Find the lost sheep and discover 12 clues about the Christmas story
Gather Community Garden
Churchdale Allotments
10am – 12 midday
December 18 – December 22
Children can look for 12 lost sheep (each one introduces a short part of the Christmas story) The trail finishes at a nativity scene in our quiet garden room. There will be some activities there and you can also have hot drinks and seasonal snacks.
Entrance is FREE
Jesus wept, rejoiced, mourned and was moved with compassion. Esther helps us explore the emotions of Jesus and reflect on how that impacts us and how we respond to others. Discover other talks in the Imitation of Jesus series here
Emma shares about the 3 fold description of Jesus as ‘Wonderful Counsellor, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace’ and the whole life perspective this gives us as followers of Jesus. For more in the Imitation of Jesus series visit the series page.
God’s creational impulse is captured in the phrase ‘He saw that is was good’, repeated 6 times in Genesis 1. Ray helps us start to think about what that meant then and what it means now for our understanding of our core relationship with God and His desire that we might flourish. You can find other talks in the series at Fingerprints of God
Judith helps us explore how a small ingredient can make deep change within bread and how Jesus uses that as a picture of the influence of the Kingdom of Heaven within our communities.
Ray Whitby loves a 400 page book on apologetics and the reasonableness of faith in the God who came to us in the person of Jesus. So who better to help us understand that our sharing of the message of Jesus must be salted with a willingness to hear the doubt of others and respond with clarity and grace
Dave Roberts interviews Gill about the work of Sanctuary in Eastbourne and the practical, legal and emotional care that they offer to people fleeing war, conflict and more. Gill then shares from the Book of Leviticus about the biblical imperative to care for the stranger or foreigner in your midst. This talk is part of an occasional series on foundational truths for our understanding of biblical justice.
Les Moir, an ambassador of worship and the word, around the world, shares on how the message of the love of God, expressed in Jesus, is planted in our culture through arts and creativity.
Dave Roberts starts by sharing some key prophetic encouragements from the days before this sermon. He goes on to look at how our faith and that of our children grows gradually but is often punctuated by ‘peak experiences’ that help us discover new depth in our relationship with God.
We are not made to live, learn or go on the journey with God on our own. Jesus showed us patterns of friendship that ranged from one best friend to 72 core disciples and 120 that gathered to wait for His Spirit to be poured out. Caroline brings her wisdom to this important subject