A Midweek Message - Worship and Service (John 12)

Paul Crowe, an elder at Newtown Evangelical Church, recently visited us and preached from the Gospel of John, chapter 12, examining the themes of worship and service.

Just Another Melodic Monday - Lord, You Are My Song

Here is a live recording of "Lord, you are my song" by Charity Gayle and Kevin Jones, a song of adoration for Jesus Christ.  The opening words are:

Lord, you are my song when I don't have a melody

Lord, you are my strength when life's troubles make me weak

The Midweek Message: The Mystery of Marriage (Ephesians 5)

In this message, we explore what the Bible teaches about marriage, and how the Gospel helps us understand the meaning of marriage.

Just Another Melodic Monday - My Jesus, I love thee

"My Jesus, I love thee" is performed here by Red Mountain Church, from their album "Depth of Mercy".  This hymn was written by William R. Featherston about 150 years ago and proclaims the love that Christians have for their Saviour, Jesus Christ, through all the seasons of life and into eternity.

Church update - New Meeting Place!

Having spent several weeks looking for a venue with more space to meet on Sundays, it happened very suddenly this week! From tomorrow, we'll be meeting at the Ann Holloway Centre (SY217EA by the hospital car park) on Sunday mornings, our worship service beginning at 10:30 am. 

I'll share more next week (with some pics, hopefully!) and confirm whether or not we'll also use this venue for our monthly Sunday evening service. Thank you to everyone who has been praying for us - God is good!

A Midweek Message: The wisdom, generosity and kindness of God (Psalm 104)

We had a Harvest Thanksgiving Family Service last Sunday in which we considered the amazing world that God has made.  We looked with the children at Psalm 104 and thought about the amazing animals that God has created and the amazing food that He has provided. 

As it was a family service, the message I then shared was shorter than usual.  I focused on the wisdom, generosity and kindness of God displayed both in His creation and in the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Just Another Melodic Monday - Be Still, My Soul (Acapella)

The hymn "Be still, my soul" was written by Katharina von Schlegel in the 1700's, then translated into English by Jane Borthwick in the 1800's.  This acapella version contains an additional chorus.  The words of the final verse are:

Be still, my soul: the hour is hast’ning on

When we shall be forever with the Lord.

When disappointment, grief, and fear are gone,

Sorrow forgot, love’s purest joys restored.

Be still, my soul: when change and tears are past

All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.

Just Another Melodic Monday - Come, Lord Jesus

With the Sovereign Grace UK Leader's Conference coming up in less than 3 weeks, "Come, Lord Jesus" is a simple song from their album "Prayers of the Saints" expressing the prayer of Christians that Jesus Christ would return and take all of his people to be with him in the glory of heaven.  One of the passages that the song is based on is Romans 8:18-23:

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.  For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God.  For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.