Reputation Journey to the cross (part 1) Holy Trinity Huddersfield, 5th March 2017 An observation from memory. Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. He said …
Tag: Jesus
Lightly Salted (second attempt)
“Is not this the fast that I choose: To loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free,
Wise men?
They were right to do what hey did, these wise men, To go to see Herod in Jerusalem. That is where kings lived, so if you wanted to find the child born King of the Jews you would be wise if the first place you went was to the palace of the capital of Judea, where the King of the Jews lived. Even if the King of the Jews was someone like Herod.
10 reasons God hates you
10 reasons God hates you Number 4 will blow your mind. Yes I'm talking commandments. The commands handed down to Moses on Mount Sinai during the exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt. This is not going to be a Buzzfeed type list, despite but a look at the commandments retrospectively from the perspective of …
Treasures and pearls
This was what was preached on at Holy Trinity this Sunday. The Parable of the Hidden Treasure The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. The Parable of the …
More about forgiveness
Forgiveness This is the blog I promised on Sunday last. Forgiveness is easy in practice but very difficult to do practically. So how do we start? In the last post I pointed out that in the parable of the unforgiving servant that the forgiving the servant did not do was of a much, much smaller order …
Forgiveness again
In the last blog, finished early on Sunday morning, I said I would expand on what I said about God's forgiveness and our response. That was before the morning service at Holy Trinity, Huddersfield, when we had this reading: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with …
Importance
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 …
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, …
