Who can come?Babies and young children with their father, grandfather, uncle or male carer When?10.00 – 12.00 on the second Saturday every month Next date:9th July 2022 Where?Large Hall, St Johns Hill URC Sevenoaks What is provided?A wide variety of toys and plenty of space!Fun and friendship for fathers!Puzzles & construction toys to help develop […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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— […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In this series we are looking at the ‘fruits of the Spirit’ mentioned in Galatians. Today’s ‘fruit’ is love. I am reading from the book of 1 Corinthians chapter 13, verses 1-3 and verse 13 in the New International Version. “If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have […]
Today we are starting our series on the Fruits of the Spirit that are mentioned in Paul’s letter to the Galatians. Each week we will be thinking about a different fruit. For the first couple of weeks, I will be sharing with you, but then after that, we will have speakers from both Tonbridge and […]
On an ordinary day, in an ordinary town, an ordinary couple had an extraordinary baby. This baby was named Jesus and is the Saviour of the world. Come celebrate with us on Christmas Day at the earlier time of 10:00am. This service will be in the building and streamed online. Our Sunday service on 26th […]
The Olympics are happening, so the inspirational sports stories are being told again. This story is about two runners competing in an international race – a Kenyan runner named Abel Mutai and a Spanish runner named Ivan Fernandez. The Kenyan runner Abel was clearly going to win the race. However when he was only a […]
We’re happy to report that F.E.A.S.T (Families Eating And Sharing Together) is back! Every Thursday during August we will be sharing a FREE lunch with families that are finding life difficult. For further information, please visit F.E.A.S.T where you will find further details and other participating venues. Should you experience any difficulties, please phone the […]
We are planning to return to St Johns Hill for our Pentecost Service on Sunday 23rd May 2021! The intergenerational service will begin at 10.30 and will be led by Mike Downing with contributions by other members of our fellowship. For those who are currently unable to join us in the church building, the service […]
On the 4th of April 2021, we will be celebrating our risen Saviour Jesus Christ with two Easter services. Although we hope to be in the building, the services are being planned as online services, in case we are still in lockdown or Tier 4. The two services on Easter Sunday are: 9:15am – Easter […]
To refresh ourselves and to focus more on Jesus during the time leading up to Easter Sunday, we will be following the study guide Holy Habits Following Jesus. Found here: Holy Habits: Following Jesus: Ideal for Lent and other times – BRFonline We will be studying this together in some of our home groups, which […]
Due to current COVID restrictions, our weekly services are broadcast on Youtube at 10.30am every Sunday.
We will not be able to gather as usual this year, so the Carol Service is coming to you! Our technical teams, musicians, singers and readers are combining their talents to produce a selection of readings and carols for you to enjoy. This recorded service will be ready to view on Sunday 13th December at 4.00pm on the Church YouTube channel And available on the Church website.
Our service on Sunday 27th September 2020 is our Harvest service. This service will be available both online and in the church building and will start promptly at 10:30am. As part of our service, we will be talking about seeds, and we are encouraging people to bring a seed to worship – whether online or […]
The church building is still closed, but the church community is still active. Together we have been: Worshipping God Together: Every Sunday we worship together with our friends at Christ Church URC in Tonbridge, online on our YouTube channel. Services start at 10am and can be accessed at anytime afterwards. Our YouTube Channel is here: […]
The last few weeks of being separated from our loved ones has been difficult, especially for those of us who have known someone who has been in hospital or who has passed away. Grieving in lockdown has been unnatural and isolating. The things we would normally do – meet up with family and share memories, […]
We are saddened to advise you that, in response to recent Government guidance, this church building will not be open for worship from Sunday 22nd March 2020. Jesus said: “I will build my church”… Matthew Chapter 16 verse 18 Is this what he had in mind…a building something like this? JESUS had something very different […]
Unfortunately we have had to suspend Light Lunches, Afternoon Fellowship and Tuesday Morning Pastoral Prayer meeting until further notice. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Our church will be open for prayer Tuesday 17th March 2020 from 7pm-8pm.
They say that “actions speak louder than words.” Actions point to our integrity. Do we mean what we say? People are watching what we do, long before we say, “Jesus loves you.” Actions reveal a lot about what we think and who or what we truly put our faith in. Over Lent, I’m spending some […]
On 2nd March 2020, St Johns Hill URC is hosting the first CTSD Lent service and lunch. Throughout Lent, churches will be holding short services and light lunches. This is a good opportunity to come together as God’s people and reflect on our walk with Jesus and our individual and collective witness in our community. […]
As we move from that season of realising Christ’s significance in the world, in our community, and in our own lives (Epiphany) and move towards that season of realising the changes we need to make in response to God’s overwhelming love for us (Lent) – in this middle space – we begin our series on […]
Stories inspire us, move us, and encourage us. The stories we tell at Christmas time usually encourage us to believe in something greater than ourselves, to help others, and to give without expecting anything in return. At our December Bible study, we looked at the stories we tell in December – everything from the poem […]
