18 December Isaiah: Isaiah 9:1-7, Isaiah 11:1-11, Jeremiah 31:27-40 Our puppy lives in a perpetual state of hope. We only have to touch the coat cupboard door for her to get extremely excited. Her hope is based on experience- when coats and boots go on, we are going out. Her only concern is whether or not she is coming…
17 December Micah 5-7 Growing up I had this amazing cousin of mine who was honestly my favourite person; he could do no wrong in my eyes – he was my hero, but I remember one day he promised me that if I got ready in time on this particular Saturday, he would take me to the Zoo. So that morning I got…
16 December Elijah: 1 Kings 18 Here we see God performing a remarkable miracle through the prophet Elijah. He was the only one of the Lord’s prophets left and the situation was desperate. Elijah called upon all Israel to make a decision – ‘How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal is God, follow…
15 December Israel’s Broken Kingdom: Kings and Prophets Solomon: 1 Kings 8-9 My mother has always wanted to become a nurse, and she commenced her nurse training in her younger years. Unfortunately, life got in the way and she had to give up her training and passion. Growing up I have always heard that I would continue what my mother had started. So, it was. Reading through…
14 December King David: 2 Samuel 5, 7 I’m definitely no scholar and so when reading 2 Samuel 5, there was a lot of drama I wasn’t quite understanding. Thankfully I looked up commentaries and would seriously encourage those that don’t understand the Bible to just look up some explanations. In some ways it’s a…
Here we are, almost 3 months into our Sabbatical, and first, we want to say thank you for your love and prayers over this time, and indeed this whole year. We are immensely grateful to God for friends and family at JCC! It has been over a year since Pete went to St. Barts Hospital…
13 December David Anointed: Judges 2:16-23, 1 Samuel 8:4-22; 16:1-13 Throughout the book of Judges the expectation of the people of Israel is that they need a King to rule over them, only then will they be able to live ‘righteously’. But God knows that what they really need is to hear from Him; and so He raises up judges…
12 December Joshua: Joshua 3-4 During half term in November, two of our sons came to stay with us. Sam brought his 2 children for us to look after while he was working from our home and Joe visited with his wife and 3 children and their poogle dog. It was a busy time but I managed to get out and walk…
11 December 10 Commandments: Deuteronomy 5-6, Matthew 22:34-40 We have an ongoing challenge in our home, as I’m sure many parents of young children do, namely encouraging our kids to do relatively straightforward tasks, such as taking their shoes off & shutting the front door behind them; or staying at the dinner table until everyone has…
10 December Passover: Exodus 12 The Passover is probably the most famous Jewish festival. So much so that God commanded Moses to change the year so this marks the beginning of the festival year for Jews. As well as instructions about the lamb or kid selection, cooking instructions, eating and wiping the blood on the doorposts, God takes…
The Jubilee Community Centre is a 44,000 square feet building in East Grinstead, bought and refurbished by the generosity of church members, which not only meets the needs of all church activities but also provides a modern and flexible resource for the local and business communities.