Sunday 11 July – Joy in giving

Today Barry spoke on the chapters of 2 Corinthians that deal with the collection being made for the Jerusalem church. Rather than seeing giving as a burdensome responsibility, he emphasised the joy to be found in giving ourselves in God’s service. There is grace...

Sunday 4 Jul – Purification through repentance

Continuing our series in 2 Corinthians, today Jonathan and Rachel jointly presented to us the importance of repentance in cultivating within God’s people the fragrance of Christ. Just as the altar and the sacred vessels of the Temple needed to be purified by the...

Sunday 27 Jun – Ministers of reconciliation

Continuing our series in 2 Corinthians, today Jonathan spoke of the “ministry of reconciliation” which was Paul’s but which is now committed to all of us who are God’s people. On this occasion all songs were included within the video. Use of...

Sunday 20 Jun – Treasure in clay jars

This week we heard from Katie about the work of the Stort Valley Schools Trust and how this has changed as a result of the pandemic. Later in the service Rachel picked up the baton as she presented the next in our series on 2 Corinthians, taking as her theme...

Sunday 13 Jun – Ministers of a new covenant

Today Peter continued the series on 2 Corinthians. In this section Paul uses a number of metaphors to describe the Corinthian Christians, which Peter explained further. In particular he emphasised our role as ministers of the new covenant, which we can only fulfil as...

Sunday 6 Jun – Dealing with hurt and division

Today Jonathan started a new series on 2 Corinthians. The church at Corinth was richly blessed with gifts of the Spirit, but it was struggling to throw off the culture from which it had emerged. Paul wrote this letter in response to divisions which had arisen within...