Entries by Val O'Regan

Christian persecution is growing

Last year was the worst year on record for persecution of Christians worldwide. According to ‘Open Doors,’ each month 332 were killed for their faith, 772 suffered serious violence and 214 churches were destroyed. Once there was a network of Christian churches spreading east from Jerusalem through “Mesopotamia” and on into India. Though not recorded […]

Coming up this weekend 8th – 9th April 2017

This weekend we welcome Simon Chaplin, who will be talking on the topic ‘God’s perfect plan ‘ from John chapter 11 verses 45 to 53. We will also share the Lord’s Supper at 5pm Saturday, so be sure to join us for this important reminder of the death of Jesus. Our 8am Sunday service will be a Holy Communion First Order AAPB service. During our service, we’ll have our weekly question […]

Church news for the week beginning 1st April 2017

This weekend’s Bible Talk This weekend we welcome our own Mark Howard, who will be speaking on the topic ‘Effective and Productive in the Knowledge of Jesus’ from 2 Peter chapter 1 verses 1 to 15. Next week’s Bible Talk Next week we welcome Simon Chaplin, who will be talking on the topic ‘God’s perfect plan ‘ from John chapter 11 verses 45 to 53. Mission […]

Are you responsible with your power?

Did you know that God has made us responsible for ruling the world? In the book of Psalms, God’s people say to him, “…what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them? You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and […]

Coming up this weekend 1st – 2nd April 2017

This weekend we welcome our own Mark Howard who will speak to us on the topic of  ‘Effective and Productive in the Knowledge of Jesus’ from 2 Peter chapter 1 verses 1 to 15. Our 8am Sunday service will be a Morning Prayer AAPB service. If you’re wanting to check out our church we’d really love you to visit us on Saturday at 5pm for […]

Church news for the week beginning 25th March 2017

This weekend’s Bible Talk This weekend Jodie concludes our series looking at the Five Solas of the Reformation, with the next talk titled  ‘For the glory of God alone’. Next week’s Bible Talk Next week we welcome our own Mark Howard, who will be talking on the topic ‘Effective and Productive in the Knowledge of Jesus’ from 2 Peter chapter 1 verses 1 to 15. […]

The best weekend ever?

When I was nine years old I was invited to a Christian holiday camp by a friend from school. It turned out that my friend, Julian, was a regular, churchgoing Christian, and he reached out to me to invite me to join him for a week of horse riding, canoeing and even air guns (back […]

Coming up this weekend 25th – 26th March 2017

This weekend we will conclude our five-week series looking at the five Solas of the Reformation called ‘Five Foundations’. This week, Jodie will be speaking on the topic ‘For the glory of God alone’. Our 8am Sunday service will be a Holy Communion Second Order AAPB service. During our service, we’ll have our weekly question and answer time, and Jodie will be answering these questions: Why were the Old Testament […]

Church news for the week beginning 18th March 2017

This weekend’s Bible Talk This weekend Jodie continues our series looking at the Five Solas of the Reformation, with the next talk titled ‘Christ alone’. Mission of the month: Anglicare Anglicare is our mission of the month. Support this ministry through the ‘Mission Table’ in the Hall. AGM and Pot Luck Lunch Our AGM will be held this weekend, Sunday 19th March, with a BYO Pot-luck lunch starting at 1pm. This is a great […]

What’s beer got to do with church?

This week there has been some controversy surrounding the production by Coopers Brewery of commemorative beer cans to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Bible Society. As part of the celebrations, the Bible Society released a video in which they hosted a mini-debate between two people with different views on same-sex marriage. The video showed a […]