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Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 2nd April 2023

Palm Sunday                                                 Year A                                     2nd April 2023 Lectionary readings: Isaiah 50 v4-9a;      Psalm 31 v9-16;      Philippians 2 v5-11;      Matthew 27 v11-54. Majestic humility. The (second) prophet Isaiah was preaching during the time of exile in Babylonia. The OT reading, appears to be related to an individual, possibly the prophet himself. It could also relate…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 26th March 2023

Fifth Sunday in Lent                        Year A                                                 26th March 2023 Lectionary Readings:   Ezekiel 37 v1-14;    Psalm 130;    Romans 8 v6-11;    John 11 v1-45. The breath of Life. Life comes from God. He created us and gave us breath. Today’s readings echo the creation stories found in Genesis. In the second creation story; The Lord God…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 19th March 2023

Fourth Sunday in Lent                                 Year A                                                 19th March 2023 Lectionary Readings:   1 Samuel 16 v1-13;    Psalm 23;    Ephesians 5 v8-14;    John 9 v1-41. Recognising God at work. I wonder what young David made of the prophet Samuel anointing him as the next king? One minute, tending a flock of sheep, the next, commissioned by…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 12th March 2023

Third Sunday in Lent                                   Year A                                                 12th March 2023 Lectionary readings:  Exodus 17 v1-7;    Psalm 95;    Romans 5 v1-11;    John 4 v5-42. Hunger and thirst. All human beings need food and water in order to survive. Our readings today speak about hunger and thirst in two senses, physical and spiritual. The people of God…

The knowledge of the holy

The knowledge of the holy : the attributes of God : their meaning in the Christian life  by AW TozerSTL Productions, 1976 (first published in 1961) 128 pages £9 (various editions are available) AW Tozer can aptly be described as ‘a thinking man’s preacher’. He enjoyed a fruitful ministry in Chicago and Canada in the…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 5th March 2023

Second Sunday in Lent                     Year A                                                           5th March 2023 Lectionary readings: Genesis 12 v1-4a;   Psalm 121;   Romans 4 v1-5, 13-17;   John 3 v1-17. Abraham’s example. Long ago and far away, (about 4000 years ago, in Southern Iraq), God spoke to man named Abram (later Abraham). Abram put his faith in God’s plans for…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 26th February 2023

First Sunday in Lent                                     Year A                                     26th February 2023 Lectionary Readings: Genesis 2 v15-17, 3 v1-7; Psalm 32; Romans 5 v12-19; Matthew 4 v1-11. We are no longer alone. The Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert so that the devil could test him. (Matthew 4v1). And when the test was completed, The devil…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 19th February 2023

Sunday before Lent.                         Year A                                                 19th February 2023 Lectionary Readings: Exodus 24 v12-18;   Psalm 2;   2 Peter 1 v16-21;   Matthew 17 v1-9. Understanding, guided by the Spirit of God. Peter said,“But you need to realise that no one alone can understand the prophecies in the Scriptures. The prophets did not think these things up…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 12th February 2023

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time                  Year A                                     12th February 2023 Lectionary Readings: Deuteronomy 30 v15-20;     Psalm 119 v1-8;     1 Corinthians 3 v1-9;     Matthew 5 v21-37. Are you still a baby? The apostle Paul in his letter to newly converted Christians in Corinth, takes them to task for not behaving properly towards each other. My…