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Advent calendar: Day 3 – Goodwill

Christmas is often called the season of goodwill — and perhaps we see a hint of that in gifts, day to day generosity, or more support for charitable causes at this time of year. And those are good things. But where does this idea of goodwill come from? Well, at that first Christmas, angels delivered…

Genesis 20:1-18

This study is part of our series of verse by verse studies of Genesis, the 1st book in the Bible. Taught by our pastor, Simeon Forder, at our Sunday morning service on the 3rd December 2023. About this book Genesis is the first book in the Bible, and in its more than 1500 verses, there…

Advent calendar: Day 2 – Christmas trees

Christmas trees can be a fun part of Christmas — whether you go picking one from a field, or drag one out of the loft. And many of us have fond memories of decorating them with parents or siblings. But there’s a tree that is far more significant, and that is the cross upon which…

Advent calendar: Day 1 – Angels

Whether it’s on the top of the Christmas tree, the Christmas lights in the High Street, or in the school Christmas play, we often see angels displayed at Christmas. But what part did they have to play in that first Christmas some 2000 years ago? Well, they got to bring the wonder of the good…

Genesis 19:1-38

This study is part of our series of verse by verse studies of Genesis, the 1st book in the Bible. Taught by our pastor, Simeon Forder, at our Sunday morning service on the 26th November 2023. About this book Genesis is the first book in the Bible, and in its more than 1500 verses, there…

Genesis 18:1-33

This study is part of our series of verse by verse studies of Genesis, the 1st book in the Bible. Taught by our pastor, Simeon Forder, at our Sunday morning service on the 19th November 2023. About this book Genesis is the first book in the Bible, and in its more than 1500 verses, there…

Genesis 17:1-27

This study is part of our series of verse by verse studies of Genesis, the 1st book in the Bible. Taught by our pastor, Simeon Forder, at our Sunday morning service on the 12th November 2023. About this book Genesis is the first book in the Bible, and in its more than 1500 verses, there…