tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78505791525931087042026-10-03T03:22:08.449-07:00Remember - the only time you need to look back is to see how far you have come!Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17533456576327181703noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7850579152593108704.post-203055398457019862026-10-03T03:22:08.029-07:002026-10-03T03:22:08.449-07:00

The repetitiveness of modern Christian praise and worship songs has long been ridiculed by the world at large. I think the issue should be addressed, so here is my statement in their defence.To begin, all that we learn, all the knowledge we have accumulated in our lives, has been by rote. When our parents were trying to teach us to talk as babies, they would repeat words and phrases over and over

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Poetry is easy,Even if it's cheesy.Unclog your brain.Don't puff and strain.Take some timeAnd form a rhyme.Think a bit.Find words that fit.Have a go.Just let it flow.That's right, don't fight,Keep it nice and light.You're nearly there.Now take some air.Breathe in deep.Don't fall asleep!You're closing fast...A poem! At last!By Dawn Ferrett

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Here's another little rhymeAs happy as can be.Perhaps you'll see a messagePurpose-built for you from me.Yesterday has come and gone.Now is a brand new start.Everyone's wished great happiness,With love straight from the heart.You're always in my thoughts and prayersEach day when I awake,And I hope you all can stick to theResolutions that you make! May 2026 be a blessed year for all my friends

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Don't be a Grinch this Christmas.Don't be a mean old Scrooge.Live life with glee,And deck out your tree.The blessings, you'll find, will be huge!Stretch out your arms this Christmas.Show friends how much you care.Deep down insideThe angel you hideIs drowning and scrabbling for air!Take time to give this Christmas,To help someone who's in need.Shine like a star;Be more than you are.Don't yield to

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It's Christmas Eve and it's early to bedFor every girl and boy.They're wondering what St Nick will bringTo fill their hearts with joy.The adults are busy, making plansTo make sure all goes right.They're in preparation frenzy.They'll be working half the night.The turkey's stuffed and seasonedAnd in the oven, roasting.The presents are waiting under the tree.There's eggnog for Christmas

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I wish I was a poet.I'd sit and rhyme all day.I'd never tire of dreaming upSuch clever things to say.I'd be an inspirationTo the folk who read my verse,And maybe make some dreams come trueIn this lonely universe.Maybe I'd write a sagaAbout heroes on a quest,Battling monsters and the likeTo rescue those who are distressed.I might try penning limericksWhich end in bawdy fashion.Or sonnets for a

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My prayer is that you will come to know the Lord Jesus Christ and understand His deep and abiding love for you. That though you were lost, God will find you and lift you onto His mighty shoulders to bring you Home.Know that you are not alone and His Grace is enough to overcome any situation you may find yourself in. Do not give in to despair for He sees your pain and anguish. All He wants is to

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A hug shows you're cared for,That there's someone who knowsAll the things that have plagued you,Your highs and your lows.It speaks understanding:That you're not alone,And you're not going through allThese trials on your own.A hug says "I hear you!I'm here in your lack!When you're feeling burdened,I've got your back!"A hug is a gestureSaying you have a friendThat you can count onWhen at your wit's

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My New Year's resolutionIs not to lose some weight.It's not to get more healthy, Or to get my head on straight.It's not to kick some habit, Or to get a new one started, Nor be less absent-minded, Nor even less half-hearted.My New Year's resolutionNeeds a bit more inspiration, So it won't be 'give up chocolate'Or some such abnegation.I've thought of all the years gone by,&

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It's Christmas once again, mum,And I'm missing you no end.I know you're in a better placeBut you were my best friend.I treasure all our memories,And the happy thoughts they bring,But I'd dearly love to see your faceAnd hear you laugh and sing.Throughout the year I find myselfThinking of things we've done.The times we shared together.Not all great, but mostly fun!But this season is the toughest

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My friends, it's nearly Christmas.A wonderful time of year,To celebrate with those you loveAnd spread some festive cheer.The fairy lights on decked-out treesAre twinkling and bright,And all because a certain childWas sent to us this night.To bring glad tidings to us all,Of love and peace hereafter.A message meant for all mankind.A time of joy and laughter.These wishes come straight from my

