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Are you “Moved”?

Are you “Moved”?

Pastor Neil Reid February 10, 2012 0

By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household… (Hebrews 11:7) Some time ago, whilst doing some work in our

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Are we losing our saltiness?

Are we losing our saltiness?

Bridget Trayling January 30, 2012 0

A recent study by academics at the University of Essex has revealed that Britons do not have as much integrity as they had ten years ago.  The study interviewed a random sample of 2,000

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Beating the Winter Blues

Beating the Winter Blues

Zara Blackmoor January 17, 2012 1

It’s that time of year again; cold, wet and grey – and whilst the boiler may be pumping out red hot heat, you may be left feeling fed up and blue. The winter blues

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Fathering the Fatherless

Fathering the Fatherless

Luke Talmage January 12, 2012 0

Recently I read a Spanish story about a man named Paco and his father. I secretly took a liking to the sound of this name and completed a little research into its English translation.

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Jesus is for life, not just for Christmas….

Jesus is for life, not just for Christmas….

Bridget Trayling December 19, 2011 0

Christmas – it’s about more than a baby in a manger….. It’s easy at this time of the year to be swept up in the images conjured up by “Away in a Manger”.  There’s

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Hold the Line

Hold the Line

Pastor Neil Reid December 5, 2011 1

It was whilst I was worshiping in church one Sunday morning; the band was thumping, the congregation were singing, hands in the air with the Holy Spirit moving across the room. Then I heard

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Law & Grace (an observation)

Law & Grace (an observation)

Pastor Neil Reid December 4, 2011 3

I recently came across this humorous picture on a social networking site, at least on first glance I thought it was humorous, until I took the time to truly examine the real message it

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Boldly Humble or Humbly Bold?  The Christian’s Identity Crisis.

Boldly Humble or Humbly Bold? The Christian’s Identity Crisis.

Bridget Trayling November 29, 2011 1

I recently heard some teaching from Liverpudlian Evangelist Graham Jones that began to change my perception of myself, God and my identity.  The main concept of the teaching was that the Christian quite often

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An Open Invitation

An Open Invitation

Bridget Trayling November 1, 2011 0

Why and how should we invite people to church? In the Autumn of 1934 a travelling evangelist called Mordecai Ham was holding a series of revival meetings in Charlotte, South Carolina.  A local youth

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Who has the real X-Factor?

Who has the real X-Factor?

Bridget Trayling November 1, 2011 0

As another X-Factor series draws to a close we might envy the person on the screen.  The judges have decided they have a unique quality that puts them above others.  They have the mysterious

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