Pastor Duncan shares a new year message with us this week. Jesus compared his ministry to 3 things in Matt 9; a wedding, a a piece of cloth and new wine and new wineskins. We look to how God could have been forming a new wineskin in us so that we can hold something new of God for this coming year.

Pastor Duncan speaks to us today from there first chapters of Luke's Gospel. We look at the story of Elizabeth and Zechariah and their promise of a child, even when they were old.

Pastor Duncan looks at how the favour of God came to rest on Mary. What does it means that God's favour rests on us and what can we do see God's favour on us more.

As we run into the Christmas period, one of our Elders who is also our Families Worker, Shirene, looks at the wise men in Matt 2 and how they came to be with Jesus in Bethlehem.

We're thrilled to have James Aladiran back with us who leads the ministry Prayer Storm. James speaks to us from Genesis 11 and asks us if like Abraham's father, Tereh, we too get stuck in our 'Harran' places.

Today Ps. Duncan brings us a message from Psalm 124 & Psalm 121. The Psalmist asks 'where does my help come from' and in the 121st Psalm we see that is is God that watches over us.

We had Mark and Nita Pugh as our guests for our church Encounter Weekend. Mark serves as Senior Minister of Rediscover Church, the Elim church in Exeter.

He is the God of order. He enters chaos and brings order. Not the order of the graveyard, but the order of life.

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He meets us in our mess. He delights in our complexity. He meets us in our vulnerability and gently heals and mends.

There is a time to laugh. There are moments of outrageous happiness. He turns our mourning into dancing. He laughs with us…and laughs at us! There is joy in His house.

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There is a time to weep. He meets us in our sorrow. He counts our tears; they do not go unnoticed. He comforts. He counsels. He restores.

We accept the invitation to intimacy. We become friends of God. He calls us close. We ‘remain’ in Him. We meet Him in the ‘secret place’.

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We keep our distance because He is holy. We meet Him on our knees. Our Friend is to be feared. He is the Lion, as well as the Lamb. He is dangerous. Unsafe.