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 - 31st January

29 January 2016

This Sunday Dave Currie (Assistant Minister in Ballysillan Pres) will be speaking at our morning service. Over the past few weeks we have been working our way into the David story. This Sunday we take a sideways step into the book of Psalms. We’ll be looking at Psalm 1, the gateway into the book of prayers that is the Psalms, and explore how, when it comes to prayer, our first step is to listen to God, to fight our inattention and pay attention to his words about The Word. Morning service includes creche, children's provision and teenage Bible Class.

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Sovereign Over Us

25 January 2016

A friend has recently been pointing me in the direction of some really good and helpful music on-line. Those who attended our first Prayer Central event will be familiar with this song. It's entitled Sovereign Over Us , and it comes warmly commended. To see a You Tube version of this song click here.

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This Sunday - 24th January

22 January 2016

This Sunday we meet at 11am for our morning service. We come to the third part of our series on David, and this week we will be unpacking the story of David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17). The basics of this story are well known but you might find it helpful to read through the text in advance of Sunday. One of my favourite Christian singers was the late Rich Mullins. In 1987 he recorded a song entitled ‘The Trouble with Giants.

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This Sunday - 17th January

15 January 2016

This Sunday we meet at 11am when we will be entering in to the second part of the David story looking at 1 Samuel 16 vs 14-23. An Alan Rickman quote will be setting the scene: 'It's a human need to be told stories ... stories .. about who we are, why we are here, where we come from, and what might be possible.' In this talk we will be seeing the sovereign hand of God at work alongside the decline of Saul and the growth of David. As is the norm our service will include Praise Group, supervised creche, full children's provision and teenage Bible Class.

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This Sunday - 10th January

7 January 2016

This Sunday we meet at 11am for our first communion service of the new year. We will also be beginning a new series entitled The David Story. This series will see us exploring the fascinating story of David from the Old Testament books of 1 and 2 Samuel. This week our topic is 'Beginnings' and we will be looking at 1 Samuel 16 vs 1-13. Our service will include a supervised crèche, and a full children's provision. Music will be led by our Praise Group.
 

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