Weekly Online Services
Our weekly services on Zoom and Facebook. They are open to all.
While we were sinners
This week's sermon by Gavin Henderson (14 June 2026).
12th June 2026
In the pages of the New Testament, the prophet Isaiah is the most often quoted Old Testament witness to the validity of the gospel message. Throughout his long prophecy, he speaks repeatedly of the...
11th June 2026
Timing and recognition are central to the walk towards Emmaus. Christians often find themselves, like Cleopas and his companion, burdened by the ‘Friday mindset’ of loss, and unable to see the...
Bible study – Revelation (part 9)
with Gavin Henderson (10 June 2026)
10th June 2026
Our lives can turn on a dime – we can’t see the future and have no idea what will happen tomorrow. As soon as wisdom, power, riches, fame or youth disappears, and they will, we can feel as if the...
9th June 2026
The scene at the Red Sea is one of the most joyful moments in the Old Testament. Israel had just experienced God’s miraculous deliverance from slavery in Egypt. Earlier, they had been seized with...
8th June 2026
We can feel like orphans in many ways. When I was 11 my mother died suddenly. We were all in shock. My brothers and I felt lost and abandoned. It took years for me to come out of my depression, and I...
7th June 2026
Abraham’s story is not one of a man who never faced doubt, delay, or disappointment. It is the story of a promise that seemed to move further away the longer time passed. God had said that Abraham...
6th June 2026
Most people know what it feels like to wrestle with change. We recognise the gap between the life we hope for and the life we often experience. We try to do better, try to grow, try to move forward....
Sign of hope in a broken world
Thought for the week by Barry Robinson
The Gospel is nothing new
This week's sermon by Barry Robinson (7 June)
5th June 2026
Our true identity is this: we are children of God. Identity comes from the combination of qualities, beliefs, personality, looks, and expressions that make a person – or a group – who they are....
4th June 2026
Do we ever have doubts or uncertainties about our Christian faith? Times when we find it hard to trust God or discern his will in our lives? Even moments when we question what we believe and whether...
3rd June 2026
How do you stop worrying, especially if you’re a worrywart? According to Paul, it’s as simple as praying about everything and thanking God for everything too. Gratitude is the opposite of feeling...
2nd June 2026
Leah and Rachel were sisters, wives of Jacob, and mothers of Israel’s twelve tribes. At first glance, their lives might seem filled with family rivalry, longing, and daily struggles yet their...
1st June 2026
This verse reminded me of an ewe we gained as a helpless lamb. We had been visiting another sheep farm, and in a pen was an ewe with a deformed lamb. It would soon die, the owner said. My daughter...
31st May 2026
Paul’s closing blessing of his second letter to the Corinthians is more than a final farewell, it is a window into the very life of God and our participation in it. Each phrase draws us into a...
30th May 2026
Names matter. They carry meaning, identity, and story. To speak a name is to acknowledge who someone is and how we are related to them. When Scripture speaks of God’s name, it is never casual. It is...
Reach out to God
Thought for the week by James Henderson
Father, Son & Holy Spirit
This week's sermon by Gavin Henderson (31 May)
29th May 2026
John chapter 9 records an event which occurred in The Temple at Jerusalem, during the autumn festival of Sukkot, just 6 months before the crucifixion. Earlier, during a heated exchange with the Jewish...
28th May 2026
We don’t hear about wisdom much anymore. Even older people, who used to be considered wise, are often seen as out of touch, old fashioned and unfortunately, narrow-minded. It’s still a much-needed...
Bible study – Revelation (part 8)
with Gavin Henderson (27 May 2026)
27th May 2026
We are told that Jesus had done many miracles during the Passover celebration, and that because of this, many people had begun to trust in him and began to believe that God had sent him. Jesus was...
26th May 2026
As Rebekah’s story unfolds it reflects a foundational truth in the way God works with human beings: God acts first – grace precedes human response. Before Rebekah ever speaks, chooses, or acts,...
25th May 2026
‘I’m not up to the challenge.’ ‘I’m not ready.’ If you are like me, these are some of the thoughts that pop into your head at the thought of sharing your faith with others. I want to see...
24th May 2026
In the header scripture, Jesus presents a striking image: not a still pond, not a small stream, but a river that moves, that carries life and refreshes everything in its path. But perhaps, if we are...
23rd May 2026
There are moments in the life of God’s people when something long promised suddenly becomes present. What was once hoped for becomes tangible. What was once spoken about becomes lived out. Pentecost...
Unity over division
Thought for the week by Gavin Henderson
Water for the thirsty
This week's sermon by Barry Robinson (24 May)
22nd May 2026
The question that was surely in the minds of the disciples in those final hours before the Lord’s departure was: ‘How will it be possible for the gospel work to continue without the physical...
21st May 2026
I recently read an article that articulated the concerns many mental health professionals have over A1 chatbots acting as companions to people who are relating to them as friends. It’s a bit...
20th May 2026
Fear can keep us from doing many things we would otherwise like to do, including simple things like talk to people or try new foods. It can keep us from fulfilling our dreams of writing that book or...
19th May 2026
When God called Abraham, Sarah his wife went with him on a journey into uncertainty, barrenness, and delay. Her story begins with lack: she was childless and ageing, beyond hope of ever giving birth...
18th May 2026
We recently experienced the mountain top glory of the resurrection of Jesus Christ; the salvation of all mankind. The love of God expressed. The door to heaven has been opened wide and we now await...
17th May 2026
As Jesus prays the words recorded in the header scripture, we are given a rare and intimate glimpse into the eternal relationship between the Son and the Father. This is not merely a request for...
16th May 2026
Are you a fan of the Beatles? If so, you may remember their well-known song, Eleanor Rigby. In the chorus they sing, ‘…look at all the lonely people, where do they all come from? All the lonely...
Living as people of grace in uncertain times
Thought for the week by Barry Robinson
15th May 2026
The apostle John’s recounting of the raising of Jesus’ friend, Lazarus (John 11:1-45), the seventh of the Messianic signs around which the apostle structures his Gospel, contains the shortest...