Sunday service for 27 December 2020
The service for Sunday 27 December is now available:
The service for Sunday 27 December is now available:
Ephesians 2:11-22 In the north of England, two great rivers rise. One begins high in north Pennines on Alston Moor, flowing through Haltwhistle and Haydon Bridge to Hexham. The other rises on the Scottish border, and flows through Kielder Forest and Bellingham to Hexham, where the two rivers join. The first river is called the…
Matthew 10:40-42 Exodus 22:21-23 Hebrews 13:1-2 There is a well-known story about two British sailors who, finding themselves at a loose end in Copenhagen on a Sunday morning, decide to go to church. Being unfamiliar with Lutheran services and speaking no Danish, they spot a young man sitting in front of them and they decide…
2 Chronicles 7:12-14 Romans 8:18-25 I wonder what you put in your dustbins? Recently Waverley Council employed a couple of people to come around and put stickers on the grey bins reminding us not to put food waste in them, leaving us a few disposable bags. Clearly not enough people have been using their food…
John 1:1-14 Have you got all your Christmas shopping done? I discovered this year that the good news for really lazy husbands, who can’t even be bothered to wrap a present, is an online ‘gift service’ which has perfected an authentic Neanderthal wrapping service. For an extra £3.95 you can select a wrapping option called…
Luke 4:16-24 Psalm 119:129-131 Romans 10:14-15 From Yes Minister: Jim Hacker: The department prepared this. “No loss of amenity” it says. Sir Humphrey Appleby: No, Minister, not no loss of amenity; no *significant* loss of amenity. Jim Hacker: Well, same thing. Sir Humphrey Appleby: On the contrary, there is all the difference in the world. Almost…
Luke 12:54-56 Well, it’s a Bank Holiday weekend, so by rights it really ought to be raining. I like summer – it’s my favourite day of the year. A day without sunshine is like … night Well, in England the national topic of conversation is the weather, and many of us watch or listen to…