Pause for Thought – 20 January 2021

2 Kings 2:1-2,6-14, Galatians 5:16-25, Luke 9:51-62 It’s a time of change in the my household.  This week, my younger son finished his GCSEs and left secondary school, my older son passed his driving test, and my wife was offered a job at the school specially tailored to her own skills.. As for me, I…

Exodus 24:9-18 2 Peter 1:16-21 Psalm 99 Matthew 17:1-9 I expect some of you are wondering why you’re here!  The Westminster Shorter Catechism is one of the historical statements of our faith.  I’m sure you all know it well, but just to remind you, it begins by saying that, “man’s chief end is to glorify…

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…

Joel 2:1-2 & 12-17 John 8:1-11 I’m beginning, totally unsuitably for Lent, with an expression of pride. I’m very proud of my collection of the complete set of Carry On films – it’s the earthy British humour of the 1960s and 1970s at its best (or worst, depending upon your point of view!). One of…

Psalm 8 Colossians 3:16 So, today we celebrate John’s service to this church for forty years, and to the church universal for so much longer than that, and we say thank you for that. What I want to say, briefly, is something about why that service matters so very much. Music is not just a…

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