Sandyknowes Blog

Living beside the busiest roundabout in Northern Ireland gives plenty of opportunity for watching the world go by. Sandyknowes Blog is the personal blog of Niall Lockhart (minister of Ballyhenry). Pull in and have a read…

A Wonderful Treasure

15 March 2020

Travelling with God’s word in uncertain times.

When I was training to be a minister, I spent two months living in Malawi. Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world. I have many memories of those 8 weeks. Memories of being places I never imagined I would be, meeting people I never thought I would meet. 

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This Sunday - 15th March

13 March 2020

The early Christians lived in uncertain times. The first century Roman world was a world where vulnerabilities of many kinds were never far away. These were days when few people lived beyond their fifties, and when supply chains of goods and produce meant whole regions could easily tip into periods of shortage and famine. These were days when any sense of medicine or healthcare was in its absolute infancy, and when centres of population had little by way of defence against frequent natural disasters.

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This Sunday - 8th March

2 March 2020

This Sunday in Ballyhenry we meet at 11am, when we will be continuing our series in the book of Acts entitled 'Church on the Move'. This week we are in Acts chapter 5 where we find the early church in Jerusalem coming under all kinds of pressure. Pressures from the inside (the story of Ananias and Sapphira) compound with pressures from the outside, culminating in the apostles being thrown in jail. As so often happens however, this is not the end of the story ... join us to find out what happened next!

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This Sunday - 1st March

28 February 2020

This Sunday we meet in Ballyhenry for our annual Tearfund Service at 11am. Tearfund has been a longstanding partner of our congregation, over many years, and we look forward to being joined by Dr Stafford Carson who will be speaking with us on behalf of Tearfund. 

Do be encouraged to join with us as we think together about what it means to be people who follow Jesus in contexts where the need is greatest.

Please note: because of ongoing work on our buildings there will be no 'Tearfund Lunch' on this occasion.  

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This Sunday - 23rd February

22 February 2020

This Sunday we are on the move. Our morning service is taking place at the normal time (11am) but we are meeting in Ballyhenry Primary School. (This is due to the fact that work has been taking place over the past week on the floor of the Cliftonville Hall).

We are really appreciative to the Governors of the school for allowing us to use their facilities in this way. 

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