It is while he is in prison that Encouraging Paul writes this letter of encouragement to his friends. He assures them that “I will continue to rejoice, for…what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance.” and that “to live is Christ and to die is gain.” Despite his own suffering, Paul encourages his […]
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Being Thankful
This week the adults are starting a new series on Philippians, a letter Paul wrote to a church to help and encourage them. These first verses of the letter is all about Being Thankful. Paul is thankful even though he is in prison and he still finds so much to be thankful for. Sometimes we […]
Corrie ten Boom
Week 2 in our series of Christian Women who did great things for God. This week we’re finding out about Corrie ten Boom. In 1940, the Germans invaded the Netherlands, and Corrie ten Boom and her family helped to hide as many Jewish people as possible. They even had a secret room built in her […]
Trinity Sunday
There is always more for us to learn and discover who God is, the Holy Spirit helps us to discover new and wonderful truths. On Trinity Sunday we celebrate God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The term ‘Trinity’ is used as a way of describing God the Father, God the Son and God the […]
Pentecost Sunday
Today we celebrate the birthday of the Church, also known as Pentecost Sunday. It is the day the Holy Spirit came on the disciples just as Jesus promised. It was a really exciting time for the disciples as the church grew and spread all over the world. Did you know PENTECOST means 50 in Greek. […]
Elijah and the ravens
Today we start a new series in church all about Elijah. Elijah was a prophet, he listened to God and told the people God’s messages. Sometimes these were not very popular messages and it could spell trouble for the prophet. In todays story Elijah delivers God’s message to King Ahab but he’s not very happy. […]
Palm Sunday: 10th April
Palm Sunday is a special sunday where we tell the story of Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem. Crowds of people welcomed and celebrated Jesus and shouted, ‘Hosanna!’ They laid palm leaves and clothes on the path as Jesus passed by. Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week and included the Last Supper Jesus had with […]
Epic Explorers Following Jesus: Sunday 20th March
Join us today Epic Explorers as we discover Rocky Road and find out that following Jesus means putting him first even when it’s tough. Over the past 5 months we been exploring Adventure Island. We’ve discovered together that Jesus is God’s Son and he came to rescue us. Last month we saw that Jesus didn’t […]
Remember Me: The last supper
Remember me: This week we look at the last meal Jesus shared with his disciples often called ‘The last supper’. It was passover and as they shared the passover meal together Jesus did something new that would mean that Christians would remember Jesus’ death and resurrection every time they met together through bread and wine. […]
Remember Me: 1
Remember Me : Today starts a new series at St James for 3 weeks exploring what communion is all about. What is communion? Why do we celebrate communion? Where did it all start? Who/what are we remembering? This week we look back to Moses and the Israelites and what happened for Pharoah to ‘let the […]