Morning Worship – Sunday 6 December 2020
Morning Worship for Sunday 6 December 2020 is now available:
Morning Worship for Sunday 6 December 2020 is now available:
2 Thessalonians 2:13-17 On that crowded bus from the gate to the place, you have to stand firm and hold tight. Crowded onto that tube train rush hour, you have to stand firm and hold tight. On that narrow mountain path when it gets a bit windy, you have to stand firm and hold tight….
Romans 9:1-5 I used to envy those who appeared to have been born with silver spoons in their mouths. They had everything going for them, they didn’t want for anything, and their life-style always seemed to me to be exotic and sophisticated. But as I’ve grown older I’ve discovered that such people are no happier…
Luke 18:9-14 People often assume that the purpose of religion is to make people good. You may remember the Good Friday hymn There is a green hill far away with its line He died to make us good. And sometimes it is said of the dead, Even though he did not attend church, he was…
Ecclesiastes 3:1-12 Ephesians 5:15-20 An old man was standing on a crowded bus. A young man standing next to him asked, “What time is it?” The old man said nothing. As the young man walked away, the old man’s friend asked, “Why were you so rude to the young man?” The old man answered, “If…
Matthew 15:21-28 Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in his famous letter from Birmingham Jail responded to criticisms of the local clergy who charged that he was an outside agitator who was stirring up trouble away from his home town. He wrote, “I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states. I…
Isaiah 7:10-16 Psalm 80:1-8, 18-20 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18-end One hundred and seventy years ago Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol was published: a story of a visionary dream leading to a change of heart. The tale features Ebenezer Scrooge, who seven years after the death of his business partner Joseph Marley, has become cruel and…