Our family worship service for Sunday 5th July 2026
| Today: | Our monthly family service | |
| Title: | Transfigured! | |
| Our reading: | Mark 9:2-8 | |
| Speakers: | Simon Downing |
| Today: | Our monthly family service | |
| Title: | Transfigured! | |
| Our reading: | Mark 9:2-8 | |
| Speakers: | Simon Downing |
This week we celebrate the glory of Christ revealed on the mountain of Transfiguration. Yet we also remember those whose lives have been shaken by tragedy. In every circumstance—whether on the mountain or in the valley—our hope rests in the God who is present, faithful, and at work.
As Eric Liddell once said:
“Circumstances may appear to wreck our lives and God’s plans, but God is not helpless among the ruins.”
— Eric Liddell
| Series: | Preparing for revival |
| Today’s message: | Part 4 – Confidence in the gospel |
| Our reading: | Luke 19:1-10 |
| Speaker: | Simon Downing |
In a world where headlines can leave us anxious and tomorrow often seems uncertain, the confidence to follow Jesus doesn’t come from knowing exactly what lies ahead, but from knowing the unchanging Lord who walks with us every step of the way.
“Real true faith is man’s weakness leaning on God’s strength.”
— D. L. Moody
| Series: | Preparing for revival |
| Today’s message: | Part 3 – The Father’s heart for the lost |
| Our reading: | Luke 15:1-7 |
| Speaker: | Simon Downing |
As we celebrate Father’s Day and reflect on Jesus’ parable of the lost sheep, we are reminded that behind every act of grace stands the loving heart of our Heavenly Father. As Billy Graham once wrote:
“God’s love is unchanging. He loves us when we deserve it and when we don’t. He seeks us when we are near and when we are far away.”
Do you really understand just how much God loves you?
As we continue our series Preparing for Revival, we turn to Psalm 24 and God’s call to approach Him with “clean hands and a pure heart.” Before revival changes a church or a community, it begins with the quiet work of God in individual lives.
Billy Graham once reminded us:
“Revival does not begin with others; it begins when you draw a circle around yourself and make sure everything is right between you and God.”
This Sunday we will consider how God prepares His people for renewal, and why personal holiness remains at the heart of every genuine movement of His Spirit.
| Series: | Preparing for revival |
| Today’s message: | Part 2 Clean hands, pure hearts – preparation |
| Our reading: | Psalm 24 |
| Speaker: | Simon Downing |
| Today: | Our monthly family service | |
| Title: | Walking on water – God is awesome | |
| Our reading: | Mark 6:45-56 | |
| Speakers: | John Smith |
From the smallest detail in creation to the vastness of the universe, the world around us points beyond itself to the greatness of God: As Billy Graham reminds us.
“Just as the stars declare the glory of the heavens, so the beauty of creation declares the glory of God.” — Billy Graham