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Our Lord’s Prayer Part 2 July 31, 2022 Last week we began to look closely at the prayer Jesustaught his disciples as recounted in both Luke’s and Matthew’sgospels. We looked at the introduction and the first threepetitions which are directed towards the plans and purposes ofGod. We saw that the word ‘our’ which begins the […]

The Lord’s Prayer – Part 1 July 24, 2022 As a young child there were two prayers we recited each night before going to sleep. One was a short one my dad had written and the other was the Lord’s Prayer. Night after night, those prayers were the last thing we did, and were such

Listen, and then follow July 17, 2022 Scripture: Luke 10:38-42 When we first hear this passage it seems as though one of these two women is doing the ‘right thing’ while the other has busied herself with tasks that may not be quite as important. It seems that Martha has been rebuked for caring about

‘Go, and do likewise…’ July 10, 2022 Scripture: Luke 10:25-37 This story is one of the most widely known, and oft-quoted ones in the gospels. In truth, it is one from which the lead character comes up, perhaps more than many other biblical figures in casual conversation, even to the extent of having ‘Good Samaritan

Don’t forget to eat your Wheaties! July 3, 2022 Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-14 I find as I get older, that certain things sort of stay with us, tucked away in our memories. And though they may not always be remembered verbatim, the awareness of their somewhat hidden presence pops up once in a while. As

Count the Cost June 26, 2022 Scripture: Luke 9:51-62 Three times Jesus had individuals come up to him that day on the road and tell him they believed in him and wanted very much to follow after him. However, every one of them offered that support with a particular condition…‘I will follow you Jesus ,

‘Can’t we just talk…again?’ June 12, 2022 Scriptures: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31, Romans 5:1-5, Jn 16:12-15         Today is set aside in the church calendar as ‘Trinity Sunday’…the Sunday when we reflect on the nature of our God and in particular on the belief that our God has three parts or three persons or essences in

‘…abandon the tower!’ June 5,2022 Scripture: Genesis 11:1-9, Acts 2:1-8, 12-21         As a child I remember a collection of pictures…copies of paintings depicting popular bible stories. Pictures which it seems were always put up on the walls of Sunday School classrooms.  They seemed fairly true to life and showed scenes such as David slaying

‘…must we change everything? Maybe’ May 22, 2022 Scripture: John 5:1-9         Jesus had been traveling much as of late.  Just the week before he had taken a shortcut through Samaria on his way back to Galilee.  While traveling through, Jesus had an encounter with the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well, after which he had

A Celebration of  Mothers, and their Service to Humanity Scripture: Selections from Proverbs 31, To all here who are mothers, and to all the mothers we each know and love, I say with heartfelt thanks, ‘Happy Mother’s Day’! It somehow doesn’t seem right that we only set aside one day in which to lift up