In our service last week, we considered how deeply Jesus knew and understood the Scriptures, and how they revealed His true identity. This week we move on a stage, and think about how Israel failed to reveal the glory of God, and see afresh how Jesus embodied and fulfilled that revelation when he came and […]
As we continue to look at Jesus through the lens of the Old Testament, we begin to realise (and perhaps this is stating the obvious), just how deeply Jesus knew and understood the Scriptures. It seems that Jesus needed his bible (the Old Testament) to discover His true identity and purpose, and His relationship with […]
Our final week looking at the Fruits of the Spirit that Paul describes in his letter to the Galatians brings us to ‘Kindness’. Fliss explores the theme, and helps us to identify ways in which we might demonstrate kindness in the world around us. I wonder how you’ve enjoyed the past few weeks as we’ve briefly […]
We have a packed Easter celebration service at 11am on Easter Sunday . If you’re joining us in person, please remember to bring your flowers to help transform our Lenten Cross as a symbol of resurrection life in Jesus. During our service we will be welcoming 7 new members into our Church family, there’s a special activity […]
There’s a potential tension in our service this Sunday as we embrace the colour and movement associated with Jesus’ celebratory entry into Jerusalem whilst continuing with our Lenten theme of ‘The rest is worship’. Yet as Jesus entered Jerusalem, he presented a challenge to those with power in order to usher in God’s Kingdom. What […]
This week we are marking the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, so we are delighted that in a spirit of ecumenical sharing Lorna Turner from St James in South Charlton is jointly leading our service with Margaret. The theme for this year’s week of prayer is ‘Be-Longing’ and focuses particularly on racial justice and […]
At the start of Advent we meet together to prepare ourselves once more for the celebration of the birth of Jesus – Emmanuel, God with us. This year we shall be taking inspiration from Sally Welch’s new book, ‘Sharing the Christmas Story’. Each week in Advent and beyond, we shall examine a different aspect of […]
The first Wooler Messy Church was held at the Cheviot Centre on Sunday 14 January – and there was a fantastic turnout!. 64 people came – 24 adults and 40 children – and all enjoyed crafts, a bible story, songs and prayer based around the story of Noah – ‘A fresh start’. This was followed […]
