Bible Sunday
October 30, 2024
Do we think of a full day of reading the Bible and nothing else? Or do we think, what’s the use of the Bible in today’s society? does the younger generation even know what the Bible is? … More Bible Sunday
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Hide & Seek with God
October 29, 2024
Seek the Lord and live, if we ask this as a question, “how do we seek the Lord and live?”, most people would say read the Bible more and pray. Both of which are a very good start, but I feel there’s much more to our relationship with God than that. If we really want to seek the Lord we have to look at our lives and the way we live them. Do we do what Jesus would do? an old saying that is still as relevant today as it was when it was first banded about a few years ago or do we tend to try and hide our lives from God as Adam and Eve did, or even some of the Old Testament Prophets … More Hide & Seek with God
Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen (1934-2016)
October 8, 2024
Cohen steadfastly avoided giving explanations for his lyrics, instead allowing cover singers and audiences to find their own meaning in the poetry. He did however say that “many different hallelujahs exist”, and that “there is a religious hallelujah, but there are many other ones. When one looks at the world, there’s only one thing to say, and it’s hallelujah” … More Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen (1934-2016)
Bible Sunday 2021
October 24, 2021
Thou whose almighty word, Lord thy word abideth, Glorious things of thee are spoken, just 3 of our hymns today speak about God’s word telling us this is Bible Sunday. Why today you may ask, when we use the Bible every Sunday, but today we give thanks for the Bible. I’d like to begin with the following poem which I came across when preparing my reflection … More Bible Sunday 2021
Easter Sermon – John 20:19-31
April 19, 2020
This sermon was prepared by our ALM Carol on Sunday 19 April 2020. You can read it here … More Easter Sermon – John 20:19-31
The Living Word of God
October 28, 2019
If you enjoy reading novels, you will probably have strong views when authors you love are adapted for the screen … More The Living Word of God
I am the vine, you are the branches
May 27, 2019
When I was a child my father was a very keen gardener. We had a large garden, that was his pride and joy, and we had several apple trees … More I am the vine, you are the branches
Stewardship
October 29, 2018
Stewardship is a central part of Christian life and experience, and it’s vital we understand what this means, and more importantly, learn to see ourselves as stewards – God’s stewards – during our time on earth this side of eternity … More Stewardship
Bible Sunday
October 28, 2018
When I finished high school, some time ago I admit, I left with a reference in the shape of a blue report book together with my O Level certificates … More Bible Sunday
Encountering God
October 2, 2017
‘Daddy,‘ said a little girl one day, ‘Where does God live?’ ‘God lives everywhere,’ came the reply. She lifted her Dad’s empty coffee cup from the table. ‘Well, is he in this cup?’ ‘I suppose he must be in the cup!’, replied her father. She dropped her hand straight down to cover the rim. ‘Got him!’, she shouted … More Encountering God
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