Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “2014”
Doing love : John 3:16, Who is your neighbour? : Luke 10:25-37 Love came down at Christmas Cold nights, twinkling lights, warm fires, the smell of pine, nativities, carols, good food, mulled wine, cards, presents, family, friends, laughter, and love. Christmas is a magical time. It’s a time when we remember that Jesus came to us; as a cute baby …
A child is born : Isaiah 9:6-7, Peacemakers : Matthew 5:9, Surpassing : Philippians 4:1-7, No More War : Isaiah 2:1-5 More Than Enough Here are two stories…. 1. I remember walking through a well-known toy shop last Christmas looking for a present for one of the boys. I saw a woman with a trolley piled high coming towards me, …
Family Tree : Matthew 1:1-17, Word and Flesh : John 1:1-14, Becoming Like Us : Philippians 2:5-11 Look who moved in John 1:14 tells us that ‘the word became flesh and dwelt among us’ or as another version puts it ‘he moved into the neighbourhood’. Jesus’ birth, that first Christmas was world-changing, unprecedented and unexpected. This moment in history where …
Mary’s Song : Luke 1:46-55, Zechariah’s Song : Luke 1:67-80, Angels and Shepherds : Luke 2:8-20, Wise Men : Matthew 2:10-12 Worship is what we do! You are doing it right now, as you read this, in fact you have been doing it all day, every day since you were born. If this doesn’t make sense let me try to …
What Advent is the season observed in the church in the weeks before Christmas and is a time of waiting, preparation and celebration. It has a dual purpose of focussing our thoughts on Jesus’ first coming which we celebrate at Christmas and on his expected return in the future. Tradition Advent has many traditions associated with it, advent candles and …
