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Peter's Sword

The contrast between Peter in the Garden of Gethsemane and Peter in the courtyard of the high priest is a stark one. At Jesus' arrest Peter is full of bravado. He has already pledged that he will never abandon Jesus, even if it costs him his life, and he's made that promise in public. When the arrest party comes, Peter is quick to take up arms and use them. But then, it's...

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Sloth and the Middle Period

Martin Lloyd Jones, the great British preacher, said that 'the middle period' is the time when we may be most prone to Sloth. The question then - if we want to be on guard against Sloth - is 'what's the middle period?' Whenever we start something new - a new job or relationship or educational program, or church, we experience a honeymoon period. We're excited by this n...

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Sloth and the Workaholic

I suspect your view of sloth is only partially correct. We tend to think of sloth as the attitude of the couch potato - the man lying on the sofa with beer in one hand and the TV remote in the other. That is one side of sloth. But there is another. The man who is in his office by 6:30 every morning, and who works away until late evening may also be a sloth. Why? Because, ...

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Living in Light of the Things that Last

This Sunday - Jan 31st - we will be looking at a passage from 1 Corinthians that, at first glance, can seem confusing. Does the Bible really teach that those who are married should live as if they weren't? Or that we should be emotionally numb? The answer, of course, is 'no'. But what the passage we will be looking at does teach us is that, married or not, we should live w...

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In-person services in 2021

As 2021 starts we're delighted to be meeting in person. We have two morning services - at 9:45 and 11:15 - you are very welcome to come to either, though please note that only the 9:45 service has Children's Church and Youth at the same time....

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A Radically Different Community - Sunday October 18th

In the 1st Century Christianity was unique among religions that appealed across ethnic boundaries - the only that imposed behavoural demands on its members. Why, in a world where sex was freely available, did a religion that confined sex to marriage explode and overturn the culture? Why embrace such a sexual ethic? This Sunday we will continue our series in 1 Corinthians ...

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The Problem of Comparing - Sunday Oct 4th 2020

How much do you compare yourself to others? How much does what others think or you, or how you compare to them, affect the way you feel about yourself? What is it you're looking for when you compare? This Sunday we will once again look at Paul's letter to the Corinthians. We'll see what's going on under their habit of comparing, and how to be free of it. Join us for our ...

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God's Alternative in a Divided World

Our western societies are increasingly divided. In some cases, they are tearing themselves apart. In such a world, God calls his people to be an alternative community. But what if they are equally divided? And what lies behind such divisions? This Sunday we will be looking at 1 Corinthians 3 - and God's alternative in a pagan, and divided, world. Join us at the 9:45 (if ...

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One Corinthians, Two Services

Join us this Sunday for one of our morning services: 9.45am - if you have children in Sunday School or Youth 11.15am - for everyone else. We are currently studying 1 Corinthians in both services. It's a letter written to Christians learning to live in a culture opposed to the central message of Christianity. Unsurprisingly, it has much to teach us as we seek to navigate...

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Sunday June 7th - Services are Restarting

We are delighted to say that our Sunday services are restarting from Sunday June 7th. We may not be in our usual venue, and the service may look slightly different from normal, and there will be restrictions imposed by coronavirus... but, our God remains the same! He never changes. His word remains as comforting and powerful as ever. And his people are going to gather and ...

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