Perhaps, like me, you spent last week eagerly awaiting a thunderstorm! I know it’s the height of Britishness to moan about the cold weather all-year-round and then wish the sun away when it finally arrives, but the recent heatwave has had me doing exactly that. And the vegetation has been doing the same, particularly the grass!

Over the Summer we are thinking about Psalms 113 to 118. We are joining in our imaginations with the Lord Jesus and the twelve disciples in the upper room looking at the very words they sang just before the Lamb of God went out to give Himself for the sins of the world.

This Sunday, we will be joined by Chris Menzfeld and Clive Langston of SGA. They will be speaking to us on Zoom at 4pm. If you would like to join us, please get in touch and we can send you the details.

It’s often a good practice to return to a sermon and think through some questions, praying for wisdom on how it might help you in your walk, worship and witness. Here’s a message from our series ‘How great a salvation’ and some questions to think through.

What is Meditation? Thomas Watson, the puritan writer, defined meditation as ‘a holy exercise of the mind whereby we bring the truths of God to remembrance, and do seriously ponder upon them and apply them to ourselves.’

“Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.The troubles of my heart are enlarged; bring me out of my distresses.Consider my affliction and my trouble, and forgive all my sins.” (Psalm 25:16-18 ESV)