Ruiton Congregational Church

03/06/2026

⭐️ RUITON TODDLERS ⭐️

We had a lovely first morning back today!

We played with the trains, planes, fire station, kitchen and blocks. We made super snails in our craft and decorated them with the sparkly sequins!

Our account from the Bible was about Simeon and Anna, who praised God when they met the young Jesus. They recognised that He was the awaited Messiah.
The church is here to let people know about Jesus so they too can experience the joy of knowing Him! 💙

02/06/2026

02/06/2026

We’ll be ready from 1!

01/06/2026

Jesus doesn’t expect impressive words when we pray - He listens to the heart.
Prayer is not accepted by God because of any skill but because believers come through Jesus Christ. 🙏

“Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭26‬-‭27‬

He is compassionate towards our weakness and intercedes for us ❤️

30/05/2026

☀️☀️☀️ It was another beautiful day for our church walk today! ☀️☀️☀️

We walked from Kinver, along the canal to The Anchor Inn for a recharge and then back again. 😎

The weather, scenery and the wildlife was outstanding - praise God! 🙏

30/05/2026

Come and join us tomorrow at 10.45 🫶

30/05/2026

Herman Bavinck 💪💛

The church must preserve the truth.
That means guarding the teachings of Scripture - not changing them to fit culture or opinion 💪The church is called to hold onto the gospel that was handed down by Christ and the apostles. 💪

Bavinck says the church must do more than protect truth in private, it must confess it boldly. 💪

Error and unbelief is speaking of false teaching or anything that opposes biblical Christianity. Bavinck believed the church cannot remain silent when truth is under attack. 💪

We see this throughout the Bible…

Contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints - Jude 3
Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season - 2Timothy 4:2
You are the pillar and buttress of the truth - 1 Timothy 3:15 💪

29/05/2026

Here we see God’s covenant love, salvation and delight in His redeemed people.
This verse is so comforting because as sinners we are spiritually helpless apart from His grace - God Himself acts to rescue us, His people.

‘He will rejoice over you with gladness’ shows God’s AFFECTION. ‘He will quiet you by his love’ God’s covenant LOVE. ‘He will exult over you with loud singing’ God JOYFULLY CELEBRATES His redeemed people.

We see here not a distant God but a sovereign Redeemer who lovingly rejoices over those He has saved. God sovereignly saves His covenant people by grace, dwells among them and delights in them. He comforts them with steadfast love and will rejoice over them. What blessèd assurance! 💛

28/05/2026

In this scripture Solomon is saying humans are finite and so we cannot fully understand God’s ways. God is infinite in wisdom, humans are dependent and limited.
Isaiah 55:8-9 - God’s thoughts are higher than ours 💛
Deuteronomy 29:29 - The secret things belong to the Lord 💛

We can trust that God is actively working even when it doesn’t seem like it because we cannot see the full picture, we live by faith in God’s wisdom rather than confidence in our own understanding.

Human beings cannot fully comprehend the hidden workings of God, especially in creation and providence. Just as the mystery of life in the womb is beyond complete human understanding, so too are God’s sovereign purposes in the world.

As Christians, we should humbly trust God, faithfully carry out their duties and rest in His good and wise providence!

27/05/2026

“We will be refined by trial. Life is not a resort, but a bumpy pathway that leads to conformity to Christ. We can face the bumps with genuine joy, knowing that every bump was placed in our path by a loving Heavenly Father for our redemptive good” - Paul David Tripp, War of Words