Found 11 resource(s) in 'Looking at God', for January 2025.
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At the start of the New Year From the Vicar What’s the Big Idea? – an introduction to the books of the New Testament: Acts Reflecting Faith: taking down the Christmas tree decorations Praying with the prayers of the Bible Time to think Pray with your shoes Left out in the cold Ten things God... (2979 words)At the start of the New Year
2025 is a year of Jubilee in the Roman Catholic Church, a year which takes place every 25 years. It’s a special year of forgiveness and reconciliation, in which people are invited to come back into right relationship with God, with one another, and with all of creation. This acts as a challenge for all... (281 words)From the Vicar
2025 is a year of Jubilee in the Roman Catholic Church, a year that takes place every 25 years. It’s a special year of forgiveness and reconciliation, in which people are invited to come back into right relationship with God, with one another, and with all of creation. This acts as a challenge for all... (281 words)What’s the Big Idea? – an introduction to the books of the New Testament: Acts
The Acts of the Apostles was written by Luke, a physician-friend and fellow-traveller of Paul. It complements his gospel, both being written for Theophilus (Luke 1:3; Acts 1:1), in around AD 63, during Paul’s first Roman imprisonment. While Luke’s gospel records what Jesus began to do and teach, Acts tells us about what Jesus continued... (281 words)Reflecting Faith: taking down the Christmas tree decorations
Last month we considered the decorations we put on our Christmas trees, both at home and in our churches. Many churches keep their decorations – or at least their nativity scene – in place until Candlemas at the beginning of February, but most of us take our domestic ones down around Epiphany, on 6th January,... (293 words)Praying with the Prayers of the Bible
In this series we will be looking at 12 prayers found in the Bible, in both the Old and New Testaments. Some are prayers for personal circumstances, while others relate to family or church or nation. In studying all 12 prayers the emphasis will be on what we can learn about prayer and how we... (517 words)Time to Think
We all have moments in life when our circumstances change dramatically, and we wonder how things are going to work out. Perhaps it was like this for Mary. One moment she was planning her marriage to Joseph, when an angel announced she was to give birth to God’s Son. A few months later she had... (244 words)Pray with your shoes
With the rush of Christmas almost over, we tumble into the New Year, sleep for a couple of days, take down the decorations and plod back to work, school or our normal routines. There’s a pleasure about getting back to normality, but there’s also the challenge of looking forward to what the year will bring.... (247 words)Left out in the cold
A member of a certain church, who previously had been attending services each week, stopped going. After a few weeks, the minister decided to visit him. It was a chilly evening. The minister found the man at home alone, sitting before a blazing fire. Guessing the reason for his minister’s visit, the man welcomed him,... (258 words)Ten things God won’t ask you when you die
God won’t ask what kind of car you drove; He’ll ask how many people you drove who didn’t have transportation. God won’t ask the size of your house; He’ll ask how many people you welcomed into your home. God won’t ask about the clothes you had in your closet; He’ll ask how many people you... (196 words)Looking back – and forwards
A man had spent many years as a drunkard and a layabout. But through the Salvation Army, he turned to God, and his life gradually changed. He joined a local church, and became known for his honest, if unusual, prayers. As the New Year dawned, he stood up in church and prayed: “Lord, we’re not... (89 words)
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