Dear readers … it has been a long time. I have done some “cold turkey” on my blogging addiction (or has life just been too busy?), but I have even been encouraged by a few people to venture back into the world of blogs. So I thought I would write the occasional blog [...]
This weekend, I was invited to Ivy Cottage Church in South Manchester to preach on Sunday morning. It was great to be with some old friends (Lynn Swart is now based there and I have know Frank and Debra Green for probably nearly 10 years now), and to be in a thriving and growing [...]
On Sunday, we looked at the final parable of the Kingdom (after a week break at the beginning of September) - the Parable of the Talents found in Mt 25:14ff.
We also gave away £20 to everyone that wanted … well we actually had a limit of one hundred £20 notes! This was to enable us [...]
This coming Sunday (15th July) at our church meeting, we are continuing our series on the Parables of the Kingdom by looking at the parable of the 10 virgins. Each week we are posting the parable that we will looking at the following Sunday, to aid reflection and engagement with God, before we hear [...]
Continue reading about Parables of the Kingdom - The Virgins
Over the summer, as I mentioned in the previous post (which was also an introduction to the series), we are looking at the parables of the Kingdom. Jesus spoke a lot in parables, and some of them, mainly in Matthew’s gospel, start with him saying: “The Kingdom of God is like…”. These are [...]
Continue reading about Parables of the Kingdom 1 - Pearl and Treasure
Over the summer, each Sunday we are looking at the parables of the Kingdom: parables where Jesus starts by saying “the Kingdom of God is like…” At the beginning of each week, I (or someone in my stead) will be posting the parable we are looking at the following Sunday with an image for reflection. [...]
