Some sermons should be quite short. Essentially sometimes we just need to hear someone say: so do it!
This one does that, but not through gritted teeth. God has form when it comes to showing up unexpectedly when you invite strangers to stay for tea.
It’s always worth the risk!
We should welcome strangers with open arms, because in the past some have met messengers of God (angels) without knowing it…
There’s an art to living well amongst people you may differ with. Where do you draw the line? Do you need to draw a line?
It’s an age old problem for followers of Jesus and one Paul offered guidance about when he wrote to a small group of Christians in a large cosmopolitan Greek city.
His advice is still worth hearing…
The plan for a new European Super League is a good reminder how easy it is to leave Jesus-roots behind. It never happens overnight, it creeps up. But eventually you find yourself a long way from the Master
To badly paraphrase the psalmist, you are lower than the angels, but far above the amoebas. You’re the one that bears the glory of the creator, you’re the one known and seen and valued. You’re the one that may have been overlooked, whose contribution many only be truly recognised when you can’t offer it any longer.
People are hungry. Hungry for change, for hope and sometimes for food.
It can feel hard to know how to respond.
If we follow Jesus, we can do what he did – feed them – and in so doing inherit the promises that come to this sort of life.
What happens to a species if the music starts to die, or when their songs become corrupted or their singers have never heard the original tunes?
Our Easter service, looking at what happened when Jesus met with Peter and other disciples, and the new future He offers.
At the heart of Christianity is an account of failure.
Politicians failed, being swept along by a mob’s cancel culture.
Justice failed, money changed hands and the innocent paid the price.
Friends failed to keep their promises.
Light turned to darkness.
Jesus died.
Nothing changed…
On Monday we can have a picnic with another household in a park or a garden. So, if rain doesn’t stop us, who will we invite?
What if Jesus was already sitting there, would that influence who would get the invite?
We will think about why getting the invitation list right is crucial!
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