This week, our 10 minute service reflects on 1 John 1:7.
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As some of you may know I have supported the Leprosy Mission for many years now. and Ray supports All We Can, which used to be called the Methodist Relief and Development Fund. That way we both give to overseas projects as well as food banks and other charities in this country. We are very…
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Monday 27th March 7.30pm
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…
This thought was first published on 28th September 2021 It’s so easy to make our prayer times purely times for asking. Jesus encourages us to ask, especially in His name, and so asking is important. But what about the other types of prayer? In the story of the Ten Lepers in Luke 17 we hear…
Based on Luke 9: 12-17 Many years ago, before I became a minister, I was asked to preach in an Anglican Church, I processed down the aisle with the vicar and the dignitaries of the Church and went very confidently to the seat I had been allocated, facing the congregation. Without thinking, I sat, in…
Sunday 26th March – 6pm.
I had an appointment with my dentist on Tuesday as I needed to have a broken tooth extracted and a couple of fillings. Needless to say, I was not looking forward to this visit at all. All went well and I left the surgery with a gauze plug in my mouth which I had to…
What does it mean to be a mother? This is a popular theme in TV and drama. Think of storylines in the soaps (e.g. Eastenders at the time of writing this), popular dramas such as Happy Valley or Maternal and comedies like Motherhood. Our relationship with our Mum is our first relationship. Of course, Dads…