31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A 1st November 2020. Lectionary Readings: Revelation 7 v 9-17 People of every nation. 1 John 3 v 1-3 Children of God. Matthew 5 v 1-12. The sermon on the mount. A Sense of Belonging. In the place of an old testament reading this week we have a…
The cartoon above made me laugh when I first saw it, it is of course a gross overexageration, but as Karen and I have travelled around Yorkshire over that past few days, we have felt to be in an alien land, having to comply with strict Covid rules, hand sanitising every time we have got…
The Methodist Church has announced the winners to their Get Creative competition. It is a joy to hear from children and young people about how they’ve encountered God. See all the winning entries here.
Exodus 17:12 : When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up—one on one side, one on the other—so that his hands remained steady till sunset. In 1989, paraplegic Mark Wellman climbed the sheer granite face of Yosemite’s…
‘SENSES OF THE SEA’ No.1 Sadly, I think I have had my last sea swim of the year! I don’t own a wetsuit, so I don’t brave the ocean in the middle of winter. In any case I love the feel of the sea on my skin, and although I am a cold mortal when it…
Ingredients4 oz. butter( or hard block marg. if you want to be dairy free)4 oz. sugar – caster or brown4oz. fruit or fruit and nut – can be any combination as long as the weight is right. I like date and apricot combo.¼ pt. of milk. (lactose free can be used)5 oz. S.R, flour1 large…
On Sunday I was preaching on Ephesians3:1-6. For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles-Surely you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you, that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. In reading this, then, you will…
Pride versus Humility by Derek Prince Published by Derek Prince Ministries – UK, 2016 138 pages £5.99 from DPM ISBN 978 1 782 633 525 also available as an ebook or Kindle or cd “Whoever exalts himself will be humbled and whoever humbles himself will be exalted” (Matthew 23 : 12) This is the key…
Congratulations and thanks from all in the Ipswich Methodist circuit
Kath Chalkley recommends the following poem, which she finds helpful. Though it tends to be read as a poem for New Year, it is appropriate for any time of the year, and it seems particularly relevant in these times when the future seems so uncertain. The Gate of the Year / God Knows by Minnie…