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…

Billy Graham is a man with a message. A message of hope. Over the past 70 years he has shared that message with an estimated 2.2 billion people around the world. Now in his 90s Billy Graham has produced a special message for Easter 2015, entitled ‘The Cross’. This Easter we are delighted to be hosting a special screening of this film on Sunday 29th March at 7pm. The film (which lasts 30 minutes) includes Billy Graham and additional material from rap star Lecrea and singer /songwriter Lacey Sturm.

This Sunday we return to our series on the Old Testament book of Daniel. Mark will be looking at the story of Daniel being thrown in to the den of lions (Daniel chapter 6). Coming to a well known story like this it's always worth watching out for the new angles and applications that we may not have seen before.

This Sunday morning (11am) we have our annual Tearfund Service. For many years Tearfund has been a key mission partner of Ballyhenry. Tearfund's aim is to help the people around the world who are in the greatest need, regardless of race, religion, gender or nationality. Working through a network of local churches Tearfund seeks to bring the good news of Jesus to the poor in word and deed. Anita Harron (Tearfund volunteer) will be speaking at our service. The service will be followed by an opportunity to stay for lunch in the Cliftonville Hall.

This Sunday morning is our annual Thinking Day church service, when members of our Rainbows, Brownies and Guides will be taking part in our service. This is always a very popular service - be sure to give a warm welcome to anyone who is visiting! (And if you are visting just make yourself at home:)

Then at 7pm we meet for our evening service. Niall will be taking us through the second part of a series entitled Body Matters. This Sunday we are in Romans 12 vs 3-8 where we see how Jesus calls diverse people together in local churches to serve Him in their communities.

In this morning's Ulster Newsletter former Presbyterian Moderator, Norman Hamilton, reflects on the popularity of the recently released film Fifty Shades of Grey. In a typically thoughtful piece Norman helps us to see how the light of biblical thinking can shine into the greyness of contemporary culture.

Norman's full article can be read by clicking here.

 

 

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