Barnabas Aid Highlights July-August 20251. Amazing stories of faith from a country I've never heard of- Vanuatu. The Country (containing many Islands) was hit by an earthquake. The church in Vanuatu was ofcourse at the centre of aid, as were the Vanuatu brothers and sisters in Christ-... See More » (1)
Wednesday Bible Study Notes 09/07/25. God delights in displaying grace- grace we don't deserve- we as Christians are freely justified. . To be saved we must come to God as a beggar, we have nothing to give him. Proud and self righteous need not apply. . Justification- gift for the... See More »
Mental health and struggle of assurance.Tonight at Bible study learnt of a man called William Cowper, a friend of John Newton- yes 'Amazing Grace' John Newton. Cowper came to Christ after he was hospitalised after a suicide attempt. Cowper was a Christian with mental health issues-... See More »
The meeting went wellGreat meeting with the pastor today about membership- in around a month's time there will be a vote but the pastor is already talking like we're members 🤭 We will be welcomed in on a special service. Again, it's such a blessing to be part of a... See More »
Texas Floods And The ChurchI am sure we are all keeping Texas in our prayers at the moment. As Christians we view other Christians as much our family as our own blood relatives- we grow in this knowledge and it takes a lifetime of growing- we all have to continue growing in... See More » (1)
Membership and a new chapterTomorrow marks a significant step for us—we’ll begin discussions about full church membership with our Bible study pastor. Starting next Sunday, we’ll officially be attending this new church regularly. Now, we’re definitely not your usual church... See More »
Sermon Notes 06/07/25Great sermon by the visiting pastor today on Christ's ressurection in Luke and his 40 days on earth after in Acts. . The Old Testament is still essential reading today- how it pertains to Christ, etc. . An atheist fully learnt the Bible, could name... See More »
New Church MembershipMaybe today if the pastor is back from holiday with his wife or on Wednesday Bible study.... we will become members of our Wednesday church. Our usual church has been great- it's doing well, four rammed services in a large auditorium but we have... See More »
Open Doors Highlights July- August 20251. Our brothers and sisters in Christ in Myanmar have been affected by an earthquake, they face this challenge on top of severe persecution- it is #13 on the Open Doors World Watchlist. 2. We learn of Yasin a Christian in an undisclosed Middle... See More »
Anglicans, baptists and a four pack of Hobgoblin at TescoOk. Maybe you want something "real". Got it. You know me by my posts and occasional holiday pics but I'll give you a story this week. On a Sunday after fellowship a vicar had a conversation with me. The subject came up about holidays and I told him... See More »
Release International Prayer Points July-September 2025Your prayers please for our brothers and sisters in Christ, this magazine focused on the suffering church in Pakistan. . Prayers for Jessica Iqbal, a girl who was abducted for marriage- and the courts ruled in her abductor's favour! . Prayers for... See More » (1)
Sermon Notes 29/06/25The new move- numerous possessions we don't need and sorting through them. The hot water going. Walking through town near delirious in the heat trying to topup the gas metre. Yeah, I especially needed encouragement from church 😅 The pastor (my... See More »
PSA on sacramentsBaptism and the Lord's supper are not "works" they are a God ordained means of grace. When received by faith, they nourish and strengthen believers and serve as signs and seals of the covenant. While they do not save in themselves, they visibly... See More »
Is church attendance legalism?No, church attendance is commanded — the New Testament assumes you are part of a local church (Hebrews 10:25; Acts 2:42-47; 1 Corinthians 12:12-27). It is great for me to write ear-tickling articles about the Gospel and then stop there, but there... See More »
Brewing brothers- a craft beer place that brews their own beer...By the beach! And 'Oye Cómo Va' in the background! (1)
After the move....Affer moving the sofas from the flat and beds up the stairs and everything else, doing the next logical step in the garden..... (1)
