“Even now”, declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting” Joel 2:12 As a church, we are starting the new year by taking part in 21 days of prayer and fasting, from the 7th-28th January. Fasting is a Biblical practice that usually involves restricting the amount or type of food that […]
We have published final weekly post where, over the past months, we have been able to share a word from the Lord and a relevant song. However, the great news is that from Sunday 27th June 2021, we are going to gather together in the church building, at the earlier time of 10.30am, to worship and praise God. For the first […]
This week Mike Hyde from Wymeswold has contributed his thoughts on the strength and comfort we can draw from knowing that God is like the potter, shaping our lives into something beautiful. Reading: 2 Corinthians 4 “In the Potter’s Hands” “So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self […]
God’s Promises for Extraordinary Times. Reading: Psalm 121; Matthew 11 v.25 – 30 In these extraordinary times, it would be very easy to continually listen to news reports from around the world, allowing the likes of Brexit and Covid to dominate our thinking and our actions. We try to make sense of the different rules […]
This week Derrick Tickner from Shepshed has contributed his thoughts on temptation and how to choose God’s way. “The Nose of the Camel” Readings: Genesis 3 v. 1-19; Matthew 4 v. 1-11 There is a lovely story, from the deserts of North Africa, about an Arab traveller and his camel. You may have heard it before […]
This week we come to the second of two parts about the return of Christ, written for us by Derrick Tickner from Shepshed. “The Lord’s Return” (Part 2) Readings: Acts 1 v. 1-11; 1 Thessalonians 4 v. 13-18; 1 Thessalonians 5 v. 1-11 Last week we considered the Biblical imagery of Christ in ‘triumphal procession’ based […]
This week we come to the first of two parts about the return of Christ, written for us by Derrick Tickner from Shepshed. “The Lord’s Return” (Part 1) Reading: 2 Corinthians 2 v. 14-16 Some weeks ago I mentioned the expectant heart of an elderly clergyman who, first thing every morning, went down to his study, […]
This week we come to the final part in our three-week series thinking about ‘The Body of Christ’, written for us by John Hebblethwaite from Sutton Bonington Baptist Church. “You are the body of Christ” (Our Diversity) Reading: 1 Corinthians 12 During my time at Sutton Bonington Baptist church we have seen many develop as preachers and […]
This week we continue with the second part in our three week series thinking about Unity in ‘The Body of Christ’, written for us by John Hebblethwaite from Sutton Bonington Baptist Church. “You are the body of Christ” (Our Unity) Reading: 1 Corinthians 12 1 Corinthians 12:12 speaking firstly of the human body says, “Just as a body, though one, […]
This week we begin the first of a very interesting and enlightening three-week series on ‘The Body of Christ’, written for us by our good friend from Sutton Bonington Baptist Church, John Hebblethwaite. “You are the body of Christ” (Our identity and purpose) Reading: 1 Corinthians 12 When the apostle Paul was on his way to Damascus […]