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Teaching, reflections and updates from church life, to carry you through the week.

October 2016

9 October 2016

Where Are Your Treasures?

One of the most audacious robberies of a socialite took place this week; Kim Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint early Monday at her luxury apartment in Paris. This was complicated by not only the crime but as the media reported there was the issue of the missing bodyguard, the weirdly calm concierge followed by the […]

September 2016

25 September 2016

‘s Keeper!

At the triathlon world series in Mexico, a crowd witnessed a unique incident, when several hundred yards before the finish line, the leading runner began to waver and faint during the hot weather as he Jonny Brownlee struggled to finish the race. Seeing his predicament his older brother Alistair raced up behind him and propped […]

11 September 2016

Who Do YOU Say That I Am? Part 3

In our final trilogy, we recount that Jesus asked for the public opinion of Himself, which was then followed by the personal and finally, the answer. Peter hit the nail on the head and saw in Jesus what the wider public failed to see or perceive. When the public saw a Prophet or a Good […]

5 September 2016

Who do YOU say that I am?

In the follow-on from last week’s thought ‘Who do Men say that I am? Jesus, having established the general idea as to what the public at large thought of Him or assumed His status, now made the question personal. Jesus moved from the public persona to the private persona. In the public, the views and […]

August 2016

28 August 2016

Who do men say that I am?

Opinions often shape our thinking and we react many a times to people’s opinions. The Government have opinion polls as to what people are thinking about in society and we ourselves have opinions relating to things and people. Jesus during his ministry was aware that people had different opinions as to who he was. Nonetheless, […]

21 August 2016

Running to WIN!

This week, the world has been enjoying the sights at Rio, with the events at the 2016 Olympic games entering into its final moments. The joys of seeing Mo Farah run, stumble and fall, get back up and run on to win his race. The delights of watching the amazing moves of USA gymnast 19 […]

July 2016

10 July 2016

The Mortality of War

Mankind has been at war in some way or another since the fall of man in the garden of Eden (Gen3) and to date we are unable to escape the news on a daily basis reporting some form of war being at home or abroad. However, 13 years after the invasion of Iraq and toppling […]

3 July 2016

A Clear Mandate

Following the Brexit, the leadership of the Conservative Party which also means the Prime Minister’s office, came into question as the incumbent Prime Minister decided to vacate his office in September 2016. The vacant position saw no less than six candidate vying for the office, with the favorite being controversial and charismatic MPBoris Johnson. Boris, […]

June 2016

26 June 2016

What must we do?

This week has proven to be one of the most significant and important weeks (if not the most important week) in recent history for the British people and its Government as it transpires the British people have voted for Britain to leave the EU – European Union. With the exception of Scotland, Northern Ireland and […]

12 June 2016

Celebrating life – by Montel Gordon

This past week saw the occurrence of two major events, the majesty her Queen turning to the ripe age of 90 in addition to the burial of Muhammed Ali which was a service comprising of many various religious leaders. Both the Queen and Muhammed Ali have been in the public eye since they were young […]

5 June 2016

The Greatest

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mohammed Ali, aka ‘The Greatest’, sadly passed away on Saturday, 4 June 2016, aged 74, following experiencing respiratory illness at a hospital in Phoenix Arizona, America. He had been admitted on Thursday, 2 June 2016, with his illness, which had been complicated by Parkinson’s disease. He was born Cassius Marcellus Clay. […]

May 2016

29 May 2016

Preparing to see Her Majesty

As the finalist wait, with baited breath for the results of Britain’s Got Talent. Yesterday, on our television screens, we saw contestants enthusiastically giving the performance of their life, with family and friends cheering on. We saw contestants eager to impress the judges and viewers with their wonderful acts. We also saw them trying earnestly […]

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