What are you spiritually hungry for this year? Recently, our 5:30 PM youth and young adults service explored this theme: Hungry for God. If you missed it, you missed an extraordinary night. (The next 5:30 PM service is on the first Sunday of the month—Feb 1.) Here’s the challenge: physical hunger demands attention. Spiritual hunger can be ignored. But when people … Read More
When Do You Need God With You?
Lent Readings “the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel” Isaiah 7:14 When do you need God with you? When life feels overwhelming? When the odds are stacked against you? King Ahaz did. He was a bad king in a terrible spot. His nation faced attack from a … Read More
Where Is our hope?
Lent readings: First reading: Isaiah 11:1-10 Psalm: Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 Second reading: Romans 15:4-13 Gospel: Matthew 3:1-12 Where Is our hope? It’s easy to lose hope today. Wars, rising costs, global tensions, mental health struggles, culture wars—the list goes on. Optimism feels like it has disappeared. When I was younger, people believed science would solve everything. Now, it seems science … Read More
Who are your 3 by 3?
Who do you invite to church and our events? We want to encourage you to invite your friends and family to our opportunities. Alpha has this wonderful idea which can help: have 3 by 3 invitations. Invite 3 people who will probably say yes, 3 people who might say yes, and 3 people who will probably say no. Its easy … Read More
the king is coming
Lent readings: First reading: Isaiah 2:1-5 Psalm: Psalm 122 Second reading: Romans 13:11-14 Gospel: Matthew 24:36-44 “This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem: In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and all nations will stream to … Read More
A Prayer Before Shopping…
This week, we will be bombarded with catalogues, emails, social media urging us to take advantage of the annual Black Friday sales. Black Friday was originally so called by US police to refer to the crowds and chaos of the first business day after Thanksgiving. Over time, helped by online shopping, Black Friday has become a global phenomenon. It’s hard … Read More
move at the pace of change
“For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.” … Read More
International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted
Revelation 6:9,10 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained. They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?” Each … Read More
Our Church Life update – the ANNUAL report
John 15:5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. How is our church going? If you want to head a great view of our church life, read our annual report! You can download it here (or scan the … Read More
give it a go!
Ephesians 4:15-16. “Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. 16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. What does it take to … Read More