40 blogs of Lent - Day 30 Open door Messages to the churches - Day 24 Philadelphia - Day 2 I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and …
Tag: Jesus
We had a chorus of frogs in church
40 Blogs of Lent - Day 29 A chorus of frogs Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield - Sunday 18 March 2018 We had a chorus of frogs in church this morning. Not singing frogs, but each seat had a piece of paper on it containing a frog silhouette. The sermon was to be about the second …
Only Jesus
40 blogs of Lent - Day 28 Only Jesus Messages to the churches - Day 23 Philadelphia - Day 1 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens. Philadelphia …
Only come
40 blogs of Lent – Day 27 Only come Messages to the churches – Day 22 Laodicea – Day 3 A poem about Jesus - and a mash up of '60s and '70s pop lyrics The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I 'also conquered and sat down …
The self-reliant church
40 blogs of Lent – Day 26 The self-reliant church Messages to the churches – Day 21 Laodicea – Day 2 I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my …
Past, present and future
40 blogs of Lent – Day 25 Past, present and future Messages to the churches – Day 20 Laodicea – Day 1 “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's creation. Laodicea is the seventh of the churces mentioned in Revelation. The …
White clothes
40 blogs of Lent - Day 24 White clothes Messages to the churches - Day 19 Sardis - Day 3 A poem. (Or you can sing it to the tune of "Once in Royal David's City.) The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the …
The incomplete church
40 blogs of Lent - Day 22 The incomplete church Messages to the churches - Day 18 Sardis - Day 2 ‘I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight …
What are the seven spirits of God?
40 blogs of Lent - Day 21 What are the seven spirits of God? Messages to the churches - Day 17 Sardis - Day 1 And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: ‘The words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. The website About Archaeology says: "Ancient …
I will give him the morning star
40 blogs of Lent - Day 20 I will give him the morning star Messages to the churches - Day 16 Thyatira - Day 4 A poem - A train of thought experiment in blank verse. The one who conquers and who keeps my works until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations, and he will rule …
