The Inside Out Family: Mark 3.20-35 Please forgive me, but I have decided not to preach today on one of the thorny issues in our gospel reading, such as who or what is Beelzebub – or what might or might not be the ‘unforgivable sin against the Holy Spirit’! Instead, I will focus on a […]
A year on – waiting and hope I thought I would begin this morning by sharing an inspiring message from the Methuselah Tower of Prayer Baptist Church…. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYP1mXqiwqc That ‘sermon’ was actually from the American comedy series Saturday Night Live. I don’t think we have ever had as many problems as encountered there, […]
As you have read or listened to Psalm 130 – what word or phrase speaks strongly to you right now? What rings true to how you feel, or to your own situation? I’d like to share some brief thoughts on three of the words or phrases in this psalm and how they might speak to […]
I wonder what is one of the most romantic things you have done in your life? For me it relates to this object… a tape cassette! I was once keen on a girl who was spending a year travelling around the world. To show my interest in her I created a mixed tape of all […]
Luke 10.25-37: When I was christened, my Godmother Margaret gave me this gift. You might recognise it as a popular painting from about a hundred years ago by Margaret Tarrant, called The Lesser Brethren. It depicts Jesus out walking in an English countryside covered in our beloved animals, including red squirrels, foxes, badgers, deer and […]
I was going through my old boxes in the attic recently and came across this gift my mum knitted for me many years ago. Can you recognise it? Just like the Time Lord, Dr Who, today I’m going to take you on a journey through time and space to a place shrouded in mystery. In […]
Luke 4.14-21 Introduction If you could summarise in a few sentences the very essence of your being – about who you are and what is unique about you – what would you say? Don’t worry, there’s no way I’m going to ask you to write that down, but it would be a very hard thing […]
Introduction I wonder if there are some common phrases or words of wisdom that you or your parents often use? Here are some that might be familiar to you: Pride comes before a fall The early bird catches the worm Practice makes perfect Or you may know this more modern one: ‘With great power comes […]
Introduction There is one book in the Bible that perhaps more than any other is about the emotion and experience of living a life of faith. It’s been called the heart of the Old Testament and for many it gives them words of hope and joy, of anger and sorrow at times when it’s difficult […]
The gift of light: Matthew 2:1-12 I wonder if you are using any of your Christmas gifts today? Anyone own up to wearing a Christmas or other item given at Christmas? This is one of my treasured gifts I was given at Christmas – Sue calls it my dog harness! It’s simply a useful way […]