Week of 22 – 28 October 2017
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK As followers of Jesus who believe in the way of Jesus, it can be tempting to try and impose our view of the world and our standards of behaviour on others. Some branches of...
View ArticleWeek of 29 October – 04 November 2017
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK When we speak about following Jesus, about working for justice, about being holy, and about becoming our best selves, we’re really just speaking about one very simple thing –...
View ArticleWeek of 05 – 11 November 2017
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK The emphasis in the Christ-following life is always on the work of God. It is God’s mission that is important. It is God’s Reign that determines the values and priorities of our...
View ArticleWeek of 12 – 18 November 2017
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Hope has tremendous power to sustain and strengthen us, especially in the most difficult of times. But when our hope is not realised, or when we discover that we have placed our...
View ArticleWeek of 19 – 25 November 2017
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK What we hope for and desire has the power to motivate us to profound and transforming action. In fact, if we want to know what our real motivations are, we need only look at what...
View ArticleWeek of 26 November – 02 December 2017
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Today is the last Sunday of this Church year. The Sunday before Advent is always known as the celebration of Christ the King or the Reign of Christ. It’s fitting to end the...
View ArticleWeek of 03 – 09 December 2017
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK And so the cycle of the year begins again, but with a different perspective. This year the Gospel of Mark (with some input, as usual, from John) gives us the frame through which to...
View ArticleWeek of 10 – 16 December 2017
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK What message does your life proclaim? Whenever God seeks to do anything in the world, God sends messengers to prepare the hearts of the people. While some of these messengers may...
View ArticleWeek of 17 – 23 December 2017
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Our lives feel so very real and large to us that it can be very difficult to imagine being part of anything bigger than ourselves. Our daily needs and struggles can feel...
View ArticleWeek of 24 – 30 December 2017
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK The focus of the fourth Sunday in Advent is always Mary, the mother of Jesus. This remarkable woman gave birth not just to a unique baby, but to a whole new way of being through...
View ArticleWeek of 31 December 2017 – 06 January 2018
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Christmas is not over! In the Church Calendar, Christmas Day is just the first of twelve days of Christmas. In this season we are called not just to welcome and celebrate the...
View ArticleWeek of 07 – 13 January 2018
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK The moment of baptism for Jesus is an important turning point in his life. It marks the start of his public ministry, but also tells us a lot more about Jesus than we may realise...
View ArticleWeek of 14 – 20 January 2018
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK It is popular in today’s Church to speak of making a “decision for Christ”. There is value in this – we do need to recognise our capacity to choose to follow Jesus or not. But,...
View ArticleWeek of 21 – 27 January 2018
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK This week the Scriptures invite us to consider a rather radical idea – that God seeks to include us in what God is doing in the world! It’s not just that God is involved in our...
View ArticleWeek of 28 January – 03 February 2018
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘authority’? This week the question of authority – what it is, who has it and how to use it – may have come up in your worship services....
View ArticleWeek of 04 – 10 February 2018
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Sometimes, as followers of Christ from different traditions, we get into conflict over how faith works. Is God a personal God seeking individual commitment? Can we serve God...
View ArticleWeek of 11 – 17 February 2018
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK The Church Calendar is soon to change again. From our current season after the Epiphany, we will soon be embarking on the journey of penitence and preparation that we know as Lent....
View ArticleWeek of 18 – 24 February 2018
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK This first Sunday of Lent always invites us to reflect on the start of Jesus’ ministry, on his baptism, and especially on his temptations. What is interesting this year is that the...
View ArticleWeek of 25 February – 03 March 2018
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Last week Mark’s Gospel described the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, including his first temptation in the wilderness. This week, we move to the beginning of the journey to the...
View ArticleWeek of 04 – 10 March 2018
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK This Sunday you may encounter two significant passages from the Scriptures. In the Old Testament the Lectionary has chosen the giving of the Ten Commandments to Israel. This was...
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