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'Twas the night before ChristmasAnd all through the house,Not a creature was stirring:Not even a mouse.The stockings were hungBy the chimney with care,In hopes that St NicholasSoon would be there.The children were nestledAll snug in their beds,While visions of sugarplumsDanced in their heads,And mamma in her kerchief,And I in my cap,Had just settled our brainsFor a long winter's nap -When out on

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1A very wise person once saidThe wrong partner can mess with your head.I'd rather be lonely,And live for God only,Than be most unhappily wed!2I hate going shopping for shoes!I never know which ones to choose.Would comfort be best,Or good looks? I'm so stressed!It's enough to drive you to booze!3Choose computer passwords with care,For hackers abound everywhere!Make sure that it's long,And don't be

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When sun's last rays have westward fledAnd gibbous moon shines overhead,Within the shadows, dark and dread,A figure moves with silent tread;A creature of the night.While weary world is fast asleep,This nightmare beast doth softly creep.He wends his way through darkness deepSome fearsome rendezvous to keepAnd shuns each shaft of light.He tests the ground with snuffling snoutAnd crouching low he

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I've just watched a YouTube post from Dallas Jenkins, creator and director of the series The Chosen, where he tells of a message he was given by someone he hardly knew, which gave him comfort and strength in a time when he couldn't see his way forward. Thank you, Dallas, for sharing this testimony with us.The message he received was that it wasn't his job to feed the 5000, but to just provide the

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In these turbulent times, with storms - both physical and emotional - raging at us, trying to unsettle us, we need to understand that Jesus is alive in us and if He is with us and for us, who or what can be against us? When storms seemed to be about to capsize the little boat that the disciples and Jesus were in, did He go into a panic and shout out that they were all going to die? No! Just

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Matthew 11:28-30 "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”Pastor Steuart Payne used this passage as the basis for his lesson today and while I was

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Pastor Andy Elmes spoke today about seeing Jesus for who He actually is, not for what we think He is, and having a childlike faith - innocent, trusting and vulnerable. Children see Him clearly as someone who loves and cares for them. They don't have to see Him with their eyes, they trust Him because they "see" Him with their hearts. We need to make sure that we don't lose that simple faith in

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Another great inspirational word this week from Pastor Andy Elmes, who spoke about repentance. He pointed out that that word can have a negative and judgmental aspect but that our loving and gentle Father only wants good for us. He just wants us to turn away from the purgatory, pain and anguish that the devil has in store and to bring us into forgiveness, mercy and grace.While Pastor Andy was

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I have just heard a great message from our Senior Pastor's daughter, Olivia Elmes! The question she posed today is "What do we believe about the Gospel?" She was asking what we truly believe - not what we think, or what we may have heard or been told, but what we believe in our hearts and souls to be the truth! To understand the question we first need to understand the meaning of belief! The

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While listening to our senior Pastor preaching online this morning I had a revelation about Adam before and after eating the forbidden fruit.God had told Adam not to eat the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil. I believe that tree and that fruit were the obsessions and lies of this world which are in complete opposition to God's wisdom, love and truth. Adam had been

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Our senior Pastor, Andy Elmes, has just shared a great word this morning about the abiding Presence of God. He reminded us that, under the old Covenant, priests had to go to a specific holy place to speak with God, but since Jesus gave His life for us and was reborn, we are now reborn in His likeness.  Jesus stated that He was the True Vine and that we are its branches. (John 15:4-5 

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I will start this testimony with a simple confession. I have not always believed that Jesus is my Saviour! Don't get me wrong, I have always believed that there WAS a God and that Jesus came to Earth to die for us on the cross. In my heart I have always known this, but whenever I was taken to church, I never felt His presence. Church always seemed a cold, impersonal, judgmental place so I

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When someone dies we say that they're lost As if they have veered from the lane And are wandering, lonely, searching for home Until they return once again. The truth of it is that the ones left behind Are more lost than they that depart. They believe that in memories, so precious, so dear This will heal the hole in their heart. I lost someone close and the pain is still raw Though I know that

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Weep Not for Me by an Unknown Author Weep not for me though I have gone Into that gentle night Grieve if you will, but not for long Upon my soul’s sweet flight I am at peace, my soul’s at rest There is no need for tears For with your love I was so blessed For all those many years There is no pain, I suffer not The fear is now all gone Put now these things out of your

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