Daily Devotions: June 1st – June 14thWhy do we make disciples?Monday 1st JuneRead: Matthew 28:18-2018 Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them […]
Reflection: Pentecost Sermon by Archbishop Justin Welby | Thy KingdomCome
PRAYER BASED AROUND THE LORD’S PRAYERSo I say to you: ask and it will be given to you; search and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. (Luke 11:9-10)Our Father […]
Reflections: Thy Kingdom Come! This week we join in with the Church of England’s yearly prayer event ‘Thy Kingdom Come.’ We take a bit of a diversion from our series in Galatians and probe into today’s reading, with a slant on God’s Kingdom coming. 1 Peter 3:8-17“Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, […]
Daily Devotions: Thy Kingdom Come!Thy Kingdom Come is a worldwide prayer movement that invites Christians around the world to pray from Ascension to Pentecost. Since its launch by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York in 2016, Christians from 172 countries and 65 denominations have taken part in praying for friends and family to come to […]
Reflections: Patience as a Fruit of the Spirit We have been reflecting on the fruit of the Spirit these past 3 weeks and today I want to share some thoughts on ‘patience’. We have two verses from two New Testaments books that I will read for you now. Romans 8:25 “But, if we hope for […]
Sunday, 10 May 2020Fruits of the Spirit: PeacePhilippians 4:4-7I used to go sailing every year across the English Channel. It was so exciting and often with dramatic winds and waves. A hymn comes to mind!Will your anchor hold in the storms of life,when the clouds unfold their wings of strife?When the strong tides lift, and […]
Daily Devotions for Holy Apostles Church May 4th – 20th, 2020 Monday 4th May Pause: 8Then Jesus said to him, ‘Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.’ 9 At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked. The day on which this took place was a Sabbath, 10 and so the […]
May 3rd, 2020Meditation: Joy Philippians 4:4 “Rejoice in the lord always. Again, I will say rejoice” Nehemiah 8:10 “Do not sorrow for the joy of the Lord is your strength” Right throughout scripture, there are calls to “Rejoice in the Lord,” or to put it another way to have “joy” in the Lord. However, […]
Reflection for Sunday 26th April 2020 Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV) 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. There is nothing quite like being told you have to do something in a particular way to put our characters under […]