The Heidelberg Catechism - The Foundations Of Our Faith

  Call To Worship  Romans 5:6-11 Law and Grace reading  Psalm 103:1-13 Bible reading  Ephesians 3:11-21 Benediction: Ephesians 3:20,21 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith---that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Your Evidence Of The Love Of Christ "But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them. because they fainted, and were scattered abroad as sheep having no shepherd." The Lord understood the predicament; they were tired, and the children were restless. Jesus appreciated the difficulty. and His love overflowed "He was moved with compassion." See Compassion Caring But when he [Christ] saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep hav

22              After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and was baptizing. 23 John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized 24 (for John had not yet been put in prison). 25              Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew over purification. 26 And they came to John and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you bore witness---look, he is baptizing, and all are going to him." 27 John answered, "A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven. 28 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, 'I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.' 29 The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete. 30 He

National Church Life Survey and Natural Church Development Reviews (2021 2022) It was noted that over this period there had been an emphasis on reviewing our central core values as a church and how we implement these core values. Our Core values are: Jesus & the gospel - Heart of all ministry. Commitment to corporate Prayer - Prayer must be a priority. Service - How people are able to serve in the Church. Need to review all ministries we run - as to effectiveness. Joy - Tone of the Church, Celebration of God's salvation. Affirmation - encourage one another. Training - Discover / use gifts. Vision , Mission & Purpose - Promote Since the beginning of 2023 we have endeavoured to work these core emphases from the Session to the congregation through: Preaching   We have preached several series from Ephesians, including:  the Heidelberg catechism series, Focus On The family, The Seven 'I Am' Sayings of John's gospel, Armed For Battle (from Ephesians 6), Paul's Pra

      Call To Worship Psalm 103:7-22 Law and Grace Reading Jeremiah 31:31-37, Luke 22:14-20 Bible Reading: Ephesians 3:1-13  The Glorious Mystery of The Church Induction of Elders Phillip and Marinus Benediction  Hebrews 13:20,21   Ephesians 3:1-13  For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles---2 assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace that was given to me for you,3 how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly.4 When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ,5 which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit.6 This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. 7 Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God's grace, which was given me by the working of his powe