Viewing all items in Resource Category: Looking at God

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...

On the third day He rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and His kingdom will have no end. This month we are looking at what the Nicene...

This series has recently been looking at the opening and closing words of most church services. They usually go something like this: (In)         The Lord be with you.   And also with you. (Out)      Go in the light and peace of Christ.     Thanks be to God. This month let’s consider what’s pretty much the very next...

Luke 11:1: ‘Lord, teach us to pray.’  Luke tells us that the disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray after He had just prayed.  This is very important.  In His preaching Jesus had spoken about prayer; (e.g. Matt. 6:5-8) He had also included prayer in His teaching; e.g. Luke 18:1. But it was...

You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. John 5:39 I like the King James’ version of the bible. I enjoy the old-fashioned expressions and the richness of the language. That version of the Bible has been so important to our history....