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Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 30th March 2025

Fourth Sunday of Lent                                 Year C                                   30th March 2025 Lectionary Readings: Joshua 5 v9-12;         Psalm 32;       2 Corinthians 5 v16-21;        Luke 15 v1-3, 11b-32. The Joy of Forgiveness In Psalm 32, King David speaks of the blessing he has received from God in the wake of confessing his sins to him. ‘Our…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 23rd March 2025

Third Sunday in Lent                                   Year C                                     23rd  March 2025. Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 55 v1-9;  Psalm 63 v1-8;  1 Corinthians 10 v1-13;  Luke 13 v1-9. Repentance. The Collins dictionary of The Bible defines repentance as follows: Alongside faith in Christ, repentance towards God was an essential requirement for people who wanted to know God for…

The Root and Fruit of Replacement Theology

The Root and Fruit of Replacement Theology by Derek WhiteChristian Friends of Israel, [2003]  with CD-ROM PowerPoint presentation   51 pages  out of print This booklet is a summary of the historical development of  the idea that the church at Pentecost replaced Israel as God’s chosen people (replacement theology) coupled with the origin and growth of…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 16th March 2025

Second Sunday in Lent                                 Year C                                     16th March 2025. Lectionary Readings: Genesis 15 v1-12, 17-18;      Psalm 27;      Philippians 3 v17- 4 v1;      Luke 13 v31-35. An invitation to ponder. In today’s reading from Luke’s gospel, Jesus is addressing the people of the city of God. “Jerusalem, Jerusalem! Your people have killed the prophets and…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 9th March 2025

First Sunday in Lent.                                    Year C                                     9th March 2025 Lectionary Readings: Deuteronomy 26 v1-11; Psalm 91 v1-2, 9-16; Romans 10 v8b-13; Luke 4 v1-13 God’s love embraces us all. The apostle Paul, writing to followers of Jesus in Rome states quite boldly that “The Scriptures say that no one who has faith will be…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 2nd March 2025

Sunday before Lent                          Year C                                                 2nd March 2025 Lectionary Readings:  Exodus 34 v29-35;     Psalm 99;     2 Corinthians 3 v12-4 v2;     Luke 9 v28-36. Holiness. In Psalm 99 the psalmist is trying to describe the nature and mystery of God. “Only you are God! And your power alone, so great and fearsome, is worthy of…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 23rd February 2025

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time             Year C                  23rd  February 2025 Lectionary Readings: Genesis 43 v3-11,15;   Psalm 37 v1-11, 39-40;   1 Corinthians 15 v35-38, 42-50;   Luke 6 v27-38 Heavenly bodies. In this week’s passage from his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul is doing his best to answer the questions put to him about…

The Badly Behaved Bible

The Badly Behaved Bible : thinking again about the story of Scripture  by Nick PageHodder & Stoughton, 2020  £10  260 pagesISBN 978 1 473 686 212  Also available on Kindle Nick Page is a well known author with over 80 books to his credit. He has been called ‘God’s most dangerous writer’. The quotation from…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 16th February 2025

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.                 Year C                         16th February 2025 Lectionary Readings: Jeremiah 17 v5-10; Psalm 1; 1 Corinthians 15 v12-20; Luke 6 v17-26. Finding the right way. The Psalmist suggests that the way to happiness is towards God and the way to ruin is away from God. (Psalm 1 v1,6). In today’s Old…