Jesus said, "I am the Resurrection and the Life" Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 23rd February 2020 Off to church again on a blustery but dry day. A welcome relief from the weather over the last two weeks. We arrived in time to settle before the service but not early enough for a between …
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An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit — Part 9: Self-control
An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit Part 9: Self-control But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. "Self-control—or the ability to subdue one's impulses, emotions, and behaviours to achieve long-term goals—is what separates modern people …
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Grapes develop by remaining on the vine
I am the true vine: Abide in me Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 16th February 2020 Last week was storm Ciara, and I was unable to get to church, nor hear the sermon which has not been uploaded to the church website. A new week and a new storm. Storm Dennis was strong last night …
An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit — Part 8: Gentleness or meekness
God is more than just strong, God is all-powerful. Jesus modelled God's gentleness by becoming vulnerable for the sake of the vulnerable. Vulnerability is something we should model, but that does not make us weak, God's Spirit inside us makes us strong.
An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit — Part 7: Faithfulness
God's faithfulness gives us hope. As we live in the Holy Spirit we become more and more like God in his faithfulness and our faithfulness gives them hope. Hope here and now.
God is a God who wants to be known
Jesus said, "I am the good shepherd." Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 2nd February 2020 Sunday started differently for us this week. Our daughter is unwell and son-in-law away so we had the privilege of grandparenting a small but energetic three-year-old. It also started differently at church: We were having a church breakfast, bread rolls …
An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit — Part 6: Goodness
An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit Part 6: Goodness But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Lots of things are good. You can eat a good steak or a good five bean chilli, go …
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Mother Teresa and prayer
Mother Teresa on listening and prayer There are a number of prayers used by Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Here are some of them. -o0o- Jesus is the Word made Flesh. Jesus is the Bread of Life. Jesus is the Victim offered for our sins on the Cross. Jesus is the Sacrifice at Holy Mass for …
Christians Against Poverty and freedom — not just from debt
Christians Against Poverty Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 26th January 2020 Today was one of those weeks that there was only one Sunday service and so the whole church gathered to worship together at 10 am rather than separate traditional and contemporary services at 9 am and 10:45. Not that the early start made a …
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An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit — Part 5: Kindness
An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit Part 5: Kindness But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Kindness: The quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. Kindness starts with caring—being tenderhearted and compassionate toward others. …
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