Monthly Archives: March 2020

‘And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.’ – 1 John 4:16 From Sam Lomas: Love. It’s a striking thing. Nowadays love appears in many ways. It takes many forms and behind each is a different worldContinue reading “Steadfast Love”

‘Despite their fear of the peoples around them, they built the altar on its foundation and sacrificed burnt offerings on it to the Lord, both the morning and evening sacrifices.’ – Ezra 3: 3 From David King: Not every post on this blog will be about COVID-19, but there are things we can learn from the experienceContinue reading “Fear Busting Worship”

‘Your word, Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens. Your faithfulness continues through all generations; you established the earth, and it endures.’ – Psalm 119: 89 – 90 From Sam Lomas: Recently when reading the Bible, I have been struck by how often the faithfulness of the Lord is referenced.  It got me thinking andContinue reading “The Faithfulness of the Lord”

‘I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.’ – Genesis 9: 13 From Toni Clark: After working from home, I am trying each day to go out for a walk around the village (observing social distancing of course) to get someContinue reading “The Rainbow”

 ‘This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.’ – John 15.8 From Dave Atkinson: If you have access to a garden, you may recently have spent more time out there than you might have planned. Our garden hasn’t looked quite so tidy this early in the yearContinue reading “Pruned – to name Him”

‘The Lord who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.’ – 1 Samuel 17:37 From Sam: Who doesn’t enjoy a story about an underdog who triumphs against their opponent?  There is something about the ‘little’ person overcoming the oddsContinue reading “The Underdog”

“Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips. Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil” – Psalm 141: 3 – 4 From David: We are encouraged to guard our mouths. When I played rugby, we were always told to wear gum shields to protect ourContinue reading “Mouth Guards”

“I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust” – Psalm 91 From David: One of the unsettling aspects of the present crisis, is that it is an unseen danger. A seen danger you can do something about – you can prepare for it orContinue reading “Danger Unseen”

In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps. – Proverbs 16.9 From David: How times have suddenly changed. In preparation for our first live stream service, I was planning with one of the team what we would do. At the end of the conversation, we said, “See you Sunday”. But then weContinue reading “God Willing”