Roles of the Spirit 2: Teacher But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in him. John 14:26 ESVUK And he …
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Agents of change transformation and reconciliation.
Agents of change transformation and reconciliation Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 27th October 2019 "Ponder anew." Two words from a hymn at the beginning of the service. Ponder anew what the Almighty can do, or in other words, keep on thinking about what God has done and what he can do. This is what struck me …
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Roles of the Spirit 1: Comforter
Roles of the Spirit 1: Comforter or Helper And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you for ever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will …
Back at church: In the aftermath of the celebration
Going for God: Faith and Family Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 20th October 2019 I have not blogged about being at Church for the last couple of weeks, that's because neither I nor my wife attended one. We holidayed in Spain and were unable to find an English speaking service close to our resort of …
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Symbols of the Holy Spirit 8: Oil
Symbols of the Holy Spirit 8: Oil Let your garments be always white. Let not oil be lacking on your head. Ecclesiastes 9:8 ESV Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, …
Double Guidance.
Guided by God, Circumstantial signs Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 29th September 2019 Back again at Holy Trinity Church after last week's excursion to Harrogate. I left immediately after the service and had another Harrogate trip. The world road cycling championships were still on, so I was back to see the end of the last …
The eighth day
Remember, Rest and Renew Mowbray Community Church, Harrogate, Sunday 22nd September 2019, 10.00am Not the usual church this week. We swapped the delights of Huddersfield for the equal but posher delights of Harrogate to see the first events in the World Road Cycling Championships. We ended up attending Mowbray Community Church, a modern building which …
Technological problems, but who noticed?
Compelling Spirit Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 8th September 2019 Guided by God: 2 This was a two bottle service. I was playing percussion in the worship band at the second contemporary service and the church was warm. It was bright and sunny and the heating was on. Two sports bottles of water are required …
176 reasons to praise God’s law
Commanding Scripture Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 1st September 2019 Guided by God:1 Holy Trinity is back to its usual service plan of an early traditional service at 9am and a contemporary service at 10:45. I attended the earlier one, not my usual choice, but I was having a day in Cheshire, visiting the Anderton …
4 things that made Jonah angry
4 things that made Jonah angry Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 25th August 2019 An earlier start for me again at Holy Trinity, I was playing percussion in the worship band so had to be there early for the final rehearsal. It was also the last joint service of the summer holiday period, Vicar Mike …
Making an ass of myself 