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Lectionary reflections for Sunday 6th September 2020

23rd Sunday on Ordinary Time        Year A                                                6th September 2020 Lectionary Readings Ezekiel 33 v 7-11                    Ezekiel is appointed to ‘stand watch’ for the people of Israel. Romans 13 v 8-14                  Love is all that the Law demands. Matthew 18 v 15-20               When someone sins. ‘Standing Watch’ over the flow of God’s…

Lectionary reflections for Sunday 30th August 2020

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time        Year A                                                             30th August 2020. Lectionary readings Jeremiah 15 v15-21               Jeremiah complains and God replies. Romans 12 v9-21                   Rules for Christian Living. Matthew 16 v21-28                Jesus speaks about his suffering and death. “Stop talking like a fool” and “Think like God” (or Straight and Crooked Thinking explained…

The lighter side …

Over the last few months we have been posting the odd cartoon on the Methodistic Facebook page. Here is a slideshow of some of the pictures we have used to brighten your day .. Special thanks to Derek the cleric for keeping us amused.See more on Andy Robb’s website

Lectionary reflections for Sunday 23rd August 2020

21st Sunday in ordinary Time          Year A                                                             23rd August 2020 Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 51 v1-6             The Lord will bring comfort Romans 12 v1-8                     Christ brings new life Matthew 16 v13-20                Who is Jesus? The Invisible Mentor The person of God not mentioned explicitly in today’s readings is the Holy Spirit. Jesus…

It’s your move

It’s Your Move – Heading for High School This is a great little book for Year 6 pupils to help them think about and be better equipped for moving to their new High School. It talks about loneliness, getting lost and handling issues like bullying, drugs and relationships etc. There are some fun games and…

Sermon Notes 16th August 2020

Old Testament Reading Isaiah 56; v 1-8 The focus of this reading is keeping the Sabbath. A truly counter-cultural marker of being God’s Chosen People. During the pandemic, how have we been challenged to keep the Sabbath in different ways?  What have you found helpful? How much of the responsibility for keeping the Sabbath lies…

Lectionary reflections for Sunday 16th August 2020

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time        Year A                                                16th August 2020 Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 56 v1, 6-8.                               All nations will be part of God’s people. Romans 11 v1-2a, 29-32.                   God has not rejected his people. Matthew 15 v21-28.                           A woman’s faith. The ‘bigger picture’ requires a ‘bigger heart’. In the gospel reading, the focus is on…

Sermon Notes – 9th August 2020

Lectionary Readings   1 Kings 19 9-18    Psalm 85. 8-13     Romans 10. 5-15 The Gospel Reading; Matthew 14 22-33. High on the list of best ever recordings we would almost certainly find Simon and Garfunkel’s timeless “Bridge Over Troubled Water”. For me, it has long symbolised incarnation; that Christ on the cross literally becomes for us,…