The withdrawal of the King — part 7 40 blogs of Lent — day 9 The focus of the story now shifts to Peter.We should not be too hard on Peter for doubting, after all he has the faith to get out of of the boat and stand on the water. Peter himself suggested it. …
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Bring out the rawness — Psalm 121
All that I relied on is gone Everybody needs hope, when hope is gone things can look very bleak. In these early days of the coronavirus pandemic when science has not yet come up with a cure or vaccine, it can be hard to hope. Before we can start to hope in something else we …
Trusting in God
Stand firm in the faith: Trusting in God Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 17th May 2020 A morning of contrasts service wise. BBC Radio Leeds broadcast one between 8 and 8:30 am which I enjoyed but there was no way to join in with the worship songs that I was unfamiliar with as radio is …
The point of healing
With a word Matthew 8:14–17 The authority of Jesus And when Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever. He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she rose and began to serve him. That evening they brought to him many who were oppressed by demons, and he …
Intimacy with God? Filled with all the fullness of God.
Can I be intimate with God? The answer is yes. After all, it is God who asks us to be intimate with him. Paul spoke of knowing Jesus and the power of his resurrection, But how can we be intimate? It is more than reading the Bible and attending church. There is more to intimacy …
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Matthew’s Gospel: …and healing
Matthew's Gospel: ...and healing 40 Blogs of Lent: 9 Matthew 4: 23-25 Here comes the change from being an obscure preacher to becoming a famous one: Healing. Jesus healed and his fame spread. Signs and wonders accompanying the preaching of the Gospel was a big thing in the ministry of Jesus. The Gospel writers noted …
Names of God: part 43: The Lord my rock.
YHWH Cela Names of God: part 43: The LORD my rock YHWH is God’s actual name which he revealed to Moses from the burning bush, it implies the personal nature of God. The second part of the name here is how God relates to us: Cela means rock and is derived from a word meaning …
Trust no one: The world’s 5 stories – part 3
Trust no one The world's 5 stories - part 3 There is a difference in the way God sees things and how the world sees things, five of which I am looking at in the first half of Advent this year. And I will give them one heart, and a new spirit I will put within …
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Names of God – Part 4
Names of God - Part 4 El Elyon It is only the fourth in the series on the names of God and already a pattern has started to appear. It is not just about what the name reveals about the nature of God, but God is to be worshipped for that also. A quick recap: …
Lead
Some years ago I worked in a factory that had some tasks done by robots. The factory was already pretty much mechanised, as you would expect for a company supplying parts to the car industry. But each machine did one simple task. Robots, however, are multitasking. Put in the instructions and off they go doing …
