“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving me,
so far from my cries of anguish?
My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,
by night, but I find no rest.” Psalm 22:1-2 (NIV)
Maybe these words have some resonance with you, as we look back over the past few months, perhaps you feel these words without COVID and lockdown. I hope that you'll be able to join us on Sunday, as we look at Psalm 22 together, and see how our God is not far from us, that he is the God who answers. Do please join us via Facebook, or at our 8:30 service (details below).).
We are very pleased, this Sunday, to be able to begin meeting together again in person. We are beginning this process very carefully and gradually, and still have to operate under constraints, so we hope that you will bear with us as we work out how best to meet together as the church family in Northaw and Cuffley.
“But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.” Matthew 13:23 (NIV)
I hope that you'll be able to join us on Sunday, as we look at Jesus' words together from Matthew's gospel. I hope it will be helpful to consider the parable of the sower, as we think about what it means to follow Jesus, and how we can grow as part of God's kingdom. The Rev'd Dr Lee Gatiss will be our visiting preacher. Do please join us via Facebook (details below).
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 (NIV)
I hope that you’ll be able to join us on Sunday, as we look at Jesus’ words together from Matthew’s gospel. As we long for rest and refreshment, I hope that Jesus’ words will help us to find true rest in him. Do please join us via Facebook (details below)
“I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it.” 1 Peter 5:12 (NIV)
I hope that you’ll be able to join us tomorrow, as we look at the final section of Peter’s letter together. Peter has come to the end of his letter, and he brings all of the letter together, and reminds of the big picture of God’s work, and encourages us to fix our eyes on Jesus, and to stand firm, together, in our faith in him. Do please join us via Facebook (details below).