Faith and Marriage Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 17th November 2019 Today I was playing mandolin and a little percussion in the worship band. So off to church early enough to catch the end of the first service. Post-service my wife and I journeyed back through Greenhead Park to look at the autumn colours. The …
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Roles of the Spirit 4: Regeneration
Roles of the Spirit 4: Regeneration And I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it, declares the Lord. -Ezekiel 37:14 ESVUK It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh …
Remembering and Resting
Remembering and Resting Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 10th November 2019 This morning I awoke alone. Our daughter, a nurse, was working night shifts this weekend and our son-in-law was away on training. We had arranged to look after our granddaughter on Saturday Night. That was plan A. Plan A did not work out. …
Roles of the Spirit 3: Companion
Roles of the Spirit 3: Companion ...even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you. John 14:17 ESVUK When I was looking for a free image to illustrate the Holy Spirit as a companion I did …
Symbols of the Holy Spirit 9: Pledge
Symbols of the Holy Spirit 9: Pledge, deposit or guarantee I'm always a bit dubious when I see the sort of Christian advertising that guarantees a blessing. I would love to claim a free spiritual blessing if you read my blog but I cannot. Occasionally someone will say that God has blessed them through something …
Symbols of the Holy Spirit 8: Oil
Symbols of the Holy Spirit 8: Oil Let your garments be always white. Let not oil be lacking on your head. Ecclesiastes 9:8 ESV Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, …
Symbols of the Holy Spirit 7: Wine
Symbols of the Holy Spirit 7: Wine And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, Ephesians 5:18–19 And at this sound the multitude came together, and …
Jesus is for everyone
Jesus is for everyone... ...even you. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Saviour, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2:3-4 ESVUK The Lord is not slow to fulfil his promise as some count slowness, but is …
The eighth day
Remember, Rest and Renew Mowbray Community Church, Harrogate, Sunday 22nd September 2019, 10.00am Not the usual church this week. We swapped the delights of Huddersfield for the equal but posher delights of Harrogate to see the first events in the World Road Cycling Championships. We ended up attending Mowbray Community Church, a modern building which …
Symbols of the Holy Spirit 5: Water
Symbols of the Holy Spirit 5: Water Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink’, you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” John 4:10 ESVUK On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus …
