Which is the most important part of the Lord's Prayer? A bit of a non question, it is all important. ... Isn't it? So why did Jesus only comment on one verse? And why was he so harsh? Here's the verse and its comment: and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our …
Tag: Jesus
Targetting
The Parable Of The Sower To be efficient in our evangelism churches would do well to target those most likely to respond, Right? Actually no. While it may sound like good business practice the church is not, or at least should not be, a business. Last Sunday, in the first of a series of Sermons …
Truth
Nice sermon, Vicar. Said often enough in churches, yet when asked what they dislike about Church one of the biggies that always comes up is boring sermons. Yet those who preach seem to be unaware that maybe they are among those who add to Sunday morning tedium. It's all down to dishonesty Which is sad, …
5 odd ways to be good
God is good. The Christians like to sing that in their children's songs. In the adult songs the wording can be more sophisticated, but the meaning is the same. Jesus is God. the churches also teach that to their children and adults. It is part of standard Trinitarian theology, (sorry about the big words). So …
Who is in charge?
The politics of me. Who runs the country? Prime Minister David Cameron has resigned, and will no longer be Prime Minister, the Parliamentary Labour Party have revolted overwhelmingly against their leader, Jeremy Corbyn, and UKIP leader Nigel Farage has stood down. Post Brexit Britain is in turmoil. Over on the other side of the Atlantic …
Parables in the modern world.
Who knows anything about Mediterranean first century agricultural practise, other than what we have heard second hand, third hand or worse in church sermons. Take this: And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow.And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and …
Trust
Trust 40 blogs of Lent 7 words from the cross Father, into your hands I commit my spirit It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, while the sun's light failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Then Jesus, calling out with …
Humanity
Humanity 40 blogs of Lent, day 38 7 words from the cross I thirst After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfil the Scripture), “I thirst.”A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his …
Substitution
Substitution 40 blogs of Lent, day 37 7 words from the cross Why have you forsaken me Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why …
Donkey
Palm Sunday 40 blogs of Lent, day 35 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. Zechariah 9:9 How many people entered Jerusalem on …
Making an ass of myself 