Drawing Deep and Living Well: Service

John chapters 13-17 are our Lord’s “Farewell Message” to His disciples, climaxing in chapter 17 with His great intercessory prayer, both for them and for those of us who would come after. However in our chosen passage on Service – John 13:1-17 – we find a significant “action section” when Jesus gives His disciples an object lesson on service that they would never forget!

1.   Why do you think Peter found it so difficult initially to accept Jesus’s service? What might his subsequent over-reaction show us about the difference between salvation and sanctification? (see vv. 6-10)

2.   Why do we sometimes find it difficult to do certain menial tasks for others? Are there practical ways in which we can help each other perform the mundane and necessary and thereby cause our love and respect for each other to grow?

3.   Why do you think service can be regarded as a spiritual discipline? What do you think is the relationship, if any, between humility, service and happiness? (see vv. 12-17)

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Planning your Visit

What happens on a Sunday? Where do I go? What about my children? What can I expect in a service?

When?

Our Sunday worship service is at 10:30am, finishing around 12 noon.

Where?

Morning worship services take place in the main hall.

Children:

Pre-school: go to the Basement, a cafe-style room downstairs which is accessed through the door to the left of the stage in the main hall. You are welcome to leave your child with the team on duty or stay with them during the session.

School years Reception-6: go upstairs to the upper hall which is accessed from the back of the balcony,
or going up the stairs through the doors either side of the foyer.

For more information visit our children's page.

Youth:

Ages 11-14: meet during the service in the youth room on the top floor, it will be announced from the front when it is time for them to leave to attend their group. Accessed from the back of the balcony, or going up the stairs through the doors either side of the foyer, then through the upper hall, follow the steps and into the youth room.

Ages 15-18: meet before the service for a breakfast club to have a chat with that mornings speaker
at 9:45am, this is also in the youth room, accessed as mentioned above.

For more information visit our youth page.

What?

Our services are informal- feel free to sit, stand, observe or join in!
Our sung worship is band led, contemporary in style, and there will be a time for prayer, testimonies, hearing teaching from the Bible as well as communion twice a month.
There is also opportunities for prayer ministry at the end of the service.

Accessibility:

The main entrance to our building has a ramp, we have a hearing aid loop in the foyer and main hall, most Sunday's include some makaton friendly worship and there is a disabled toilet located in the foyer.

We will do everything we can to help with access to other areas of our building. For further information, please contact the church office.

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