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…

This Sunday - 18th February

16 February 2018

This Sunday we meet in Ballyhenry for our morning and evening services at 11am and 7pm. Our services this week will be taken by our Pastoral Assistant Rev Ronnie Hetherington. 

Our 11am gathering will include a supervised creche, full children's provision and teenage Bible Class. Members of our Praise Group will be involved in leading at both servcices. Do be encouraged to join with us and if you are visiting we trust you will feel especially welcome.

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This Sunday - 11th February

9 February 2018

This Sunday morning at 11am we have our annual CE Service This is always a really appreciated Sunday when children from our Christian Endeavour Group (and the Ballyhenry Puppets!) will be leading the service. The service will be suitable for folks of all ages, and includes a supervised creche.

At 7pm Niall is due to speak on the next part in our series on 2 Timothy. This week our title is 'Servant Leadership' looking together at 2 Timothy 2 vs 14-26. (There is also a prayertime at 6.30pm).

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This Sunday - 4th February

3 February 2018

This Sunday we meet in Ballyhenry at 11am and 7pm. 

Our morning service includes praise, prayer and a Bible talk. This week we come to the next part in a series looking at the life of King Solomon, one of main characters in the Old Testament part of the Bible. We'll be in 1 Kings chapters 5-8 - Solomon building the temple of the Lord.

Our morning service includes praise led by our praise group, a supervised creche, a ful children's provision (for children of primary and pre-primary age) and a teenage Bible Class.

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This Sunday - 28th January

26 January 2018

This Sunday we meet in Ballyhenry at 11am and 7pm for our morning and evening service.

Our morning service includes a supervised creche and full children's provision.

So what is with the reptile picture? Well ... on Sunday morning we come to the next part in our series on the life of King Solomon, in a talk entitled The King and His Kingdom. In 1 Kings 4 we find a picture of Solomon as a man who had a great appetite for learning and a great breadth of knowldge. 1 Kings 4:33 notes that his interestes included: 'animals and birds, reptiles and fish'.

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This Sunday - 21st January

18 January 2018

This Sunday is our annual Tearfund Sunday in Ballyhenry. We meet at 11am when Ruth Koch, the new Tearfund Director for NI, will be our guest speaker. We very much look forward to welcoming Ruth on this her first visit to Ballyhenry, when she will be helping us to understand more about Tearfund's work around the world.

The service is followed by lunch when everyone is encouraged to stay behind and share in freindship and fellowship.

Our morning service will, as usual, include a supervisd creche and full children's provision.

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