Posts from December 2020
WEEKLY PASTORAL ADDRESS 26/12/20
Dear Congregation, Waiting for Zacharias In Luke 1 we are told of a double waiting for Zacharias. They were waiting for Zacharias to come out from the presence of God in the Temple (v.21) … and then for Zacharias to speak but he could not (v.22). We are told the reason related to his being met by the angel Gabriel while in the Temple as he burned incense to…
PASTORAL ADDRESS 24/12/20
Dear Congregation and friends, Tomorrow is Christmas – let us worship the Lord! Christmas means lots of different things to different people – and not all religious. For many it means family, getting together with family and friends, reminding themselves of the priority of relationships and the priority of love, care and generosity within relationships, celebrating and…
WEEKLY PASTORAL ADDRESS 13/12/20
Dear Congregation, God has given us His Call to Worship in which He also assured the worshipper that they may come. To the Call to Worship there must be a proper response of pure worship. As we have seen, we respond in prayer of adoration and confession, being encouraged by an assurance of His grace. But this naturally overflows in song – and song is seen to be a…
WEEKLY PASTORAL ADDRESS 6/12/20
Dear Congregation, In the Call to Worship we are informed that we have come into the majestic presence of the exalted and enthroned Lord of Glory. God has called us to come and worship Him. The way is opened. He has assured the worshipper that they may come. To the Call to Worship there must be a proper response of pure worship. We respond in prayer, and encouraged…