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:
Luke 2:22-40 What are you hoping for? If you were invited to describe your dream of tomorrow, for yourself, your family, your church, I wonder what you’d say? Perhaps you’re not sure? Or maybe you’ve lost hope, even forgotten what you were hoping for? If that’s so, then today’s gospel might just be for you….
Psalm 23 With two large glasses and a large bottle of fizzy drink (at least l.5 or 2 litres); a large plastic tray (to catch spills); kitchen roll or cloths (to mop up liquid). Invite someone to pour themselves a drink, using one glass and the bottle. They are unlikely to pour out a full…
Building on the past… Psalm 77:11 Does anyone know what we’re celebrating today? How long? 355 years since the formation of the Presbyterian Church in Farnham 222 years since the formation of the Independent (later known as Congregational) Church 143 years in this (our fourth) building. What do we know about those churches? If the…
Genesis 12:1-9 Hebrews 11:1-3 & 8-12 Psalm 91 Mark 1:16-20 This year is a leap year. 29 February is a special day which comes round only once every four years. 29 February is considered by some as a day to do something out of the usual, such as women proposing marriage to men. Radio 4’s…
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…
Matthew 3:13-17 Philippians 2:1-11 This week Japanese scientists announced that they think they have discovered what the core of the earth is made of. We have known that there is a great deal of iron and nickel, and now it seems that the great unknown is silicon. Knowing so much about the earth can help…