The Olive Tree Church, Luton

Message from Joanne When Christmas and New Year fall on a weekend, I find it hard to keep track of what day of the week it is half of the time. As the month of January kicks in, it is sometimes hard to get back to a routine; taking the decorations down and packing them…

Christian MPs and Peers from across the political spectrum have come together to share the everlasting hope that Christmas brings, through a recording of the prophecy about Jesus in Isaiah 9.https://www.youtube.com/embed/lEhNjhKTwuw Isaiah 9:6-7 is one of the most familiar Old Testament prophecies. God promised to provide an extraordinary King and 700 years later the prophecy…

Superintendent Minister Circuit AdministratorRev Patrick Gbanie Kandeh MA, BA (Hons), CTM, CTPS office@southbedsmethodist.org.uk Circuit Christmas Message from the Superintendent Dear Friends,Season’s Greetings! Yet again we are all watching and waiting to celebrate the birth of ourLord and Saviour Jesus with great joy on Christmas Day. The festive season is one of themost family-oriented celebrations for…

I wrote the following words in November 2013. I was a different beast then. Although I still hold to some of my obervations. “This time of year has become a whirlwind of frantic spending and feasting. It’s motivation appears to be big business preying on the appetites of people who are financially, spiritually and possibly…

John Rogers has shared this article about climate change. It is an extract from an article in  Partnership Perspectives No 72 Summer 2021 pp26 (LHS)   by Stephen McQuoid, former principal of Tilsley Christian college, Motherwell. Our best response to the environmental movement is to engage, but do so on the basis of a theologically…

Jesus teach us how to pray…  This was the disciples cry after Jesus returned from time with his Father God. He did exactly that.  He gave the disciples (his followers, as we are today) a prayer we can pray every day and it covers a multitude of things.  I’m going to be speaking about this at this…

We were reminded the other Sunday by our preacher, Neil Barker,of the words of Nehemiah, when he heard the walls of Jerusalem were in a dreadful state: “When I heard these things I sat down and wept, I mourned and fasted for some days and prayed before the God of heaven” (Neh 1:4) Neil reminded…

Hello Olive Tree Church family, I don’t know about you, but with all the lockdowns we had, it’s made it hard to go out and join things. We still have good reason to be cautious, but we can be wise, and everything will be set up so you can feel safe. I really want to…

I trust you are all fine and well. But I’m going to bring a bit of “We’re doomed . . . unless . . . ” to your morning coffee (other beverages are available! OTCPray for a Minute 20th October 2021 For the next few weeks the theme will be on praying for our home: Planet…