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Do you find waiting difficult? I know I do! I guess I have battled with patience all of my life and I am therefore still a ‘work in progress’! I think this will be the case until I breathe no more! In this final section of James’ letter we are counselled on how to survive when we face troubles and sickness. This is a special section of scripture because James reminds us of what awaits us in the not too…

It is a new year and slowly but surely life is becoming normal again. So what is in store for us as a church family for 2015? Will there be any changes in our direction as we seek to be a church family after God’s heart? Our church theme remains the same … Reaching In to Reach Out! God has called us to tell others about the good news of Jesus in our community. Our major thrust will remain the same and that is to become ‘international’…

The Titanic was a most amazing ship. At the time she was the largest cruise ship ever built and had a crew and passenger total of 3547. I guess you know that on her maiden voyage to the USA she collided with an iceberg and subsequently sunk with the loss of 1517 people. What is interesting about the ship is that its rudder that had the responsibility of turning the ship only weighed 0.22% of the total ship’s weight! It…

Our journey in James continues again this morning. It is good to welcome one of our own to share God’s word with us this morning in Brett Lee-Price. James 2 is written in two sections which is very similar to other chapters in his letter. The first section centres on the issues of favouritism and the damage this can cause to both individuals and the church alike. James claims that favouritism is a great sin – in fact he forbids…