Categories: Youth & ChildrenMike Hyde | 31-Jan-12
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Categories: Apologetics, Ethics, Events, Miscellaneous, Sermon SeriesRebecca Nind | 16-Jan-12
David Cameron recently commented that Britain is ‘a Christian country.’ But Christianity is a mystery to many in our society and, for some of us, there are big question marks over certain aspects of the Bible and the Christian faith.
We’ve decided to devote one Sunday evening a month to tackling these questions. Each event will consist of a short talk, followed by a Q & A session with experienced theologians and pastors. All are welcome to take part in the open dialogue, and we encourage seekers, atheists, agnostics, or whoever you are, to come and ask those ‘Tough Questions.’
Categories: Events, Sermon Series, The Church, The GospelRebecca Nind | 16-Jan-12
On Sunday 22nd January 2012, Greg Haslam will be starting a new sermon series entitled, ‘Guard the Gospel.’
He’ll be looking at 2 Timothy; the Apostolic Gospel and the Apostolic Ministry.
Greg writes;
There is enormous fascination in reading the ‘famous last words’ of great people whose lives shook the world. What was uppermost in their minds during their final hours can still have an impact upon our lives today. II Timothy is Paul’s last letter and final legacy, written within days of his imminent martyrdom at Rome. It is reminiscent of Sir Winston Churchill’s fearless war speeches to beleaguered Britain during the darkest days of WWII. Here, the great Apostle charges his fellow-soldier Timothy to ‘Never, never, never give up!’ – in a moving rallying call still resonating to all of us who love the gospel, and long for it’s ongoing revolutionary influence today.
Categories: MiscellaneousHoward Satterthwaite | 05-Jan-12
The New Year is a great time to recommit to regular quiet times. Here are a few helpful tools.
Open up The Bible
The Good Book Company have expanded the Open up the Bible campaign. They have launched a new website – www.openupthebible.com – so that “wherever you are, whenever you can, open up the Bible”. The website is packed with articles, video interviews and free downloads to get people started. Check out the video below.
Going Deeper
If you want to go deeper into God’s word this year, I can’t recommend enough two books, Dig Deeper by Beynon and Sach and Grasping God’s Word by Duvall and Hays.
Categories: MiscellaneousHoward Satterthwaite | 05-Jan-12
Feeling spiritually dirty, unclean, a little dishevelled, unkempt or just untidy at the start of 2012…? Perhaps what you need is to wash yourself in the S.O.A.P of God’s Word. A month ago a friend and mentor of mine raved about this and suggested I try it out. I love it! It’s a super simple way to study and pray the Bible every day but is so, so good.
Here’s how it works in general but please adapt it to suit you.
Get yourself a notebook or journal (I got myself one of those nice A5 Moleskine ones. Seriously, a nice notebook will actually help a little).
Ask God to lead you to a part of Scripture that you’d like to read through for a couple of months or so. (I started with 1 Samuel 18 following on from a recent preach I enjoyed, to walk the walk with David – and God of course. Is there a Bible character you’d like to get to know and walk with them, as together you walk with God through your highs and lows, challenges and joys?) It would be helpful to do a bit of background research to get some idea of the context. For example, check out the introduction to the book in an ESV Study Bible, or you might even want to get yourself a good Bible Dictionary and Commentary (the IVP ones are a good place to start).
