St Swithin's Walcot, Bath Sunday 26 March 2017 Not the UK usual blog for a Sunday in Lent as Linda and I were in Bristol and Bath for a long weekend. We visited the church where our Vicar in Huddersfield used to be Curate. The sermon here was about the disciple Thomas, someone who is …
Tag: Jesus
What is Fasting?
What is Fasting? And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,that your fasting may not be seen by …
Eloquent prayer
Eloquent prayer. “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you pray, go into your room and shut …
Giving to the needy
Giving to the Needy “Beware of practising your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the …
Love
Love your enemies “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the …
Power failure
power failure Journey to the cross (part 2) Holy Trinity Church. Huddersfield, 19th March 2017 It goes like this: We at Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield have been doing a series of sermons in Lent, this was the third. What follows are my impressions, based on my feelings without taking notes, and several hours later. In …
Retaliation
Retaliation “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if anyone would sue you and take …
Oaths
O*ths "Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.' But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, or by the earth, for …
Divorce
Divorce “It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery." Matthew 5:31-32 ESV The same contrast, with Jesus this …
Awe and wonder
Awe and wonder wander Journey to the cross (part 2) Holy Trinity Huddersfield, 12th March 2017 An observation from memory Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such …
