The following is the list of what is happening in March. There are a couple of gaps which we will fill in ASAP. Please continue to pray that the Lord would be present with us.

Note that in addition to the normal meetings in March we will also have CE every Tuesday night, the membership class at 10am every Sunday morning, and the Improve your Marriage Course at 4:30 pm every Sunday afternoon.

Songs, Sermons and Servants – March 2010

Sunday 7th – Morning- “Test of Faith 1 - Obedience”

Preacher: David
1) Ps 93
2) Ps 1 (b)
3) Ps 119:129-136

A couple of weeks ago I did a debate with Michael Shermer of the American Skeptics Association. He was in California and I was in London. The debate was conducted at 7am in the morning (London time). You can hear the whole debate on the following link but I also add a few extra reflections below - feel free to add your own -

www.premierradio.org.uk/unbelievable

http://www.premierradio.org.uk/listen/ondemand.aspx?mediaid={A3830B99-B98A-425A-A2C6-1C4DEAF94341}

Plus cc change, plus c'est la meme chose. The Haitian earthquake has been a dreadful start to the New Year - just as the Asian Tsunami was in 2004. Whilst most human beings have a reaction of compassion and want to start giving and helping as soon as possible, others see an opportunity to pontificate their pet theories. So as in the Asian Tsunami Pat Robertson writes his blasphemous and dumb nonsense about God judging Haiti (apparently for rebelling against the French) and Richard Dawkins write his blasphemous and dumb nonsense about how Pat Robertson is the only true Christian and therefore this proves God does not exist (The Times - Friday the 29th). It is tragic to see how people will use human tragedy to further their own ends. Of course there are real questions and issues to be faced - although one suspects that the victims right now are more concerned about food than philosophy - so I attach an article I wrote six years ago about the Asian Tsunami. It got me in a lot of trouble then, and it has often been quoted back at me, but, although there are one or two things I would change, I stand by it. I am thankful that in the midst of death and destruction, the Christian, unlike the atheist, still has hope of a renewed heavens and a renewed earth. So read on for the original article. But first here is a copy of the letter I sent to The Times about Dawkins blasphemous and irrational rant.

Songs, Sermons and Servants – January 2010 - This month we have three baptisms (two infant and one adult) and communion on the last Sunday evening. We will begin a new series on 1 John on the morning of the 17th and then on the 24th we start a series on Song of Songs. Before then we finish off the first section of the catechism - questions 37 and 38 - the benefits of death and resurrection for the Christian. We hope you will be able to join us but if not we will try to put up the teaching on these the week after they are done. The orders of service for the whole month are below:

All Things New - this is a preview of the January editorial for The Record, which I post here because of its relevance to St Peters.

He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!’ Then he said, ‘Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” Revelation 21:5