Sunday service for 3 January 2021
The service for Sunday 3 January 2021 is now available:
The service for Sunday 3 January 2021 is now available:
Galatians 2:1-14 I heard a story of three ministers who went on a fishing trip together. They rowed out to the middle of the lake, and the United Reformed Church Minister realised he’d forgotten his fishing line, hopped out of the boat and walked across the water to get it, and back again. Then the…
Genesis 18:23-33 Acts 9:1-9 Mark 6:17-29 Members of the church ladies sewing circle some years ago were disturbed because a widowed church member and her three small daughters were staying away from services. Finding the reason to be a lack of suitable clothes, the ladies’ group corrected the situation in a generous manner. When the…
Exodus 17:1-7 Matthew 14:22-27 The Israelites had no shade, no shelter and no water. They were exhausted and desperate. All reasonable hope of survival must have gone. Then, at God’s command, Moses struck the rock … whoosh! Life and hope and joy bubbled up effortlessly with the water, and it changed everything. What a vivid…
John 21:15-19 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 Today is Passion Sunday – nothing to do with sex as the council officials in Oxford mistakenly thought a few years ago when attempting to licence as passion play – but the point in Lent when we turn from the more general themes, to thinking more directly about the cross….
This week’s Pause for Thought comes from our Minister, Philip. You can view the video here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmQf6R9a6QI You can listen to the audio recording by phoning 01252 978319, and a computer will play the audio recording automatically.
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,…