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Services have returned to normal after the changes made for the summer.
This month we’ll be looking at how the Christian Church grew after God sent the Holy Spirit promised by Jesus to His disciples and thousands became Christians.
Visit the Gallery to see some of the things we've been up to!
Last month we made some Dorset buttons, using the traditional method, but introducing some very untraditional colour with beautiful results.
The cake was good, too.
Here's what's happening this month:
Watch out for details of a wreath-making workshop, being planned for either late November or early December.
He was young and inexperienced and, on the death of his famous and successful father, found himself king of the nation of Israel. Being king meant being responsible for administration, justice, foreign affairs, military matters and government finances. No wonder King Solomon felt totally inadequate – like a child (1 Kings 3:7).
He had the humility to admit it. When God asked him what gift he would like, he asked for wisdom so that he could govern with justice. God gave him the discernment he needed, and the Bible gives us an example of his wisdom in action in the case of the two women both claiming the same baby (1 Kings 3:16-26). The fame of his wisdom, knowledge and intellect spread far and wide.
His reign was a time of peace and prosperity. Trade flourished and the nation grew rich. Solomon himself amassed silver and gold, wives and concubines, horses and chariots. He wrote, ‘I undertook great projects: I built houses for myself and planted vineyards’; and he went on: ‘I made gardens and parks and planted all kinds of fruit trees in them. I made reservoirs to water groves of flourishing trees . . . I denied myself nothing my eyes desired’ (Ecclesiastes 2:4-6,10).
It looked good on the surface, but sadly Solomon ended his brilliant 40-year reign a disillusioned man presiding over a kingdom beginning to fall apart. What had gone wrong?
He began his reign with a God-focused desire to govern God’s people wisely and to put God at the heart of national life. Unfortunately, as the years passed, self-gratification rather than pleasing God became his aim, and pleasure and the accumulation of wealth consumed his time and energy.
What do we learn from Solomon? It’s always good to acknowledge our inadequacy and need. Few of us will ever have the kind of responsibilities Solomon faced, but we all need God’s wisdom to make right decisions and enjoy good relationships. And we need to keep our focus on God, or we could find like Solomon that life seems ‘meaningless, a chasing after the wind (v.11).
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