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Make Me a Channel of Disturbance

7 April 2022
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Ipswich Round

A prayer shared at Synod – “Lord, make me a channel of disturbance”.

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 10th April 2022

Sixth Sunday in Lent Year C 10th April 2022 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 don’t…

Morality : Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times

Morality : Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times by Jonathan SacksHodder & Stoughton, 2020 365 pages £8 ISBN 978 1 473 617 339Also available on Kindle and as an Audiobook. Reading this book has been a rich and rewarding experience, both instructive and inspiring.If ever there was a case for seeing the world as…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 3rd April 2022

Fifth Sunday in Lent. Year C 3rd April 2022 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…

Romans : Encountering the Gospel’s Power

Romans : Encountering the Gospel’s Power : 20 studies with commentary for individuals and groups by John Stott IVP, 1998 111 pages ISBN 9768 0 851 113 944 In 20 studies, John Stott takes you through the entirety of Paul’s letter to the Christians in Rome. Not only is there helpful and…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 27th March 2022

Fourth Sunday of Lent Year C 27th March 2022 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…

Faith of Our Father : Expositions of Genesis 12 – 25

Faith of |Our Father : Expositions of Genesis 12 – 25 by Dale Ralph Davis Christian Focus, 2015166 pages £8.99 ISBN 978 1 781 916 445 Also available as an eBook To find a book of printed sermons which yet retain all the immediacy and attraction of the spoken original is a…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 20th March 2022

Third Sunday in Lent Year C 20th March 2022 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 Message of Romans : God’s good news for the world

The Message of Romans : God’s good news for the world by John RW Stott IVP, 1994(The Bible speaks Today) with Study Guide 432 pages £12 ISBN 978 0 851 111 438 There are so many commentaries on Paul’s letter to the Christians in Rome that it would be difficult to rate this commentary by…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 13th March 2022

Second Sunday in Lent Year C 13th March 2022. 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…