Jesus gives away control Lent 2023 Power is not ours to keep, nor ours to wield over people. As Christians, our job is to follow the example of Jesus Christ in not holding on to power but giving it away. On Fridays this Lent, I shall be looking at the example of Jesus both in …
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Holding out in a troubled world part 1 – 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14
Persecution is not something in the past, it is still with us. Open Doors reports that 5,898 Christians are known to have been murdered for their faith in the world last year (2020).
The truth
Whistle blowers and the church When I was in secondary school one of the teams we played against was from the Verona Fathers, a Roman Catholic seminary where boys were being trained as prospective priests. We cheered our team and jeered theirs during the game but before and after the game things were OK between …
Roles of the Holy Spirit 6: Guide
Roles of the Holy Spirit 6: Guide The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. — Mark1:12 ESVUK And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say, for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour …
What we are doing is scandalous, but we do have good coffee and cake
What we are doing is scandalous, but we do have good coffee and cake Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 24 March 2019 40 Blogs of Lent: 17 If it were not for the wind chill it would have been almost like a summer's day with a bright sunlight and clear blue skies. Not bad for …
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Wealth and possessions have a godlike power
Roots 7: Simplicity and service Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, Sunday 3 March 2019 I love my church. Another long morning. I arrived early during the early service so that I could set up my percussion before the later service, there had bee a concert in church last night so things could not remain set up. …
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Confession makes fellowship possible
Roots 6: Confession and guidance Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, Sunday 24 February 2019 I love my church. Another day percussioning in church today, there was something going on over at the university and our student/musicians were not available for the Friday evening rehearsal. I was asked to play today. At the end of the service …
Settle down to the solitude of God
Roots: Habits for fruitfulness 5: Solitude and Silence Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, Sunday 17 February 2019 An early day at church today, we attended the earlier traditional service as we had an appointment that day involving food drink and friends. We were able to catch up with those going to the later service in the …
Something to celebrate
Roots: Habits for fruitful 4: Worship and Celebration Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 10 February 2019 I was playing the percussion at the 10.45am service so I may not remember all that was said in the sermon about worship and celebration as I was involved in leading worship and celebration myself. The most memorable part …
More valuable than diamonds
Roots: Habits for fruitfulness 3: Study and meditation Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, Sunday 3 February 2019 A cold but dry morning, typical of early February as we set off for church in a subdued mood as this was the Sunday following the funeral of Betty, my Mother-in-law, last week. The flowers that had been on …
Making an ass of myself 