Thought for the Week

Serving the Body

Sunday 22nd October 2022 Dear Brothers and Sisters,  18 But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.19 If they were all one part, where would the body be? 20 As it is, there are many parts, but one body. I’ve been enjoying thinking more about ‘The

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Praise the LORD

Sunday 15th October 2023 Praise the LORD, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples. For great is his love towards us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures for ever. Praise the LORD. Psalm 117 (NIV) Dear Brothers and Sisters, Praise the LORD “This tiny psalm is great in faith, and its reach is enormous”

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Love your Church

Sunday 8th October 2023 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
 Matthew 5:3 (NIV) Dear Brothers and Sisters, Love your Church
 As a staff team we have just started reading our church’s ‘book of the term’, Love Your Church by Tony Merida.  We were struck (at least I was!) by Ray...

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Lord of All

Sunday 1st October 2023 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. Hebrews 1:3 (NIV) Dear Brothers and Sisters, Lord of All I do not recall when or where I first heard it, but I do remember someone saying that, “Either

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The end is still to come

24th September 2023 When you hear of wars and rumours of wars, do not be alarmed.  Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.  Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.  There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines.  These are the beginning of birth-pains.  Mark 13:7-8 (NIV) Dear

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Rightly ordered love

17th September 2023 Jesus replied, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”  This is the first and greatest commandment’ (Matthew 22:37-38, NIV) Dear Brothers and Sisters, Rightly ordered love You may be familiar with the idea that idolatry is not only loving the wrong...

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‘Jesus Christ’ or ‘Christ Jesus’?

Sunday 10thSeptember 2023 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Saviour and of Christ Jesus our hope, To Timothy my true son in the faith: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.  1 Timothy 1:1-2 (NIV) Dear Brothers and Sisters, ‘Jesus Christ’ or ‘Christ

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Mission: Impossible

3rd September 2023 Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners – of whom I am the worst.  1 Timothy 1:15 (NIV) Dear Brothers and Sisters, Mission: Impossible I realise I risk giving the impression that I do little more than go to the cinema… but I do have some thoughts on the latest Mission:

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True Forgiveness

Sunday 20th August 2023 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors (Matthew 6:12, NIV). Forgive as the Lord forgave you (Colossians 3:13, NIV) Dear Brothers and Sisters, True Forgiveness In August 2016 a news story began trending in the United States under the heading: ‘A Blind Eye to Sex Abuse:

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Look to the Lord

Sunday 13th August 2023 “Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done. Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.  Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.  Remember the wonders he...

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