Something I pray:
Lord,
Take me where
you want me to go,
Let me meet
who you want me to meet,
Tell me what
you want me to say,
And keep me out of your way.(Revd Mychal Judge OFM
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Nehemiah – responsibility and working together #ActOfWorship #Schools
This week I’ve achieved another first in curacy, my first Act of Worship in our local CofE Junior School. The brief was to link the theme of RESPONSIBILITY (joint responsibility, working together in school) to the story of Nehemiah rebuilding God’s people, … Continue reading
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Tagged Act of Worship, Old Testament, school, St Mary's Old Basing & Lychpit, St. Peter's Yateley
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Bittersweet Pentecost – Thank you St. Peter’s Yateley
Ever since Pentecost 1988 when I first acknowledged an encounter with God as being through the power of the Holy Spirit, Pentecost has been special. A time to celebrate that God’s power is so much more than we can imagine, … Continue reading
Posted in life, ministry, theology - how God fits in, worship
Tagged encouragement, Holy Spirit, Pentecost, St. Peter's Yateley, trust
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My name is Thomas (John 20:19-31 and Acts 2:14a and 22-32)
Part 1 (confused, uncertain, slightly hyper, critical of self) My name is Thomas. He’s gone. Jesus that is. Not just dead, but dead and gone. Gone from his tomb. Peter, Peter said so. John backed him up. Mary, well Mary … Continue reading
Old and new #givingitup 9th March #Lent2014
In todays reflection (First Sunday in Lent) Maggi Dawn highlights the fact that in Luke 5:33-39 it becomes really obvious to those who see Jesus interacting with his disciples that as a community of friends they do not make a … Continue reading
Sermon: Jesus Christ is enough – Galatians 1:11-end
Been a while since I preached, but tonight at our Evening Service of Holy Communion with Prayer for Healing, I’ve had the chance to get to grips with Paul’s earliest letter, the one he sent to the Galatians. There is … Continue reading
Building the aeroplane in flight – reflections on #winchestermission
When I set out to our Diocesan Conference, stuck as I am in a funny place half-way through ordination training, my sense of calling dry, and confused as to how and where God is shaping my future, my personal prayer … Continue reading
Reconciliation and Celebration – Genesis 42v1-13 and Luke 11v1-4
This morning I preached at our first Summer Sunday combined service, to those of St. Peter’s Yateley who hadn’t yet left for New Wine, or otherwise gone on holiday. It forms the last of a sequence of sermons on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Confession, eucharist, forgiveness, Gospel-Luke, Old Testament, reconciliation, relationships, St. Peter's Yateley, Tutu, ubuntu
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Creative bits of Liturgy for Ash Wednesday 2013
The Ash Wednesday service for the EDGY group (Eversley, Derby Green and Yateley) had a focus on how Lent might prompt us not just to give up things, but give them away. The preacher focused in part on our newly launched … Continue reading
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Tagged Ash Wednesday, Food Banks, Lent, St. Peter's Yateley
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Wedding Admin – the wisdom of limited experience
Today I handed over the last of the administrative responsibilities I have accumulated over my recent years as a Reader at St Peter’s, Yateley: the administration of Banns of Marriage, reading of Banns, and writing of Banns Certificates, along with the … Continue reading
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Tagged CofE admin, lay ministry, marriage, St. Peter's Yateley, weddings
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Changes – Because God Calls
Today formally marked the significant changes that are happening in my life. During a particularly God-filled Family Communion service this morning, I was prayed for, (commissioned if you like), by trusted colleagues, friends and fellow members of St Peter’s, from … Continue reading
