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Blog 7 The Whole Village

Last time we looked in on Jesus’ encounter with the woman at the well in Sychar, Samaria. In Genesis 33:19 we read that Jacob built an altar right in that very place and called it ‘Mighty is the God of Israel’. This is powerful stuff; God had already visited that place and Jesus, who is More


Blog 6: The Wonderful Counsellor

Blog 6: The Wonderful Counsellor Please read John Chapter 4 v 1-26. In Isaiah 9:6, we read of one who was to come, described as ‘Wonderful Counsellor’ and ‘Prince of Peace’. Of course, this was a prophecy about the coming Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ. You may ask how did Jesus fulfil these titles? Here, More


After the Feeding of the 5000

In the last blog, we looked in on the feeding of the 5000. I love this story; as I said in the last blog, it teaches us about the unbounded generosity of God. When I was re-reading it recently, I was struck with the words in verse 22 of Matthew’s account in chapter 14 of More


The Feeding of the 5000

Jesus had just heard about the beheading of his cousin, John the Baptist. He could have felt self-pity and want to spend the rest of the day alone, coming to terms with this tragic news. The disciples had just returned from their first mission trip, exhausted. At the least, Jesus must have desired to spend More


Who is this Jesus?

In Colossians 2:9 Paul says of Jesus, ‘In him all the fullness of the deity lives in bodily form’. I think this means that he is perfectly God, and as such, he is perfect in every aspect of his character. Everything he is, he is to the max, to the extreme; His authority is ultimate, More


In Him was Life

I love those words, ‘In him was life and that life was the light of all mankind’ (John 1:4). I find it completely captivating. What does it mean that in Jesus was life? Jesus contains physical life. He is the author of life (Acts 3:15) and thereby has the power to create life. He was More


A Light in the Darkness

I guess, like me, you crave the light on these dark mornings. As we watch longingly, the sky eventually gets lighter and then, the sun rises and light bursts through the clouds and mist; the world springs into life, we feel alive, free! In John chapter 1, Jesus is described as light and life. The More


Our Daily Bread

Last Sunday Jon Barrett was speaking to us from the Lord’s Prayer,  “Give us today our daily bread.” A daily prayer of dependence and reliance on our Father, to give us what we need. And what we need most of all…is Jesus. Any Christian will be quick to tell you of the importance of both More


Interview with Chitra

Chitra is a colleague of Patrick and Deb Bryan. She is a mother, teacher and trainer. Her background is in social work and she is part of the leadership team of Interserve India. In this video Deb asks Chitra what life is like in India at the moment and how the coronavirus is impacting the More


Book Review – Tales that Tell the Truth (The Good Book Company)

I was so encouraged recently by talking to a dad at church about how he is working hard with his son to introduce him to the bible and how they are learning together about God’s goodness to them. And I’m sure so many families across our church family are trying to do the same. There More