Different types of ground
When I am confused and finding life difficult to fathom, I find it helpful to turn to the Bible to…
Palace Avenue Methodist Church
A friendly and welcoming church in the centre of Paignton
Thoughts from J C Ryle
This Sunday we are encouraged to consider Matthew 11: 16-19,25-30. I shall be quoting from J.C. Ryle’s expository thoughts on…
Guidelines and advice
I have a friend who shared with me that following an appraisal at work she has been told by her…
Important Update
After social distancing consultation the clear consensus from the stewards of all 3 churches was that it was not practicable…
Pick and mix
Can you remember in the good old days when we had the excitement of going to Woolworths and making our…
Stay Alert. Control the virus. Save lives.
I am not sure where I got my heading from, but it does tie in with the suggested Gospel reading…
Our Minister
My name is Doug and I am the minister at Palace Avenue.
We are in uncharted waters at the moment facing a situation the like we could never have imagined. We are beginning to realise how important the life of the church has been for us.
We are now trying to come to terms with how we maintain our relationship with God and also care and support each other through these stressful times. I’m trying to follow the old poster advice ‘Keep calm and Carry on’. It isn’t easy in all the turmoil and uncertainty but one thing that has helped me is the reassurance that flows from the Bible. A verse I turn to for comfort is Isaiah 43:1-2’ Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers they will not sweep over you.’
As I wrote at the beginning we are in uncharted waters but I firmly believe God hasn’t abandoned us. It is a time to keep calm and carry on trusting in God.
God Bless
Doug
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