Welcome

Services are held weekly, starting at 10:30am.

Communion Services are held at 6:00pm on the 1st Sunday of each month, and at 10:30am on the 3rd Sunday. Special all-age family services are held regularly, check the calendar for details.

Creche and Sunday School are held each Sunday during the service, and refreshments are served afterwards.

As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.

Proverbs 27:17

The long hot days of summer are arriving with the deep crimson of the Manse roses which fill the air with fragrance, the golden climbing roses blossom in their rich yellow hue and the herbaceous border bursts out in a multi-faceted, eclectic range of beautiful shades, textures and diversity.

The long hot summer evenings filled with the laughter of hospitality, good company and good food that can lead to a deepening of relationships and blossoming of our characters as ‘iron sharpens iron’, as the proverb says.

This month, as summer arrives, we have the opportunity to join together in supporting Water Aid on Sunday 21st and the Melbourn Village Fete on Saturday 27th. These offer us times of joining with the wider community of Royston and Melbourn. At both events we will play music (MBC), relate to people on the stalls, and spend time in a wider community context in local mission.

As we go deeper in preparation for David, we are particularly thinking of the end of Eli’s ministry and the early years of Samuel’s calling from the Lord. We see the lives of Samuel and Eli blossom as their characters sharpen like iron sharpens iron. The character of Eli with experience eventually yields to the character of Samuel that has renewed commitment, spiritual zeal and the ability to hear what God is saying clearly.

As we spend time looking at these two characters, my prayer is simply that we will learn to listen to our older folk who come with the experience of years and we learn to listen to our young folk who come with spiritual zeal and enthusiasm. Both are needed if iron is to sharpen iron to be effective for the Lord.

As we enjoy the summer sun, the blooms of our gardens, let us not forget the Lord who created them and who created us so that our lives can grow, flourish and blossom by iron sharpening iron.

Blessings,
Stuart