We need to resist our modern culture of individualism and embrace community – especially the community of faith.
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Hope for Peace (Micah 4:1-4)
“He will judge between many peoples and will settle disputes for strong nations far and wide. They will beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation nor will they train for war anymore.” – (Micah 4:3)
How much better if there was no possibility of war? People would not die needlessly, economies would not be damaged and increased resources could be put into improving our world. That is a dream that has existed for centuries and is expressed so powerfully by Isaiah in the verse above. Jesus says, ‘Blessed are the peacemakers.’ Let’s do our bit to pray and work for peace.
Christian Growth 101: Prayer (Nehemiah 1)
“And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.” – (Ephesians 6:18)
This Sunday we look at one of the building blocks of how we grow as Christians: Prayer.
Bible Sunday (Psalm 19)
“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer” – (Psalm 19:14)
This Sunday is an all-age service focussing on the Bible. It is the first in a four-part series on the basics of Christian growth.
This Sunday 8th November 2026
This week, Donald Trump’s Republican party suffered badly in the mid-term elections, with votes for Democrats surging across the USA. Why was that? Both J. D. Vance and Donald Trump blamed the war with Iran.
This Sunday 1st November 2026
“And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.” (Ephesians 6:18)
This Sunday 25th October 2026
How many voices were you listening to before you left the house today? Between our phones, the news, the voices in our own minds and everybody’s opinion on everything, it’s a noisy world, and it isn’t always easy to tell which voices are worth listening to.
This Sunday 18th October 2026
This Sunday St. Luke’s celebrates its 150th anniversary. We’ll be having a special service with a guest speaker, Nick Williams, from our patrons, the Church Pastoral Aid Society. There will be gifts to give out, a special collection for the work of the church and a free celebratory lunch. If you are out of the habit of joining us on a Sunday, this would be a great Sunday to return – we’d love to see you again!
The Parable of the Wedding Banquet (Matthew 22:1-14)
“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.” (Isaiah 55:1)
We finish our series on the Parables in Matthew’s gospel with the Parable of the Wedding Banquet.The invitation to the banquet is free to all. Accepting it is transformational.
This Sunday 11th October 2026
The sad truth is that most people live their lives ignoring or avoiding the invitation. They work hard to achieve satisfaction in life without God, through careers, relationships, possessions, achievements, family or whatever. In their thinking there is no time to accept God’s free invitation, because they are too busy working for other things.
