Very Special Guests

We have very special guests this week, all the way from Ghana. Pastor Theo and his wife Monica will be with us at the usual venue. Come early (7p.m.) if you want to join them for a meal, or 8pm otherwise.

They will be very happy to answer (and ask!) questions, so if you want to know what it's like to lead a church in Africa, come along.

They will also be at our United Celebration on Sunday morning at 10 a.m. when we hope everyone from all our congregations will join us! There will be other special guests and announcements too!

Like Trees Walking

Lovely to meet some new friends last night as we were joined by visitors from Halifax who are exploring new ways to reach out for Jesus Christ.

Although we had a hearty meal to say farewell to Robert and Barbara, they are still with us this week when Robert will tell us the tale of how Jesus healed a man at the second attempt. How come it didn't work the first time?

Any thoughts? Write them below and come to discuss. Friday. 7.30 for 8pm.

PS: Watch out for news of some special visitors the following week!

A Sad Farewell

We gather early this week at 7pm to eat together and say a sad goodbye to Robert and Barbara, founder members of the Friday Service as they move to pastures and pubs new.

Food is also on the menu for discussion as we hear the conversation Jesus had with his disciples about bread and yeast. Once again Jesus appears a little rude and impatient with his disciples.

You wouldn't get the Duke of Edinburgh being like that, now, would you?

Was Jesus Downright Rude?

Last week at the Friday Service we noticed that after calming the wind and the waves, Jesus turned to his disciples and asked "Are you so dull?" We wondered how this fitted in with sinless perfection.

This week it's worse. Jesus calls a Gentile woman and her daughter - or all Gentiles - "dogs". That doesn't seem very nice.

What do we make of that? Comment here or come and discuss - 8pm start in some part of the usual venue.

Clean And Unclean (Remember?)

Do you remember this picture?

Go back to June 2008 on this blog and read the entry about "Understanding Holiness" . We were studying Leviticus way back then. This week we will examine Jesus' views on the subject from Mark 7.

If you are a visitor, we will be somewhere in the Roebuck!

The vicar will be late so don't look for a dogcollar. Look for some "holy" looking people!

How To Walk On Water

Quick update: tonight (16th April) we look at Jesus stroll across the Sea of Galilee.

Join us if you can - on foot, by car, but probably not by plane...

Lots of Food!

This week we're back in the pub and Bob will tell the story of the five loaves and two fish that Jesus used to feed 5000 men plus women and children (so it's not the "Feeding of the 5000, it's maybe three times that...)

On the left is a picture I took in the church built over the place where the miracle was said to have occured.

But how did it happen? Did bread suddenly appear? Was it in Jesus' hands or in the disciples' hands as they distributed it?

What do YOU think?