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30/04/2026

eNews for April 30, 2026

Will we trust God’s word or will we look for a back-up plan in case God doesn’t deliver? Trusting the Lord can be hard, but the testimony of Scripture is that he always provides what we need for this life – and, in Christ, for the next?

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05/12/2023

Good news of great joy for ALL the people:
"Today in the town of David, a Saviour has been born, he is Christ the Lord."
Everyone is welcome at St Aidan's this Christmas

04/12/2023

A bit warmly

01/12/2023

The only thing that counts...

The Beatles famously sang that all you need is love.

And they were right, in a way – love, after all, is the fulfilment of the law. If you have love you have everything you need to stand before God.

The problem is we too often fall short of the high bar of love.

For the Apostle Paul there is only one thing that matters in life (and death). It's not fame or fortune, status or celebrity – it's – and if you've been following his argument in Galatians you'll know the answer – faith in Jesus Christ (Gal 5:6).

Why so important?

Faith receives the love of God on offer to us in Jesus. Faith receives that which we need. Faith grabs hold of the gift of salvation and never lets go. If we have faith we have love thrown in to the bargain – Jesus' life of love becomes ours.

In life you might not always get from God that which you want – a long life, a happy life, a successful life, a life of leisure and pleasure, a life of health and wealth.

But you are offered what you truly need: forgiveness, righteousness, and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. To get them, all you need is ... faith.

23/11/2023

Joy to the World

You know you're on the wrong religious track if your faith leaves you miserable. Joy is the secret weapon of the Christian life – joy even in hard times. Why? Because Christ on the Cross has won us eternal life. God has shown us how much he loves us, and now we're his sons and daughters, co-heirs with Christ.

The false gospel of Paul's opponents in Galatia promised much, but it failed to deliver – and it left the people miserable. It robbed them of their inheritance and stole their assurance, increasing their anxiety and weighing them down.

In our day, too, the false gospels of the world promise so much, but fail to deliver – whether they are the false gospel of prosperity, other faiths, or secular creeds of social justice – they all end in misery.

Christ, though, promises glory. The path might be beset with sacrifice and suffering – but Christ promises joy in the journey.

So never settle for misery. Grace leads to faith. Faith produces love. Love brings joy. And joy is the wind in the sails that leads us home.

16/11/2023

The proof is in the (fruit) pudding...

Last week came the news that one of the foremost modern proponents of atheism – a woman name Ayaan Hirsi Ali – has become a Christian.

The reason for her conversion? The culture that Christianity has produced is the best culture there's ever been, according to Ali. Not that it's perfect – but it's better than the rest. Christianity, she says, just works.

Ali's conversion raises an interesting point – what Jesus says of individuals is true of societies as well – "By their fruit you will recognise them ... A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit."

A society shaped by the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, as well as his teachings and example, will be a good society. Beliefs matter – they inform our behaviour, individually and corporately.

But take away belief and it's like you've cut a tree off at the root. The tree will live on for a while and then die and wither away.

That's why Paul's example in Galatians is so important for us today. Paul fights for the people he loves. People's faith defines their future. He won't let them wander away easily. And we shouldn't let our world wander away easily, either. Let's fight, like Paul, that those we love may enjoy the blessings of the faith – in this life and the next.

11/11/2023

‘The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.’ Psalm 19:1
Join us this morning at 8 and 10 at St Aidan’s to give thanks to our good God.