Understanding atonement Lent 2024 - Part 14, Good Friday This Lent, I reflect deeply on the profound significance of Jesus Christ's death and resurrection, exploring the various theories embraced or historically cherished by Christian churches. This journey reveals a rich tapestry of beliefs and interpretations. It's important to acknowledge that there is more than a …
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Psalms not in the Psalter The 10 songs: Song 2 These are the 10 songs of Judaism. Among them, two are found in the Psalter, and one is the Song of Solomon or Song of Songs, which I plan to delve into separately. It's also important to note that the last song, the Song of …
The Lamb of God standing on a book with seven seals 40 Names of Jesus in 40 days of Lent — Day 39 Good Friday 2022 The next day he [John the Baptist] saw Jesus coming towards him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!"John 1:29 The lamb gets no …
The Pawnbroker's sign on Bereton's Pawn Shop, Capel Street, Dublin.Free image by William Murphy on Flickr 40 Names of Jesus in 40 days of Lent — Day 27 For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth.Job 19:45 Job is a book about suffering. Job, the title character had lost everything, …
FreedomFree image on pixabay 40 Names of Jesus in 40 days of Lent — Day 23 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. John 8:36 ESVUK There is a danger in taking things out of context, and this verse is one of them. There is also a freedom to do so …
It's not what is the Sabbath, it's WHO is the Sabbath Matthew 12:9–14 The conflicts of Jesus 40 Blogs of Lent: Day 18 9 He went on from there and entered their synagogue. 10 And a man was there with a withered hand. And they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—so …
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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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The Cross is freedom Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield - Sunday 28 April 2019 A difficult service for me. My mood before, during and after the service was not good. I had a minor autistic meltdown the evening before the service, was feeling fragile during the service and had a larger meltdown later that day. For …
Matthew's Passion: Faithfulness and betrayal 40 Blogs of Lent: 14 Matthew 26:17-25 Having set out the background for the story of Jesus' death and resurrection, the plot by the High Priest and Jesus being anointed, the story begins with a party. This is told through encounters with Jesus, and the relationships therein: The cross is …
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 …
Making an ass of myself 