Elijah and the widow at Zarephath 7 Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land. 8 Then the word of the Lord came to him: 9 ‘Go at once to Zarephath in the region of Sidon and stay there. I have instructed a widow there to supply you with food.’…
1 Kings 16 Ahab becomes king of Israel 29 In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria over Israel for twenty-two years. 30 Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the eyes of the Lord than any of those before him. 31 He…
We end our series looking at the Apostles Creed by thinking about our belief in eternal life. Revelation 21 21 Then I saw ‘a new heaven and a new earth,’[a] for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming…
We continue our series looking at the Apostles Creed with a focus on the resurrection of the dead and the difference it makes to our lives today. 1 Corinthians 15 verse 35ff The resurrection body 35 But someone will ask, ‘How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?’ 36 How foolish! What…
Unfortunately due to a technical problem the first part of this message was not recorded. The sermon began by reflecting on the need for forgiveness and the verse where the Psalmist says, “If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand? ” All of us have regrets, failings and guilt that we live with. We…
As we continue to look at the Apostles Creed we reflect on what it means to believe in the “communion of saints”. Hebrews 10 v 39- 11 v 3 39 These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised, 40 since God had planned something better for us so…
I believe in the Holy Catholic Church. As we continue to look at the Apostles Creed we reflect on the church of Jesus Christ and what kind of community we are meant to be. Acts 2 verses 42-47 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to…
As we continue to look at The Apostles Creed we come to the statement “I believe in the Holy Spirit” and think about who the Holy Spirit is and the way in which he works in our lives today. John 14 15 ‘If you love me, keep my commands. 16 And I will ask the Father, and…
John 21 verses 15-19 Jesus reinstates Peter 15 When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?’ ‘Yes, Lord,’ he said, ‘you know that I love you.’ Jesus said, ‘Feed my lambs.’ 16 Again Jesus said, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me?’ He…
In our Easter Day all age celebration we opened some chocolate eggs that revealed some quotes from the Easter accounts – and thought about how they are relevant to us today. Matthew 28 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at…