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The Friend at Midnight Vicar’s Letter What’s the Big Idea? – An Introduction to the Books of the Bible: Galatians The Nicene Creed: The Person of the Holy Spirit Let Him lead me to the banquet hall, and let His banner over me be love. Praying With the Prayers of the Bible: the Prayer for...

As we remember St Luke this month, let’s note that one of the major themes in his gospel is prayer. Jesus tells the Parable of the Friend at Midnight (Luke 11:5-8) in the context of teaching His disciples to pray (1). Pray Shamelessly: In the parable a man approaches his friend at midnight and asking:...

As we remember St Luke this month, let’s note that one of the major themes in his gospel is prayer. Jesus tells the Parable of the Friend at Midnight (Luke 11:5-8) in the context of teaching His disciples to pray (1).  Pray Shamelessly:                                                                                                                            In the parable a man approaches his friend at midnight and asking:...

Paul’s letter to the Galatians has been described as the ‘Magna Carta of Christian Liberty’, because it emphasises the freedom that we have through faith in Jesus Christ. Paul vigorously defends the truth that people are justified (‘made right with God’) by faith in Jesus Christ alone. Our standing with God is not determined by...

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son He is worshipped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. This month we are considering what the Nicene Creed says about the Holy Spirit. ‘We believe in the...

Song of Songs 2:4 I like a good harvest festival. ‘Come, Ye Thankful People, Come’, ‘For the Fruits of His Creation’, ‘Now Thank We All Our God’ and my favourite, ‘We Plough the Fields and Scatter’, the last one is not everyone’s favourite but I like it. It reminds me of school assembly and teacher who...

1 Thessalonians 3:12, 13, runs: ‘May the Lord …establish your hearts unblameable in holiness.’ Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonian church, dating from about 51 AD, is generally regarded as the first book in the New Testament to have been written. That means that this prayer is the first New Testament prayer to have been...

For the last few months we’ve been looking at the way that church services are put together. Last time we looked at how we begin by recognising how great and amazing God is, and therefore apologise for all the things we’ve done wrong – or should have done and haven’t – in the light of...

New Beginnings From The Vicar What’s the Big Idea? An Introduction to the Books of the New Testament: 2 Corinthians The Nicene Creed part 4: The Ascended and Returning Jesus Reflecting Faith: First Impressions Praying with the Prayers of the Bible – Learning to Pray by Example Tomato, Tomato Abiding in Jesus The most productive...

September is the time of year when we get back to our routines after the summer break. As whole-life disciples (lit: learners) we are all called to learn from Jesus and live like Him. God wants us to make a difference in our workplaces and schools, and with family and friends.  As Paul writes: ‘And...

September is the time of year when we get back to our routines after the summer break. As whole-life disciples (lit: learners) we are all called to learn from Jesus and live like Him. God wants us to make a difference in our workplaces and schools, and with family and friends.  As Paul writes: ‘And...

‘For anyone operating under the naïve presumption that joining a Christian church is a good way to meet all the best people and cultivate smooth social relations, a reading of Paul’s Corinthian correspondence is the prescribed cure’ (Eugene Peterson).  Paul sent four letters to the Corinthian church: one mentioned in 1 Cor.5:9; 1 Corinthians; a...