Resisting the Prowling Lion – Day 8
Nothing good, in God’s eternal plan, comes from war. However it is during war that I think we are most aware of our frailty, our failings and our capacity for cruelty.
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Resisting the Prowling Lion – Day 7
…if we are ever to grow in our prayer life, each of us needs to learn how to dive deeper into the pool of God’s love and revelation. For it is in this way that we finally wake up from the false dream of ‘a sense of supplication’ into a deeper relationship with the God of love
Resisting the Prowling Lion – Day 6
We need to learn that each of us is responsible for our own faith and it can never be the fault of an out-of-tune choir, a poorly prepared sermon, or a colicky baby in the children’s area, if we do not draw close to God.
Resisting the Prowling Lion – Day 5
…being a young man I was ‘pounced’ on by other members of the congregation and, in fairly quick succession become a member of the choir, a Bible Study group, and had a seat on the Parochial Church Council. Rich ground for a large helping of ‘smugness á la Screwtape’!
Resisting the Prowling Lion – Day 4
The solution for being sinned against (perceived or real) can never be to sin back but can only ever be the free-will offering of forgiveness and love.
Resisting the Prowling Lion – Day 3
How do we avoid allowing the habits and actions of others to become centres for sin in our own life?
Hearts of Gold… and Frankincense, and Myrrh
At Epiphany we cannot all make offerings of Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh but we can give our hearts and with them our treasure, our worship and our failings.
What’s the Time Mr Wolf?
It’s all in the timing?
Is the Christian faith about ‘Pie in the Sky when you die’ and waiting for that day to arrive or is it about living eternity now?
Hand in Hand
Hand in Hand (Sermon at St John the Baptist, Felixstowe – 8 May 2023 – Easter 4) Text: I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand. 29What my Father has given me is greater than all else, and no one can snatch it out of the… Continue reading Hand in Hand
With a Song in my Heart – Day 39 – Good Friday
With a Song in my Heart – 40 Days of Sacred Songs Day 39 – Good Friday To Listen: How Shall I Sing That Majesty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R61VZnaovs How shall I sing that majesty which angels do admire? Let dust in dust and silence lie; sing, sing, ye heavenly choir. Thousands of thousands stand around… Continue reading With a Song in my Heart – Day 39 – Good Friday
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