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Acts 13, Part One

This week we carry on in our study of Acts and in chapter 13 we start to see the focus shifting away from Peter and the church in the Jewish world to Paul (formerly Saul)’s mission to evangelise to the Gentiles. Chris looks at the church’s sending of Paul on his first missionary journey to Cyprus alongside Barnabus, where they encounter spiritual opposition in the form of a false prophet. We hear how the Holy Spirit set apart those two men to bring the word of God to the world, what are we being set apart for today?

Ant leads the rest of the service, we hear about the final vision given to Loren Cunningham the founder of YWAM (our Mission of the Month) and Pete leads our sung worship.

Acts 12

This week we return to our ongoing study of the book of Acts. Previously we had seen the word of God begin to spread from the initial believers in Jerusalem throughout the Roman world and beyond, and we re-join the story a few years later where King Herod (the grandson of the *other* King Herod) was threatened by the increasing Chrisitan community back in Israel. He had Peter arrested and thrown in prison, but – as we find out – human chains cannot hold back God’s plans, and in this passage we see an amazing demonstration of the power of prayer. What are we praying for today?

Karen leads the rest of the service with updates from our Mission of the Month, YWAM, and the launch of the annual Operation Christmas Child shoebox appeal. Lynne and Dave lead our sung worship.

Old Testament Heroines: Ruth

This week we held our All Age Service for October, in its new position of the second Sunday of the month. Our series in Old Testament Heroines continues with James (and helpers!) leading us through the story of Ruth and how God turned a desperate situation into good, and one which has a significant impact for the future!

Mike and Ricky lead our sung worship this week.

Living in Him

This week we conclude our series in 2 Corinthians with Chris speaking on Paul’s closing words to the Corinthian church. In these final paragraphs he encourages the people of Corinth to continue on their path of repentance and to strive for unity and peace. Not much to be learned from that these days, is there?

Susan leads the rest of the service whilst Pete leads our sung worship.

Harvest 2024

This week we held our Harvest service for 2024. Andrew Dalwood speaks about Jesus meeting the Samaritan woman at the well and how God uses the most unlikely people to bring in his harvest.

Ant leads the rest of the service showing off his suprisingly in-depth knowledge of UK crop yields over the last year and Pete leads our sung worship.

Hope

As Chris and Lynne are away Peter Wells brings us the message this morning, speaking on Hope. What does the Bible say about our present hope and how can we have hope in the things yet to come? Andy leads the rest of the service whilst Nick and Pete lead our sung worship.

God’s Power Made Perfect

As we begin to draw to the end of our 2 Corinthians series we see Paul get more and more passionate that God’s power works in him through (and despite) his weaknesses. What do we define as ‘weakness’ and do we need to reassess our attitudes towards them?

Karen leads the rest of the service whilst Mike and Lynne lead our sung worship.

Boasting in Weakness

This week, after our breif summer detour, we return to our study in 2 Corinthians. Chris focusses on chapter 11 where Paul is laying out the key differences between his ministry and that of the “super-apostles” and false prophets whose main aim seemed to be to elevate themselves instead of Christ. He does this by speaking of his boasts – not of his own achievements but of his trials and weaknesses.

Susan leads the rest of the service as Lynne gives an update from the Mission of the Month, our very own Cooking Together at Home initiative, and Pete leads our sung worship.

Old Testament Heroines – Rahab

As it is the first Sunday of the month we hold our regular All Age Service for September. We continue a mini-series looking at the heroines of the Old Testament, those women whose impact resonates down the ages in their service to God. This month Shona looks at Rahab, a Canaanite who God not only saved but wove into the family line of the Messiah. We see how her act of faith save her family and ultimately all who put their faith in Jesus.

Peter

We conclude our summer mini-series of studies by focussing on Peter’s experience of the resurrected Jesus and his reinstatement as the rock on which the Church will be built following his denial of Christ in the hours leading up to the crucifixion. Chris leads us through Jesus and Peter’s conversation on the shores of Galilee.

Ant leads the rest of the service with a illustration using the tools of his trade whilst Pete and Nick lead our sung worship.