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Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 28th June 2026

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time                   Year A                                                  28th June 2026                                                                                    Lectionary Readings: Jeremiah 28 v5-9;      Psalm 89 v1-4, 15-18;       Romans 6 v12-23;      Matthew10 v40-42                    ‘Slave owner’ maybe, but not a ‘taskmaster’. “Now you are set free from sin and are slaves who please God. I am using these everyday examples because in…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 21st June 2026

12th Sunday in Ordinary Time                    Year A                                                 21st June 2026 Lectionary Readings: Jeremiah 20 v7-13;     Psalm 69 v7-10, 16-18;     Romans 6 v1b-11;     Matthew 10 v24-39                   When the going gets tough…….. In the Old Testament passage, Jeremiah is being honest with God about how he is feeling. Jeremiah is blaming God for his social isolation,…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 7th June 2026

Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time                             Year A                                    7th June 2026 Lectionary Readings: Hosea 5 v15 – 6 v6;       Psalm 50 v7-15;        Romans 4 v13-25;        Matthew 9 v9-13, 18-26. Living examples of faith in God. The readings this week explore the issue of faith, and what genuine faith looks like in real life. The prophet…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 31st May 2026

Trinity Sunday                                  Year A                                                            31st May 2026 Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 40 v12-17; 27-31;       Psalm 8;       2 Corinthians 13 v1-13;       Matthew 28 v16-20                   Motivation. What is it that motivates and binds together God the Father, his son Jesus and the Holy Spirit? The apostle Paul is in no doubt – and weaves his understanding into the…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 24th May 2026

Day of Pentecost                                Year A                                                 24th May 2026 Lectionary Readings: Numbers 11 v24-30;      Psalm 104 v24-34, 35b;      Acts 2 v1-21;      John 20 v19-23                 ‘A breath of fresh air’ An expression we use to suggest that someone has made a positive difference to our lives. I think we can describe Jesus as ‘a breath…

The Path to Perfection : an examination and restatement of John Wesley’s doctrine of Christian Perfection

The Path to Perfection : an examination and restatement of John Wesley’s doctrine of Christian Perfection by W E Sangster.  Epworth Press, 1957 (The New Lincoln Library, vol. 11).  209 pages Available secondhand By all accounts this is an excellent book which received high praise from all quarters, religious and secular, when first published in 1943. The fact…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 17th May 2026

7th Sunday of Easter – (Sunday after Ascension Day)       Year A                        17th May 2026 Lectionary Readings: Acts 1 v6-14;     Psalm 68 v1-10, 32-35;     1 Peter 4 v12-14; 5 v6-11.            John 17 v1-11                    Questions, questions. Luke has two versions of the Ascension. Why? At the end of his gospel, Luke says Jesus blessed his…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 10th May 2026

6th Sunday of Easter                                    Year A                                                             10th May 2026 Lectionary Readings; Acts 17 v22-31; Psalm 66 v8-20; 1 Peter 3 v13-22; John 14 v15-21. We are not orphans, we are children of a loving God. In the passage from Acts, Paul is telling his sceptical audience that there is only one true God;…