*** Zoom group starts Monday 5th September from 7:30-8:30pm. Details below. *** Throughout September and October, we will begin looking at the Bible together, following along the Bible Course by the Bible Society. The Bible Course gives a good overview of the Bible as a whole and will encourage us to see the ‘big picture’ […]
Good Friday Focus
For our Maundy Thursday meditations yesterday, Maurice, the student minister who is with us on placement, led us through a meditative reading of a very familiar story – Jesus washing the feet of his disciples (John 13:1-17; 31-35). Click here to read: John 13:1-17, 31-35 BibleGateway This familiar story of Jesus washing his disciples’ feet […]
Friday Focus – Self-Control
I was in the supermarket the other day when suddenly there was a piercing scream; it filled the whole store from end to end, and it just went on and on. There was a little boy, on the floor, kicking his legs in the air and screaming. His mother was not letting him have the […]
Gentleness
In Matthew 11:29, Jesus says; “……..I am gentle and humble at heart.” The fruit of the Spirit is essentially the character of Jesus. He is gentle like a shepherd. He will feed his flock like a shepherd. Gentleness is the characteristic of being kind, tender, mild-mannered, compassionate and considerate. To be gentle means that you […]
Friday Focus – Faithfulness
As we continue our series on the ‘fruits of the spirit’ found in the book of Galatians, this week we look at faithfulness. Faithfulness means keeping your word, no matter what. Let’s say you promise a friend you’ll come over and help them in the garden. Then another friend calls and invites you to go […]
Friday Focus – Goodness
We continue our series on “the fruits of the spirit” by looking at “Goodness”. Psalm 145:3-8: Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; His greatness no one can fathom. One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts. They speak of the glorious splendour of your majesty— […]
Friday Focus – Kindness
We continue the Friday Focus on the fruits of the spirit, with this week being kindness. Our reading is from Titus 3:4-6: “But when the kindness and love of God our saviour appeared, He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy. He saved us through the washing […]
Friday Focus – Forbearance
We continue our series on “the fruits of the spirit” by looking at “Forbearance”. Ephesians 4:1-3: I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the […]
Friday Focus – Joy
In this series we are looking at the fruits of the Spirit as mentioned in the book of Galatians and today the fruit we are looking at is the fruit of Joy. The reading that I have chosen is taken from the book of John chapter 15 verses 9 to 11. “As the father has […]
Friday Focus – Peace
In this series we are looking at the ‘fruits of the Spirit’ mentioned in Galatians. Today’s ‘fruit’ is peace. I am reading from the gospel of Matthew, chapter 10, verse 34 in the English Standard Version. Jesus said, “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not […]