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 - 17th May

15 May 2015

This Sunday we gather together for our morning service at 11am. Mark Dodds (our Assistant Minister) will be speaking on the topic 'Church where is it going?' This talk will round out our current series where we have been thinking about how God calls us together to be friends of His, and to grow in friendship with one another. There will be a supervised creche along with full children's provision and teenage Bible Class. Our 11am service will also include a celebration of communion when we will remember the death of the Lord Jesus.

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This Sunday - 10th May

8 May 2015

This Sunday we have our annual PW Service at 11am. (PW stands for our 'Presbyterian Women' group). Ladies from PW will be taking part in the service and our guest speaker will be Mrs Irene McMahan (Irene and her husband Wilson have for many years been involved with the missions organisation OMF at home and overseas. Irene is currently actively involved in church and community life in her hometown of Antrim). All the usual Sunday morning aspects will also be present - Praise Group, creche, children's provision etc.

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This Sunday - 3rd May

30 April 2015

This Sunday we gather for our morning service at 11am. Laura and the Praise Group will be leading the praise and Niall will be speaking on the topic 'Church - How it Works (Part 2)' This topic ties in with our upcoming election of a new committee (scheduled for early June). We will be going back to the book of Exodus (35:30 - 36:7) and seeing how God gave practical skills and gifts to two men (Bezalel and Oholiab) to enable work to be done on the Tabernacle.

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This Sunday - 26th April

22 April 2015

This Sunday we meet for our morning service at the usual time of 11am. The service will include creche, full children's provision and a teenage Bible Class. Niall will be leading the service and will be speaking on the second part of our series Church Matters. Our topic this week is 'Church - How does it work?'. This week (and next) we will be particularly focusing on the role and responsibilities of our Church Committee. This comes ahead of us electing a new committee in June (something that is done every 3 years).

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This Sunday - 19th April

17 April 2015

This Sunday we meet for our morning service at 11am. Niall will be speaking on the first of a four part series entitled 'Church Matters'. This week we will be looking at the question 'Church - What is it?' Through this talk we hope to piece together something of what the New Testament means by 'church' and how Jesus calls us to friendship with Himself and with one another. Our morning service will include a supervised creche, children's provision and teenage Bible Class.

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