Will they – won’t they? (Thought for July 2021)

July 4, 2021

We await the 19th July with bated breath. Will we, or won’t we experience ‘Freedom Day’ as some have termed it. This is of course looking forward to the time when current Covid restrictions might end. For us in our church building this could mean we will be allowed to sing indoors, leave the masks [...]

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Fellowship News (June 2021)

June 5, 2021

Fellowship update:
We continue to thank God that the church has been able to be open for Sunday morning servicesover the past month.We always give due attention to safe social distancing and sanitising gel, and it’s great that some of us are able to meet physically, and others by You Tube and/or zoom.
For members and other [...]

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Bear with each otherand forgive one another (Thought for June 2021)

June 5, 2021

Bear with each otherand forgive one another Colossians 3:13 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one anotherin love.Ephesians 4:2
Coming out of the COVID restrictions feels good. Slowly but surely, by the grace of God, we can look forward to more of what we were able to enjoy freely for years: meeting people [...]

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Fellowship News (May 2021)

May 5, 2021

Fellowship update:
We continue to thank God that the church has been able to be open for Sunday morning services over the past month. We always give due attention to safe social distancing and sanitising gel, and it’s great that some of us are able to meet physically, and others by You Tube and/or zoom. Sadly, [...]

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They all joined together constantly in prayer (Thought for May 2021)

May 5, 2021

They all joined together constantly in prayer. Acts 1:14a
I’d been working in Railway finance at the Waterloo offices for a few years, and now had applied for my first management post in the District office at Beckenham. To be honest, I don’t think I expected to be successful, but following an interview – stone the [...]

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Fellowship News (April 2021)

April 2, 2021

We continue to thank God that the church has been able to open so that over the past month Sunday morning services have continued there – with the air conditioning kindly provided by the doors and windows being open. Nice to have a breath of Spring warmth ‘unmasked’ to bless us!
We always give due attention [...]

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Blessings for Easter and a message from our Pastor (thought for April 2021)

April 2, 2021

The resurrection and the life. John 11: 25
This Easter, I was drawn to passages in the Scriptures where I was made to reflect on the effect the hope of the resurrection brings: the man on his deathbed in Job 33:19-28, Martha meeting Jesus after the death of her brother, Lazarus (John 11:17-27), and the disciples [...]

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Fellowship News (March 2021)

March 3, 2021

We continue to thank God that, despite lockdown restrictions, the church has been allowed to open so that over the past month Sunday morning services have continued there – with the air conditioning kindly provided by the doors and windows being open. Nice to have a breath of Spring warmth ‘unmasked’ to bless us, or [...]

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I the Lord do not Change (Thought for March 2021)

March 3, 2021

I the Lord do not Change. Malachi 3: 6
For nearly a year, we have been subjected to restrictions on the way we live our lives. Many families have suffered the loss of loved ones, thousands have lost jobs and are experiencing financial hardship. Many High Street shops and businesses have ceased to trade, the travel [...]

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If not now, the when? Thought for Feb 2021

January 31, 2021

I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. Luke 13:3
“If not now, then when”? Those are the words repeated regularly in a sermon on Luke 13 v1-3 that was preached by Alexander Nowell, the Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral in 1563, when the Great Plague struck London and a quarter [...]

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