Morning Worship – Sunday 1 November

Genesis 15:1-11 Psalm 27 Luke 13:31-35 All of our readings today are about having faith, not fear. “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield,” God says to Abram at the beginning of our reading from Genesis. “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom then shall I fear? The Lord is the…

1 Corinthians 15:1-8 John 14:1-14 Disciples are like buses today – you wait for ages, and then two turn up at once. Today’s the nearest Sunday to the day in the church calendar when we celebrate the feast of two of the apostles: Philip and James. We celebrate two of them together because of the…

Philippians 3:4b-14 Matthew 4:18-22 Don’t be afraid to change your mind. Often the message of preachers is that we need to be firm in our faith, strong in our belief, and sure of where we stand what we believe. Popular culture, also, is against changing your mind. You may think today’s newspapers are bad, but…

This week’s Pause for Thought is available now:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEGtpM0L1Ec

Our reflection for Tuesday of Holy Week is now available:

John 15:12-14 Isaiah 40:27-31 Ephesians 6:10-17   Seventy five years ago Britain stood on the brink of invasion.  Churchill declared, “I expect that the Battle of Britain is about to begin.  Upon this battle depends the survival of Christian civilisation”.   But could there be hope in the midst of uncertainty?  Could there a glimmer…