The jailer brought [Paul and Silas] into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God – he and his whole household. (Acts 16:34 NIV)
It’s sometime after midnight, the jailer has been shaken by an earthquake, and been ready to kill himself. Now he is serving a meal to two of his prisoners and is filled with joy. Why? The good news of Jesus has changed his whole life and he now knows true rest.
This Sunday, we’re going to look at three people in Acts whose lives are transformed by Jesus, and who can now have true rest.
I hope you’ll be able to join us either in person, or online, as we look together at how we can experience true rest because of how Jesus changes our lives.
Virtual Coffee Shop
This Wednesday, at 10:30, we'll be having our regular Virtual Coffee Shop, if you can join us for that, it would be great to see you.
We'll start at 10:30, and we're currently limited to a 40 minute maximum time.
If you’d like to be part of the meeting, please email me for details of how to join.
This afternoon, the Health Secretary and the Prime Minister announced the end of nearly all restrictions relating to coronavirus from the 19th July. I anticipate that there may well be some further guidance either from the government or the Church of England. This ema...
I hope that this email is useful, and that you are able to spend a few minutes at noon each day, as we pray together as a church family. Please do keep sending your prayer suggestions to me, so that we can make sure we are praying around the needs, burdens and encouragements of our whole church family.
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For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say ‘No’ to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age (Titus 2:11-12 NIV)
What are you passionate about? At the moment, it’s quite easy to see where people’s passions lie. There are flags out, and the news is full of a potential England footballing victory. What about life as a Christian? Is that what we are passionate about? What might that look like?
This Sunday, we’re continuing our short series looking at Experiencing God. This week, we’re going to be considering how we experience passion for living as a Christian.
I hope you’ll be able to join us either in person, or online, as we look together at God’s grace and mercy towards, and how that helps us to live as passionate Christians.