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'....
C3 kids and tots at home
By Gerry Straker, 22 Mar 2020This morning we livestreamed Church for the first time and we heard Mark 14:27-72 read and preached. Wonderfully, Caz our Families Worker has prepared a C3 kids and tots session at...
Resources for Livestream
By Gerry Straker, 21 Mar 2020Tomorrow is our first ever Church livestream. We wish we were meeting together face-to-face but this is the next best thing! Download our resources in advance:Noticesheet and sermon headingsSong words and...
Making the most of isolation
By Jon Lindsay, 21 Mar 2020Making the most of isolation I went to work on Tuesday morning at 7:00. By 8:40 our family had to self-isolate. Having been pretty sure that we’d be fine through this...
Cherish Christ by hearing the gospel
By Gerry Straker, 19 Mar 2020One of our three aims as a Church is that we might cherish Christ by hearing the gospel. It really is not the same as meeting up (see our first...
Our only hope
By Gerry Straker, 19 Mar 2020In this time of great fear and anxiety it is good to know that the Bible's most repeated command is this: 'Do not be afraid'. Do not be afraid of...God....
Coronavirus update
By Gerry Straker, 18 Mar 2020Message from the elders (Church leaders)We have an all-powerful and all-loving God. We are 100% safe in His hands. We need not fear anything at all, and certainly not the...
