Sunday Worship for 28 February 2021
Our Sunday Worship for 28 February 2021 is now available:
Our Sunday Worship for 28 February 2021 is now available:
Ephesians 2:11-22 In the north of England, two great rivers rise. One begins high in north Pennines on Alston Moor, flowing through Haltwhistle and Haydon Bridge to Hexham. The other rises on the Scottish border, and flows through Kielder Forest and Bellingham to Hexham, where the two rivers join. The first river is called the…
Building on the past… Psalm 77:11 Does anyone know what we’re celebrating today? How long? 355 years since the formation of the Presbyterian Church in Farnham 222 years since the formation of the Independent (later known as Congregational) Church 143 years in this (our fourth) building. What do we know about those churches? If the…
This is the text of the sermon preached at the inauguration of The Spire Church, Farnham, on Sunday 2 September 2018, by the Rt Revd Dr Christopher Herbert. I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and…
Jeremiah 31:31-34 Hebrews 5:5-10 John 12:20-32 “Sir, we wish to see Jesus”. Imagine the simple request echoing along the corridors of church bureaucracy. It is passed from office to office, from secretary to secretary. It is left on voice-mails, e-mailed through to headquarters, scribbled on post-it notes to type up later. They phone the biblical…
Pause for Thought for 12 May 2021 is now available:
Genesis 18:23-33 Acts 9:1-9 Mark 6:17-29 Members of the church ladies sewing circle some years ago were disturbed because a widowed church member and her three small daughters were staying away from services. Finding the reason to be a lack of suitable clothes, the ladies’ group corrected the situation in a generous manner. When the…