02/05/2026
Beacon Family Service - No Longer Strangers
11:00 AM | Sunday May 3rd 2026
Subject: No Longer Strangers - God's hidden plan for his family
Hosted by: Edwina Turner
Speaker: Tim Turner
Bible verses: Ephesians 2:19
The Church is misunderstood by so many people, both Christians and those who are not. It is seen as an optional extra, a club, a social convenience, an institution, a bunch of hypocrites who claim to be better than everyone else and do not follow their own teaching. Perhaps that is what Church can become for some but God's own Word tells us that the church is his mysterious plan, only revealed by Jesus and made possible by his sacrificial death on the cross.
Putting your faith in Jesus means a new life of closeness with God, all barriers gone, all hostility forgotten and rebellion forgiven. But the it also means that the barriers and hostilities between people are destroyed, bringing one new human family out of many diverse backgrounds. People of all ethnc groups, languages, cultures, social classes, genders and ages are transformed from strangers into family members, from being distant to being close, from being foreigners to being citizens in God's kingdom, from being excluded to be included and valued.
What a plan! In a world riven by nationalist, religious and ethnic hostilities, does the church present an example of hope? Do we feel that kind of unity and love in our church? Are we working to make it happen? God's desire is to proclaim his grace to the world through a demonstration of this new creation community. No pressure then?!
We meet every Sunday at 11am. You are warmly welcome to join us in the Beacon building or watch online via
No Longer Strangers - Family Service