Watch Again

There were several videos that were played in yesterday's service and some of you might want to watch some of them again.

Here they are:

First there is Krish Kandiah's urgent call to action in the light of the developing refugee crisis in Europe:




Then there are the Soul Survivor B and Momentum recap videos:






Did you spot the brief appearances of a number of young people?

The music that was used during Communion was Matt Maher & Matt Redman's 'Remembrance'. To listen to this song again, for chords, or for links to Spotify or iTunes visit the Worship Together website by clicking here.

I've got a screw loose

It's not every Sunday I arrive at church with a screw loose - but that's exactly what happened this morning. Today was our annual 'pulpit exchange' - the Sunday when the ministers in our local five baptist churches preach elsewhere. This year I was off to Harston, on my bike. About 1 mile in with 5 miles to go there was a funny noise from my back wheel which got so bad I thought I'd better check.

I was missing a screw. One of the screws that held my pannier rack in place was missing so the luggage rack was resting down on the rear wheel - rubbing a nice grove into the side of the tyre due to the weight being carried - shoes, change of clothes, laptop, iPad, Bible. It was like having the brake half on and eventually would have caused the tyre to fall apart.

One small part - missing - meant the whole thing ground to a halt.

This morning we were looking at Spiritual Gifts and seeing how God designed the church such that everyone is equipped for a particular area of ministry/service and that it is only when we are all doing what God calls us to that the church is built up and functions properly.

Every person is important and has a role to play.

Here are links to the two video clips that we used.

The Florist

The Fishing Trip

Going behind my back

'Literally' has to be one of the most overused words in the English language - it should be one of those words that you literally never see or hear. But earlier on today my youngest daughter, who is six, took something I said literally - which is what children do of course - because they haven't learnt the complexities of language yet.

Many of you will know that as a family we're following 40Acts throughout Lent. As well as the daily challenges for the adults there is a wall chart for children with their daily challenge too. Today's children's challenge was 'say something nice about someone behind their back'.

A few minutes later my daughter crept up behind me and whispered, 'I love you'. Needless to say that made my day.

Fairtrade Fortnight

Today is the beginning of Fairtrade Fortnight. Fairtrade has continued to grow and grow over the twenty years it has been raising awareness. It's not just about tea, coffee and chocolate - it's about footballs, clothes, wine, flowers and so much more.

Many of us have already made the switch to Fairtrade items - this fortnight is an opportunity to celebrate the impact of Fairtrade on many communities across the globe, and to encourage us to have a think about how and where we spend our money.




For those of you who are following the 40 Acts Lent programme you will know that today's focus is on Fairtrade - making the switch and raising awareness.

If you want to know more then check out the Fairtrade Foundation website here.

If you want to see what else I've written about Fairtrade in the past, then use the dates on the right of the screen and check posts for this time each year.