I am the gate Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 19th January 2020 I am the gate is the latest instalment in our sermon series on I am, Jesus in his own words. This blog title is words from the sermon, He will speak to us personally. -oOo- A really bright sunny Sunday morning in which …
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An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit — Part 4: Forbearance
An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit Part 4: Forbearance or patience 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. Patience with others is love. Patience with self is hope. Patience with God is faith. God …
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We are fed by an encounter with Jesus
I am the Bread of Life Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 12th January 2020 A blustery winter's morning. My wife Linda and I walked to church with only a little rain on us. On the way home we went through the park on my suggestion as the rain seemed to have dried up. Bad idea, …
An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit — Part 3: Peace
An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit Part 3: Peace 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. The Biblical idea of peace is not just about the absence of conflict we can think of it …
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2020 — A year of prayer and worshipping God
2020 Vision Where is this blog going this year? 2017 to 2019 were all about the Bible. In mid 2017 I started a Bible reading plan on the YouVersion app that took me through the Old Testament in two years. Later that year I added a New Testament in a year to it. Then my …
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Jesus comes to dispel the darkness in our lives.
Jesus said, "I am the light of the world." Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 5th January 2020 It is not often I feel a real challenge from God in a church service. Today was one of them. The challenge came whilst the Bible was being read. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness are …
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An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit — Part 2: Joy
An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit Part 2: Joy 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. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy …
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I will amaze you
My message for the new year: A happy and blessed new year to you all. Free image from Pixabay, words by Joel Osteen.
Contrasts and change
Contrasts and change St. Mary's, Lutterworth Parish Church, Sunday 29th December 2019 We were away this weekend. My brother was 60 years old on Friday and was having a double birthday celebration as his wife will also be turning 60 in 2020. We stayed in the Greyhound Inn, an 18th-century coaching inn in Lutterworth, then …
An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit — Part 1: Love
An autistic person's guide to the fruit of the Spirit Part 1: Love 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. The whole Bible is a love story. From the creation of the universe in love to the protection …
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