MAGNIFICAT Five prayers for advent — Part 2 Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 9th December 2019 Sunday again, and a different one to the usual one. Firstly, I was playing in the worship band again this week, but that is not unusual. Secondly, I had been kept awake with the weather, gale-force winds and rain, …
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May your word be fulfilled
FIAT MIHI Five prayers for advent — Part 1 Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 1st December 2019 "So close you could almost touch." These were the words of one of our church's youth, they were having a sleepover, two nights, in church this weekend. A better version of that quote would be, "God's presence was …
Roles of the Spirit 5: Prayer
Roles of the Spirit 5: Prayer And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” — Galatians 4:6 ESVUK Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings …
Settle down to the solitude of God
Roots: Habits for fruitfulness 5: Solitude and Silence Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, Sunday 17 February 2019 An early day at church today, we attended the earlier traditional service as we had an appointment that day involving food drink and friends. We were able to catch up with those going to the later service in the …
Roots: Habits for fruitfulness 2: Prayer and fasting
Prayer and fasting Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, Sunday 20 January 2019 Last week's sermon was about bearing fruit. It was also the overview for a sermon series. This week we came to church in a subdued mood. We are in the emotional limbo between my mother-in-law two weeks ago and her funeral in ten days …
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Prayer is just talking to God
A conversation or a lecture? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns8bum4civI "Call him up and tell him what you want, the line ain't never busy" That's prayer. "Tell him what you want." It is simply telling God how you feel, there's no more to it that. But that does not make it easy: Look at this: Now Jesus was praying …
Making space for God: Where is your garden?
Making space for God Where is your garden? The Hebrew word for garden: gannah literally means ‘a covered or hidden place,’ this kind of garden in biblical times was usually a walled enclosure, a place with winding paths, fruit trees, running water, fountains, sweet smelling herbs and blossoms a beautiful, tranquil sheltered place! We need …
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How not to pray
How not to pray My old blog balaam.wibsite.com can no longer be accessed. Using the Wayback Machine I am trying to save whatever can be saved, There are no images available for these old blogs. This blog is from 27 January 2013 Holy Trinity Huddersfield 27th January 2013 The reading in church this morning was …
The Names of God – Part 3
The Names of God - Part 3 Elohim The first name for God in the Bible is Elohim. "In the beginning, God (Elohim) created the heavens and the earth." This is the creator God. The God who made the Universe. But the word is unique in the ancient Semitic languages in that the ending is plural …
Broken
Letters from broken men. "Break me Lord." Not a comfortable or easy prayer to say, who wants to be broken? We admire strong people, not broken people, our culture, in film, in business, in politics, is based on people being strong. It goes against society to be weak, to be broken. But Jesus, God in …
Making an ass of myself 