All four of the texts talk about water in some form. There is mention of streams, springs, rivers and even oceans. If you can remember your school days and geography lessons you will understand how these four are linked. Springs bubble up from the ground and form small streams that meander towards the sea growing wider and becoming rivers, these finally …
As I enter my second year in the North Shields and Whitley Bay Circuit serving Cullercoats Methodist Church and now the Fisherman’s Mission, I have been reflecting on where God has brought me and where he is leading. As a family we have been amazingly blessed through this year and as Naomi has said many times it has been the …
I was preparing a bible study a couple of weeks ago on the book of Revelation. It’s one of my favourite books and I have read and studied it many times and will continue to do so in the future. As part of the study I asked people what would be there desert islands bible book? my answer would probably …
On July 1st 2015 Methodist conference will discuss a report entitled Holy Communion Mediated through Social Media which was set up to address the following. To reflect on the issues regarding the suggested practice of celebrating Holy Communion with dispersed communities via live, interactive media such as the internet or videoconferencing. The key recommendation of the report is that the conference …
Written for the Methodist Churches Online Bible study, A Word in Time. The original post appears here http://www.methodist.org.uk/prayer-and-worship/a-word-in-time/2015/3-9-may-2015/saturday Acts 12:1-17 “They said to her, ‘You are out of your mind!’ But she insisted that it was so. They said, ‘It is his angel.’” (v. 15) Psalm: Psalm 5:1-8 Background This passage begins with the news of the second martyrdom in the book …
It’s a dark day for many. For others it’s a day of celebration and joy. I hope in 5 years I will look back and realise I was wrong. No one may ever read this but I need to get it on paper and out of my head so that I can find out where God is in all of …
Written for the Methodist Churches Online Bible study, A Word in Time. The original post appears here http://www.methodist.org.uk/prayer-and-worship/a-word-in-time/2015/3-9-may-2015/friday Acts 11:1-18 “Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?” (v. 3) Psalm: Psalm 4 Background Peter returns to Jerusalem after his journey through Lydda, Joppa and Caesarea. He had stories to share of God’s working in the world beyond Jerusalem. …
Written for the Methodist Churches Online Bible study, A Word in Time. The original post appears here http://www.methodist.org.uk/prayer-and-worship/a-word-in-time/2015/3-9-may-2015/Thursday Acts 10:44-48 “Can anyone withhold the water for baptizing these people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?” (v. 47) Psalm: Psalm 3 Background As Peter continues to preach to Cornelius and his family holy chaos descends upon proceedings. The passage …
Written for the Methodist Churches Online Bible study, A Word in Time. The original post appears here http://www.methodist.org.uk/prayer-and-worship/a-word-in-time/2015/3-9-may-2015/Wednesday Acts 10:34-43 “…but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.” (v. 35) Psalm: Psalm 2 Background Here we join Peter as he begins to speak to an unusual group of people. Cornelius and his family …
Written for the Methodist Churches Online Bible study, A Word in Time. The original post appears here http://www.methodist.org.uk/prayer-and-worship/a-word-in-time/2015/3-9-may-2015/tuesday Acts 9:36-43 “Now in Joppa there was a disciple whose name was Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas. She was devoted to good works and acts of charity.” (v. 36) Psalm: Psalm 1 Background In this story we are told of a disciple called …
Written for the Methodist Churches Online Bible study, A Word in Time. The original post appears here http://www.methodist.org.uk/prayer-and-worship/a-word-in-time/2015/3-9-may-2015/monday Acts 9:1-20 “And immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, ‘He is the Son of God.’” (v. 20) Psalm: Psalm 149:1-5 Background At the end of Acts 7 and beginning of chapter 8 we are told of a young man named Saul who …
Written for the Methodist Churches Online Bible study, A Word in Time. The original post appears here http://www.methodist.org.uk/prayer-and-worship/a-word-in-time/2015/3-9-may-2015/sunday John 15:1-8 “I am the vine, you are the branches” (v. 5) Psalm : Psalm 150 Background Jesus shares his final ‘I am’ saying with his disciples between leaving the upper room (John 14:31) and entering the garden known as Gethsemane (John 18:1). We …
If you hadn’t noticed it’s election time. Across the UK thousands of party volunteers are knocking on doors and delivering leaflets in a hope they might sway someones vote. For some this is an easy decision to make having voted the same way since they turned 18. For others there is a choice to be made and making the ‘right’ one is not …
Isaiah 43:18-21 + Luke 24:1-12 How do you get your head around the news that someone you saw die three days earlier is actually alive? How are you suppose to react to that kind of information? For the women that first approached the tomb and for Peter who, on hearing the news ran to see for himself this is exactly …
Is this the end of it all or just the beginning? We are at the end of a journey that has taken from the themes of Jubilee, Lent and Easter. We are at the point in this journey where we celebrate the truth that Jesus rose again. That sin and death were defeated and that for each of us we …
Here is the second of my 8 track lists for holy week. It’s taken a while to get the list down to just 8 and there is need for some honourable mentions for songs that missed out as well. Enjoy Bittersweet Symphony – The Verve (Palm Sunday) Apply Some Pressure – Maximo Park (Turning of the Tables) There’s No One Like You – The Gentlemen (The Last Supper) …