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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;…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 3rd May 2026

5th Sunday of Easter                        Year A                                                            3rd May 2026 Lectionary Readings; Acts 7 v55-60; Psalm 31 v1-5, 15-16; 1 Peter 2 v2-10; John 14 v1-14. Do we need a visual aid to explain a mystery? In the hymn, popular with children of all ages, ‘Our God is a great big God’, (Singing the Faith…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 26th April 2026

4th Sunday of Easter                                     Year A                                                            26th April 2026 Lectionary Readings:  Acts 2 v42-47;     Psalm 23;     1 Peter 2 v19-25;     John 10 v1-10.        Whose ‘voice’ do you trust? In the passage from Acts we are told ‘that they spent their time learning from the apostles, and they were like family to each other.’…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 19th April 2026

The Third Sunday of Easter                        Year A                                                19th April 2026 Lectionary readings: Acts 2 v14a, 36-41;      Psalm 116 v1-4, 12-19;       1 Peter 1 v17-23;        Luke 24 v13-35. Strangers no more. In Luke’s account, two disciples on the way to the village of Emmaus, are joined by a  ‘stranger’ who they later discover…