Morning Worship for Sunday 13 December 2020
Morning Worship for Sunday 13 December 2020 is available now:
Morning Worship for Sunday 13 December 2020 is available now:
The story of Jonah and the big fish 1 Samuel 3.1-10 Mark 1.14-20 It was December 1996, slightly more than half my lifetime ago, when I attended what the United Reformed Church calls a National Assessment Conference, a major part of the process of discerning a candidate’s call to the ministry. This was long before…
Isaiah 43.1-7 Luke 3.15-17, 21-22 A chap out walking his dog one evening was pleasantly surprised when a beautiful and, to him, young woman warmly greeted him. He obviously looked rather surprised, because she apologized and explained, “Oh, I ‘m so sorry. When I first saw you I thought you were the father of two…
Romans 8:1-11 Matthew 13:1-23 As some of you know, I really rather enjoy word puzzles, most especially the cryptic crossword. Although I enjoy them, I don’t always succeed with them, but I enjoy puzzling over them and having a go. At least with a cryptic crossword, you know when you’ve got the answer right. Another…
Exodus 3:1-6 You might be forgiven for thinking that Moses and the burning bush was something dreamed up by J.K. Rowling for Harry Potter to investigate, but the burning bush is nothing to do with magic because it’s about mystery. God, of course, is the ultimate mystery, the glory that is almost beyond our imagination,…
When you the parable of the sower, I wonder what picture comes into your mind? I’ve always seen someone walking along with a basket of seeds, scattering handfuls of them. I wonder what the parable means to you? I’ve often heard this parable explained in a spiritual way, the idea being that the way people…
This week’s Pause for Thought comes from the Revd Helen Everard, minister of Wonersh United Reformed Church, and is available here:https://youtu.be/YxUenOIEOV4