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Have a very blessed Christmas
It is now very late in Advent, indeed as I write Christmas Eve is just a few minutes away. We spent most of today food shopping in preparation for Christmas dinner – we are expecting 15 or so on Christmas … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, Carol service, Christmas, Paperless Christmas, Powerpoint, Songpro
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Sermon: You are to call him Jesus
A short sermon preached last Sunday, when the service included a baptism. It is a reworking of older material, the original sources of which I have long forgotten. Luke 1:26-38 The angel said to Mary “You will conceive and give … Continue reading
Hymn of the week: Hark the glad sound! The Saviour comes
Philip Doddridge wrote his Advent hymn in December 1735, under the title ‘Christ’s Message, from Luke iv. 18, 19.’ John Telford (The New Methodist Hymnbook Illustrated p.58) offers the following account of the author: Doddridge was the grandson of a … Continue reading
The highway home
It’s not often that I travel outside London and when I do I usually travel by train. However on Thursday we had to travel to Bristol to visit my father in hospital and the train was a crazy price. The … Continue reading
Sermon: Waiting
It seems to me that the world is divided into two groups of people; those who are good at waiting and those who are not. Our upbringing and culture has quite a lot to do with it. I remember many … Continue reading
Hymn of the week: O come, O come Immanuel
Advent begins early this year, the consequence of Christmas Day being on a Sunday. This week’s hymn is one of the most familiar Advent hymns and I will be using it twice in worship on Sunday; in morning worship we … Continue reading
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Sermon: The Great Surprise
Last Sunday in Ordinary Time (Christ the King Sunday) Year A Matthew 25: 31-46 This Sunday, the Sunday before Advent, marks the end of the annual cycle of lectionary readings. For the past year we have been guided by Matthew’s … Continue reading
Hearing John the Baptist with the Baptists
We’re flying tomorrow and I’m still suffering from a cold, so decided to take it easy this morning and attend a church within walking distance of our house. Camden Road Baptist Church is a member of the Upper Holloway Fellowship … Continue reading
On the Kings Road
Sabbatical is an opportunity to experience worship in churches outside the Islington and Camden Circuit and I’ll be reflecting on these in the blog. This morning we returned to Mary Ann’s roots by visiting Chelsea Methodist Church. This was the … Continue reading