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Forgiveness

By Iain Clements, 05 Jul 2021

One of the ways you can tell that the gospel of Jesus Christ has really taken root in a culture is that the influence of God’s word spreads beyond individuals becoming Christians. Laws begin to be passed which reflect what God commands and prohibits. The norms of society become influenced by what Jesus teaches. The opposite is also true. When a culture begins to reject Christ...

Remember!

By Iain Clements, 23 Jan 2021

Earlier this week there was a lot of discussion in the media about “Blue Monday”. No, not the early 1980’s classic single by New Order, but the fact that the third Monday in January has been described as the most depressing day of the year. It has been decisively shown that there’s no real science behind that description. However this year it felt like an apt description of how I, and I...

Sundays During Lockdown

By Iain Clements, 06 Jan 2021

Despite the fact that we are now back into an indefinite period of national lockdown, the government have clearly stated that churches can remain open for public communal worship. This is a reversal from their position in previous lockdowns, and a wonderful answer to prayer. It is therefore right that as a church we should ...

Christmas

By Iain Clements, 23 Nov 2020

As I write, there is a lot of discussion about what the government will do to save Christmas this year. Will the restrictions be lifted, and if so by how much, to enable us to celebrate together with friends and family? Is this a safe and wise thing to do, given the continuing spread of COVID-19? As Christians, we might have an added concern. It may upset us ...

Sunday Morning Live Stream (20th Sept 2020)

By Iain Clements, 17 Sep 2020

Watch live at 9.15am, or watch again any time after that - (if you are having problems, click on this link to watch it directly in Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y5hbl5F_d0 )...