Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 10th July 2022 Lectionary Readings: Deuteronomy. 30 v9-14; Psalm 25 v1-10; Colossians v1-14; Luke 10 v25-37 Obey the Lord’s commands! In the gospel reading today, Luke tells us of an encounter between an ‘expert in the Law of Moses’ and Jesus. The ‘expert’ asked Jesus a question…
Faith in the Age of Reason by Jonathan HillLion, 2004 208 pages £8.99 ISBN 0 745 951 309 Setting the scene first in the Middle Ages, Jonathan Hill then embarks on a sweeping, historical survey of the impact of the Enlightenment, the Age of Reason, on the Christian faith. The movement of ideas is traced…
We have now come full circle and once again come to a prayer of praise, adoration and thanksgiving. This phrase gives to God the praise and reverence that is his. We are nothing without all that God has given us. He created everything, the universe and beyond. He created you and me, in his own…
We got married in September 1985 and moved into our first home together, we bought our first ever three-piece suite from a famous northern upholstery company, in their sale with the one and only opportunity to have the thing for one year and not pay a penny and then pay the balance off, interest free!…
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Another hymn which brings back many memories to me is what is known as the Methodist Anthem – And can it be that I should gain an interest in the Saviour’s blood (StF 345). One of the great hymns of Charles Wesley sung to the tune of Sagina. The tune goes back to the early…
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Christine O’Neil’s recent Thought about William Blake’s ‘Jerusalem’ concluded, ‘Jerusalem is very popular, but is it a hymn?’. I have been thinking about that question ever since, having almost never chosen Jerusalem in over forty years leading worship. Indeed, it is absent from many hymn books. Like many people, I like the rousing tune and…
The Thought for the Day is from John 18 v 37. God has a plan for our lives that is complete in every detail. The Sovereign of the universe cannot allow any of His plans to be executed haphazardly. He leaves nothing to happenstance. The life of Jesus is a prime example. His coming as…
This week, our 10 minute service reflects on Matthew 11:28 and we sing, All the way my saviour leads me.