Mission, ministry, media and money Mission This comes first. The mission of the Church is joining in with the mission of God, but that is Church with a big C, the universal church. How a local church, para-church group or individual church fits in with God's plan can, and does, vary greatly. God's mission God's …
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Roots: Habits for fruitfulness 2: Prayer and fasting
Prayer and fasting Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, Sunday 20 January 2019 Last week's sermon was about bearing fruit. It was also the overview for a sermon series. This week we came to church in a subdued mood. We are in the emotional limbo between my mother-in-law two weeks ago and her funeral in ten days …
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Names of God – part 42: The LORD God of hosts
YHWH Sabaoth Names of God - part 42 The LORD God of hosts or the LORD God of hoards YHWH is God’s actual name (usually translated as LORD) which he revealed to Moses from the burning bush, it implies the personal nature of God. The second part of the name here is how God relates …
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“You are not disabled…”
"You are not disabled... "...You just walked across the room" Buffet meals are the bain of my existence. Walking wilt crutches, using a buffet I need one hand for the left crutch, one for the right crutch, one to hold the plate and one to hold the spoon to put food onto the plate. Can …
Spiritual discipline – week 1: an overview
Take away the love of sinning Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 13th January 2019 Starting at the end, there is a line in our last song of this week's service that stops me dead every time. Take away the love of sinning, Alpha and Omega be, is a line from the hymn Love divine all …
Names of God – part 41: The shepherd
YHWH Rohi or YHWH Raah Names of God - part 41 The Lord is my Shepherd or Healer YHWH is God’s actual name which he revealed to Moses from the burning bush, it implies the personal nature of God. The second part of the name here is how God relates to us: Here we have …
Prayer is just talking to God
A conversation or a lecture? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns8bum4civI "Call him up and tell him what you want, the line ain't never busy" That's prayer. "Tell him what you want." It is simply telling God how you feel, there's no more to it that. But that does not make it easy: Look at this: Now Jesus was praying …
