By Not Known The word ‘love’ is elasticised in modern use. ‘Love’ is sometimes applied to relationships and activities that are essentially self-indulgent, short-lived and calculating. In this use, the word ‘love’ has become a very cheap thing. Again, ‘love’ is reduced to the purely romantic and the sexual in some circles. Here, it is…

By Not Known The word ‘love’ is elasticised in modern use. ‘Love’ is sometimes applied to relationships and activities that are essentially self-indulgent, short-lived and calculating. In this use, the word ‘love’ has become a very cheap thing. Again, ‘love’ is reduced to the purely romantic and the sexual in some circles. Here, it is…

By Not Known On the surface, this seems to be a cynical question of one who had lost all hopes on God. Yet on deeper reflection, it may be an important question for all of us to ponder. Is God really an uncaring God? Does He answer prayer? If God does answer all our prayers,…

By Not Known Today is a special day for 2 reasons Firstly, we receive several people as new members. Some come by transfer from other churches. We welcome them as they formalise their membership with us. We look forward to them being an active part of our life, foellowship and service. Other new members came…

By Not Known When was the last time you heard the Christian gospel being preached simply and clearly? More often than not, the sophistication and complexity of life in a modern society has confounded our understanding of what it means to be Christ’s ambassadors and what our message really is. An ambassador does not speak…

By Not Known The last one hundred years have been the bloodiest in Christian history. There were reportedly more martyrs in the 20th Century than in all the previous nineteen centuries put together. The Global Evangelism Movement reports that the average number of people martyred for their faith each year is around 160,000. Currently, there…

By Not Known Jesus says some extraordinary things. But, few are more extraordinary than his call to hate our families and ourselves: If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters – yes, even his own life – he cannot be my disciple…

By Not Known People sometimes fall into unworthy addictions. We can be addicted to drugs, food, power, acceptance, wealth, beauty, work, wealth, sex, the internet and many other things. Some of these things are bad in themselves, and the addiction just makes things worse. Others are good in themselves, but the addiction is the problem.…

By Not Known From a Christian perspective, there is nothing more important than becoming a Christian. Because we love our family, friends, neighbours and colleagues, we want them to become Christians for their own happiness in this life and in eternity. That is why we are having special outreach services today. What does it mean…

By Not Known The Bible tells us that it is important for Christian people to meet together (Heb. 10: 25). As we gather in worship services, small groups and church activities, we are encouraged, challenged and helped in our life as followers of Jesus. Put simply, there can be no subsitute for the local church…