Recent Blog Posts

• 	Discipleship Workshop Students and Twenties Blog: 5 March 2010 “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds” - Hebrews 10:24 One of the key aspects of being a Christian is that you never stand still. You are always looking for ways to grow, to improve, to become more like Christ. And the great thing about being part of the body of Christ is that you can find the guidance and support needed to do this from within the church itself. This is what ... More

• 	Foundations Tim Blaber's Blog: 24 February 2010 Last night we kicked off our membership course. Over the coming few weeks we will be taking a group of people through the key doctrines and values we have as a church as they explore with us whether or not we’re a church they want to belong to. Many of these individuals have come through our Alpha course, others have come through joining us on a Sunday morning: either way we’re so thrilled whenever we have the opportunity to help ... More

• 	Salvation by Faith Question Two Sermon Q&A Blog: 23 February 2010 Question: I am not sure that I have the type of faith that would be enough to save me. Answer: You don’t. Faith is a gift from God that comes as a response to the love of God as demonstrated through Jesus’ life, death and resurrection. You don’t have to ‘work up’ faith from within you, nor do you have to have all your ducks in a row in order to get saved. Salvation is simply about you coming humbly to God, acknowledging your ... More

• 	Root61 Weekend Away The Youth Blog: 23 February 2010 Last week we had what is now becoming our annual February weekend away. Picture the scene, a gaggle of teenagers highly excited at the prospect of being away from the normal rules of home life, a bunch of leaders tired at the end of a hectic half term, a farm called Coldblow (if there was ever a more fitting name), snow, and to top it all off, being away over Valentines weekend. Why? I asked myself this more than once in the week building up to it. Enough to make anyone feel enervated (look ... More

• 	Salvation by Faith Question One Sermon Q&A Blog: 23 February 2010 Question: Surely salvation being wholly by faith and not by ‘works’ removes the need for me to do anything as a Christian, if what I do does not really matter? Answer: Salvation is wholly by faith. There is nothing that you can do that will get you saved, or make God love you more. However, genuine faith in God and belief in what He has done for us, results in a changed heart and a desire to live in such a way as to point ... More

• 	The Centrality of Worship Dave Holden's Blog: 22 February 2010 By now many of you will know that I am really being stirred about the vital role that worship plays in almost everything. I have spoken in several settings to leaders recently about making personal worship a priority once again in our lives and ministries. Judging by the response that I have been getting I seem to have "touched a nerve". I think there is definitely a correlation between being a worshipper and an effective leader. If worship changes your perspective of God and therefore of ... More