The fourth candle: Love In this final week of Advent, our attention is on love. The following Scripture verses may sound very familiar: Look for the call to love in these words. Teacher, which command in God’s Law is the most important?” Jesus said, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer …
Author: SteveP
I am married with one wife, three grown kids, one cat and no hair.
Preparation: The joy of John the Baptist
The third candle: Joy The third candle in Advent, is about joy. From Psalm 5:11, we hear these words, “But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, so that those who love your name may exult in you.” I am going to state the …
Preparation : Peace of the Prophets
The second candle: Peace For the second candle in Advent, we focus on peace. [Jesus said] “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.” John 14:27 Do not …
Preparation: The hope of the Patriarchs
The first Candle: Hope. The first candle of Advent is all about hope. Think about hope as you hear Lamentations 3: 21-24: “But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, God’s mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is …
Preparation: Four candles
Fork 'andles? No not the old Two Ronnies sketch. I was planning on making the next four blogs on each of the four candles of the Advent crown. Then I came upon a snag.there is misunderstanding. Are there just four candles in a circle, or are there five? Is the fifth candle, if there is …
Preparation: You can go your own way
All fall down No, this is not a blog about the Fleetwood Mac song about a relationship breakup, nor is it about the Lindisfarne song, about the way Newcastle City Centre was ruined by building a motorway through it, though I have a connection to that one. In 1972 I was one of a number …
Preparation: Creation
Creation In the last blog I said that God does nothing without preparing tings first. The creation story shows this if we split the account of 6 days into two sets of 3: The 6 days of creation Preparation Population Day 1 Day 4 And God said, “Let there be light”, and there was light. …
Preparation: Welcome to Advent
Welcome to Advent Advent started not as the Advent Calendars would have you think on 1st December not on the 4th Sunday before Christmas. At least this year that means two days extra chocolate (or whatever your calendar contains). Advent is a season of preparation. God does nothing without preparation, as the next few blogs …
I don’t want your freedom
God the Son: The Cross and Death Ever heard one of those sermons that gets you thinking, and after weeks you are still thinking bout it, but it is weeks before the penny drops? No? Just me then. You see over at Holy Trinity Huddersfield we have been having a sermon series, we have plenty …
Search me
Who am I There are times when all the world's asleep The questions run too deep For such a simple man Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned I know it sounds absurd Please tell me who I am The Logical Song by Richard Davies and Roger Hodgson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQfjIw3mivc "Please tell me who …
Making an ass of myself 