April 6, 2018
by Martin Slack
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Today, there are any number of techniques and ideas and philosophies on offer to help you live a better, more fulfilled life. But how do you know you have the best one? Or the right one? And where does the Christian faith sit in all of that?
This Sunday we begin a new series in Paul's letter to the Colossians, and it answers just these kind of questions.
Join us at 10:30...
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March 29, 2018
by Martin Slack
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This Sunday we will celebrate Jesus's resurrection from the dead.
It is the event that sets Christianity apart. It tells us who Jesus is, and it tells us the kind of life we can live - free of fear, full of awe-filled joy.
So please come and join us Sunday morning 10:30am
And please note... there will be no evening service this week....
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February 16, 2018
by Martin Slack
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What does it mean to be truly great? What does a life well-lived look like? How can we rise above our failures and the sufferings of life that drag us down?
In our Morning Service we'll be looking at what Jesus has to say about greatness - that the way up is down; to be truly great you must humble yourself.
In our Evening Service we'll be looking at what Peter has to say...
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February 9, 2018
by Martin Slack
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Who has the power to change your life for the better? Who has the power to help you face the tough times of life? Today, our culture will tell us that only you have the power, and the right, to change your life. That the strength you need for the hard times is inside you. But the Gospel says something different - it says the power we all need to change our lives doesn't co...
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February 2, 2018
by Martin Slack
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Our culture says that we must be true to ourselves - and let the real us 'out'. Jesus says something very different - and it has profound implications for the way we live and relate to others. He also says it's the way to real life.
In our Morning Service we'll be continuing in the Gospel of Matthew: Cross and Crown.
In our Evening Service we'll be continuing in 1 Peter ...
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January 26, 2018
by Martin Slack
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The world can be a confusing place at the best of times. What does it mean to thrive, or to live a full life in such a world?
This Sunday we'll be looking at two different passages from the Bible that help us understand how we can navigate life in ways that do us and others good, and bring glory to God, rather than the opposite.
In the Morning Service (10:30am) we'll be ...
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January 12, 2018
by Martin Slack
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We tend not to think of Jesus as being offensive. Yet, in his own day, he clearly was. People didn't like being called hypocrites, or being told that it was their hearts that were the problem. But do we like hearing that any more today than they did then? And if Jesus says the problem of the human condition is the human heart - what's the solution? We can't give ourselves ...
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December 15, 2017
by Martin Slack
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How might you respond if, after a lifetime of waiting, you finally get what you've been waiting for?
In our two services this Sunday we're going to be seeing four different responses to just such a happening. And despite the fact that they all respond to the same thing - the birth of the Messiah - they are very different. The question is, how do their responses mirror our...
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December 8, 2017
by Martin Slack
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This Sunday we will continue our celebration of Advent.
Our Morning Service, 10:30am, will be our Family Carol Service: whatever age you are, come and share the joy of Christmas!
Our Evening Service, 6:30pm, will consider the announcement of Jesus' birth to the shepherds: The True King has Come...
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November 24, 2017
by Martin Slack
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Power corrupts... but why? And what power could work in our lives in a way that, rather than corrupt us, it transforms us?
In our Morning Service we will continue looking at the Gospel of Matthew: 14:1-21: Two Kings and Two Feasts.
In our Evening Service we will conclude our series in Judges: 19-21: Who Needs a King?
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