Sunday 26 Jul – Exile

Today Jonathan spoke to us about exile – a theme that runs throughout the Old Testament, either as a warning or as a lived experience. After they entered the Promised Land, God’s people were always aware that exile would follow their departure from...

Sunday 19 Jul – Law and covenant

Today Barry spoke to us about the start of God’s relationship with the people of Israel as a nation – their exodus from Egypt, the giving of the law, and its place in the first covenant that God made with the nation rather than with individuals. The songs...

Sunday 12 Jul – Judgement and rescue

In today’s service, Rachel took as her text the story of Noah and the great flood from Genesis Ch 6. God had watched humanity spiral downwards from the first family until he saw that society as a whole was beyond redemption. Yet he chose not to destroy them...

Sunday 5 Jul – Apples and trust

Today Jonathan shared with us the story of Adam and Eve in the garden, with the breakdown of trust and obedience that led first to their expulsion, then a downward trajectory for human society as their firstborn son became a murderer. This is not a story that we can...

Sunday 28 Jun – Golden calves

Today Jonathan based his talk on the golden calves that appear twice in the old Testament – once when Moses ascended Mount Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments, and a second time 500 years later when king Jeroboam (king of the northern kingdom of Israel) sought...

Sunday 21 Jun – Led by the Spirit

Today one Rachel shared with us some aspects of her recent experience, while another Rachel spoke to us about some of the ways we can improve our listening to God. The songs shared during the service were: Holy, Holy, Holy (Audrey Assad) Abide with me (Matt...