Joel Mercer

[Joel Mercer @JoelJMercer]

Doing some final prep for the baptismal service @WBBCUK tomorrow

[Whitley Bay Baptist Church @WBBCUK]

In case you missed our fantastic Easter Sunday Celebration, including Aoki's baptism, this week (or if you enjoyed it so much you want to experience it again), it's now available to watch on our Youtube channel https://t.co/9AfqSD49Z4

[Joel Mercer @JoelJMercer]

I could have sat in my office and done my bible study as I normally do but when this is only 5 minutes walk away why would I?

[Joel Mercer @JoelJMercer]

@revdavetubby @WBBCUK Doesn’t everyone keep small ducks in their millennium falcon?

[Joel Mercer @JoelJMercer]

After an ‘incident’ at Whitley Bay Baptist Church @WBBCUK this morning it’s time to start rebuilding this.

[Whitley Bay Baptist Church @WBBCUK]

Save some dates! It's almost Advent!

[Joel Mercer @JoelJMercer]

As we think together about our God given gifts, we have produced a resource to help everyone in our church family to discover, grow and use the gifts that God has given them.

Watch the introduction video and pick up your copy from our church buildings.
https://t.co/UEa4K4YU9J

[Joel Mercer @JoelJMercer]

@nosuchthing This week's pod reminded me that when the BBC were filming The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in the 80s Mr and Mrs beaver kept falling over and couldn't get up on their own. Some assistants were therefore employed as 'Beaver Retrievers'

[Paul J. Pastor @pauljpastor]

If we were half as eager to publicly and passionately praise what is true and good in the world as we are to condemn what is false and evil, society would quietly transform.

And so would we.

[Helen Paynter @HelenEPaynter]

Blog post I wrote entitled "The sacred virtue of not over-reacting"
https://t.co/MEYFgrN5oZ

[Joel Mercer @JoelJMercer]

Today we are worshipping God and consider how God's people can help the communities in which we live prosper. We'd love you to join us, in person and online at 10am https://t.co/0rhyqmjhjv ⚓

[Joel Mercer @JoelJMercer]

We'd love you to join us in person for our allage worship service this morning. To protect the most vulnerable among us we will not be live-streaming today but we don't want you to miss out so here's an evening service from a few months ago: https://t.co/oBrcyUxUrK

[Joel Mercer @JoelJMercer]

@revdavetubby @WBBCUK Feeling under prepared now because I’ve only planned to talk about Jesus at HBC.

[Joel Mercer @JoelJMercer]

@RugbyPastor Joy to the world - sing it all year round. And no tricky grammar in the first line.

[Whitley Bay Baptist Church @WBBCUK]

It's Christmas! At Whitley Bay Baptist Church we love celebrating Christmas and we'd love you to come and join our celebration too.

We look forward to you seeing you. ⚓

[Joel Mercer @JoelJMercer]

Had an awesome day @WBBCUK today: worshipping God, carving pumpkins, sharing food and hearing testimonies. Love our church family

[Anonymous @YourAnonCentral]

We have witnessed terrible images come out of Israel and Palestine that deserve no excuse. Individuals worldwide, both pro-Palestine and pro-Israel, gathered to not only spread disinformation but drown out the voices of those trapped in Gaza or victimized by Hamas.

Apartheid will not end and neither will terrorism by besieging cities, deliberately bombing homes, murdering the unarmed, or glorifying any of these acts as self-defense. There is no excuse for the genocidal rhetoric being propagated and amplified. There is no excuse for the genocidal actions being taken. There is no excuse for the immoral grandstanding "for their cause" many have taken atop the pile of corpses this war is building.

What we know, is Hamas and the IDF are guilty of their actions, Israel's right wing party is guilty of their security failure, Netanyahu is guilty of accelerating this war and ignoring intelligence, the west is guilty of allowing Israel's impunity to run rampant, Iran and Russia are guilty of equipping Hamas with the weapons, training, and planning of their terrorist attack.

Who are not guilty, are the women and men, children and elderly trapped in the death spiral that fascists on all sides have created. Those innocents brutally killed and victimized by terrorists and war criminals are not guilty. You don't have to be guilty either. What is needed now, is not bloodlust or revenge, but concrete action and steps to remove Israel's impunity, punish Hamas, and protect the weak and innocent, who neither have arms to raise or a voice to be heard.

[Joel Mercer @JoelJMercer]

My assistant and I making some playdough ready for Sunday morning @WBBCUK

[God loves women @God_loves_women]

If you're struggling with the Soul Survivor situation and trying to make sense of Mike Pilavachi stepping back, I've organised this webinar on 18th May (7.30pm - 9pm) to provide some practical discussions about dealing with what may be emerging for you: https://t.co/gdERmx53kD