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Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 4th May 2025

Third Sunday of Easter                                Year C                                    4th  May 2025 Lectionary Readings:  Acts 9 v1-6 (7-20);   Psalm 30;   Revelation 5 v11-14;   John 21 v1-19. Jesus asks, “Do you love me?” The chosen passage from John’s gospel tells of the encounter between Jesus and Simon Peter on the shore of Lake Tiberias. When Jesus and his…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 27th April 2025

Second Sunday of Easter.                             Year C                                     27th April 2025 Lectionary Readings:  Acts 5 v27-32;  Psalm 118 v14-29;  Revelation 1 v4-8;  John 20 v19-31. “Receive the Holy Spirit.” In John’s gospel, the risen Jesus met with the disciples on the evening of Easter Day. He breathed the Holy Spirit upon them and gave them the…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 20th April 2025

Easter Day                                         Year C                                                 20th April 2025 Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 65 v17-25; Psalm 118 v1-2, 14-24; I Corinthians 15 v19-26; Luke 24 v1-12. Unbelievable to some, but true none-the-less. “Why are you looking in the place of the dead for someone who is alive? Jesus isn’t here! He was raised from death. Remember that…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 13th April 2025

Sixth Sunday in Lent/Palm Sunday Year C                                    13th April 2025 Lectionary readings: Isaiah 50 v4-9a;  Psalm 31 v9-16;  Philippians 2 v5-11;  Luke 23 v1-49. Do we really listen to God’s servants? The prophet Isaiah says, “None of you respect the Lord or obey his servant. You walk in the dark instead of the light; you…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 6th April 2025

Fifth Sunday in Lent.                                   Year C                                               6th  April 2025 Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 43 v16-21;   Psalm 126;   Philippians 3 v4b-14;   John 12 v1-8. An outpouring of love. The gospel passage today tells us of an incident at the house of Lazarus, Mary and Martha in the village of Bethany, not far from the city of…

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…