Psalms
Christmas Eve
The angel Gabriel came to Mary in her home and greeted her with, “You have found favour with God.” The angel’s word here is normally translated as “grace” but is here “favour”. It became the great Christian word. St Paul began his letters to the earliest churches, “grace (favour) to you and peace from God … Continue reading Christmas Eve
When God became us
The idea of God being with us, as us, in that first Christmas not only meant we could know God, but we could know ourselves. Here was the word that explained us and healed us. In Jesus, God set himself so low in the world that anyone could reach him as God with us (Immanuel). … Continue reading When God became us
