Christmas is almost here! And everyone has a different ‘take’ on what Christmas is all about.
We fill it with different things: Family and food. Presents and Public Holidays. The beach and boxing-day cricket.
We feel it in different ways: Celebration and cheer. Loss and loneliness.
We focus it on different things: Gratitude and goodwill in general. Praise of God for providing peace.
We have different takes… and so did the people on the first Christmas. This year at Salt Church, come and join us as we see Christmas through the eyes of some of the first people who were there:
- Joseph – Sun 9 Dec (4pm and 6pm)
- Herod – Sun 16 Dec (4pm and 6pm)
- Mary – Sun 23 Dec (4pm and 6pm)
- The Magi – Tue 25 Dec (9am)
God is Holy - He is different and perfect - and He chooses Israel to live with Him. But they’re unholy! So how does God make it possible for sinners…
For a limited time, God is offering us reconciliation with himself. But why do we need it and what does it look like?
This life can be tough. Where can we find hope for the future? How does that hope change how we should live now?
If the gospel saves, why so often doesn’t "the gospel" save?! The gospel doesn’t save when we lose heart in it & twist it, or when Satan blocks it. But…
What is the difference between the old covenant and the new? Are they opposing? What is the role of the Holy Spirit?
We will not hide it from them, We will tell them the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, His power and the wonders He has done.
Tim deals with some terrible events the occur at the end of the book of Judges and rounds up the Judges series.
Samson, born in special circumstances has all the ingredients for a great deliverer. But he is a terrible disappointment. Despite this, God achieves His purposes even as we are left…
Israel continues to spiral down, with God's people becoming more like the nations around them instead of living holy lives. Are we going to give in to the same temptations…
Gideon's son Abimelek positions himself for the throne by murdering his 70 brothers. But we see that God is both powerful and good - able to work through evil to…