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January Blog 2026   The Lord has blessed us to see another New Year. The old has now gone and the new is on our doorstep. 2025 certainly held some challenges for us. Some disappointments even perhaps. Yet it also holds many happy memories. We recall the people who were saved and baptised, celebrating the blessing of Alive Kilmarnock and much more. But what will 2026 bring us? We look forward in expectation! We look forward in faith and confidence as well as in love.   Proverbs 16v3 “Commit...

As we enter this beautiful season, our hearts turn toward the story that has shaped the centuries —the birth of Jesus Christ.  More than sparkling lights or wrapped gifts, Christmas reminds us that God stepped into our world with love beyond measure. “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given” (Isaiah 9:6), a promise fulfilled in the humblest of settings: a manger in Bethlehem.   In a period that can often feel too busy or overwhelming, Christ’s story challenges us to pause and...

Our family just got back from a fantastic tour of Ancient Ephesus. It was historically interesting and spiritually challenging and infact as a church we have been embarking on a series on the first 3 Chapters of Revelation.    Revelation 2: 1-7:   Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst...