Fearfully and wonderfully mad
Prayer and fasting Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, Sunday 20 January 2019 Last week's sermon was about bearing fruit. It was also the overview for a sermon series. This week we came to church in a subdued mood. We are in the emotional limbo between my mother-in-law two weeks ago and her funeral in ten days …
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Take away the love of sinning Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 13th January 2019 Starting at the end, there is a line in our last song of this week's service that stops me dead every time. Take away the love of sinning, Alpha and Omega be, is a line from the hymn Love divine all …
YHWH Rohi or YHWH Raah Names of God - part 41 The Lord is my Shepherd or Healer YHWH is God’s actual name which he revealed to Moses from the burning bush, it implies the personal nature of God. The second part of the name here is how God relates to us: Here we have …
YHWH Ori or YHWH Owr The names of God - Part 40 God is my light YHWH is God’s actual name which he revealed to Moses from the burning bush, it implies the personal nature of God. The second part of the name here is how God relates to us: God is my light, the …
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We are the people of God on the ground Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 30 December 2018 There were fewer people than usual in the congregation today, it is that odd time between the holidays of Christmas and New Year which people do not know what to call, or often what day it is. Not …
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Dreams of Angels The Nativity by Matthew - part 7 Angels in dreams have a big part to play in Matthew's Nativity story. First to Joseph to tell him that Mary had conceived by God, then to the wise men to tell them not to return to Herod and now three more to Joseph the …
A blog for Holy Innocents Day The Nativity by Matthew - Part 6 The Nativity of Jesus is not easy to read. We celebrate God becoming human, and rightly so, and I hope what now three days after Christmas days that you are no longer feeling the after-effects of overeating or overdrinking. But it is …
