Making the most of the times
By Gerry Straker, 02 Apr 2020Do you remember before the coronavirus? Can you remember driving? Can you remember the Morecambe Prom? Can you remember there used to be something called ‘sport’? Well at Church by the Bay, before the...
Dealing with Disappointment
By Ben and Caz Petersen, 31 Mar 2020‘If we as a family are making more time for Jesus, he will help us make sense of these strange days we’re living through, he’ll help us feel less disappointed...
Planning time
By Steve Sammons, 30 Mar 2020I love to plan, I love thinking about what the future holds and I love to think about what I’m going to do in light of that. And these things...
Prayers of Thankfulness
By Gerry Straker, 29 Mar 2020We’ve been thinking about the first thing we should do in response to the coronavirus. In a time of crisis, we should pray. That’s what Jesus does. In a time of...
Passive lifesaving... active lifesaving
By Martin Peters, 28 Mar 2020This may be a familiar saying to you: 'People say you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone. Truth is, you knew what you had, you just never thought...
Discipling children during Coronavirus
By Caz Petersen, 28 Mar 2020The first week of #StayatHome is nearly done. How has it been?I just wanted to share a few things happening online to help you disciple your children...‘If we as a family...
More on Prayer
By Gerry Straker, 27 Mar 2020On Wednesday night and in yesterday’s blog we thought about the first thing we should do in response to the coronavirus. In a time of crisis, we should pray. That’s what Jesus...
The first thing we should do in response to the coronavirus
By Gerry Straker, 26 Mar 2020The first thing we should do in response to the coronavirusby Gerry Straker Some of you have been forced to stay at home, with new routines and new ways of spending...
How we can help you
By Gerry Straker, 24 Mar 2020The coronavirus has shaken our normality hasn't it? We're living in a time of uncertainty and anxiety. At Church by the Bay, we want to tell you about the God...
Reflections on Livestreaming Church
By Jon Lindsay, 22 Mar 2020Praise God for this morning's first livestream: it worked! It's been very encouraging to see people's messages and receive phone calls (turns out phones still work!) about this morning's time 'together'....