St Paul refers to himself as “servant” and “the very least of all the saints”. In doing so he echoes the call of Jesus upon us all: “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all”. (Mark 9: 35) A willingness to be a servant
Continue reading1 You, O God, have overthrown usand have cast us clean away.You have dealt with us in anger;now restore us, Lord, we pray. 2 You have torn the land asunder;you have made the land to shake.O come down and mend its fractures,for you caused the earth to quake. 3 You
Continue readingThis is the reason that I Paul am a prisoner for Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles – for surely you have already heard of the commission of God’s grace that was given to me for you, and how the mystery was made known to me by revelation,
Continue readingSo then, remember that at one time you Gentiles by birth, called ‘the uncircumcision’ by those who are called ‘the circumcision’ – a physical circumcision made in the flesh by human hands – remember that you were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and
Continue readingYou were dead through the trespasses and sins in which you once lived, following the course of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work among those who are disobedient. All of us once lived among them in the passions
Continue readingI have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love towards all the saints, and for this reason I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers. I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of
Continue readingIn him you also, when you had heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and had believed in him, were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit; this is the pledge of our inheritance towards redemption as God’s own people, to the praise of his
Continue reading1 From foes and all who threaten me,O God, be my defence.2 Save me from evildoers’ handsand men of violence. 3 See how they lie in wait for me!Ferocious men combineAgainst me, LORD, for no offenceor sinful deed of mine. 4 I have not done them any wrong,yet they prepare
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In 2008 I completed my four years ministerial training at Northern College, gaining an honours degree in Contextual Theology. The degree course was academic and very practical and it encouraged me to look for God everywhere [a theme I continually come back to] and hence see the Gospel message in
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We will be exploring the early chapters of Daniel and learning how Daniel and his friends stood up for their faith in a foreign land, despite the opposition and how God was faithful to them. Children at the club will encounter a God who is wise, powerful, mighty and above
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10-19th August – FEVA week Knaresborough Mummers Talk in the Library Promenade Experience from Castlegate Books Yarn Bombing Saturday 8 September A visit of the Yorkshire ArcheologicalSociety Friday 5th/Saturday 6th October Beer Festival, St Roberts Church, Pannal 21-23 September – The Big Weekend A celebration evening on 21st A feast
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Jesus and His disciples lived together in unity but not always agreeing. But the unity of kindred spirits should override the differences of opinion and character and backgrounds of the individuals. Indeed how good and pleasant it is when we experience being together in such ways that give us a
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However, when I wear my dog collar folk don’t ask what do you do, as the collar is a giveaway but like with any role nobody knows totally what you do unless they have done it. It is so easy to generalise about what we think any job entails. To
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Dan is visiting from America and is a Christian singer, songwriter and story teller and you are guaranteed a fantastic night out at no charge. The evening begins at 7.30pm and will include songs, stories and testimony and we are assured this is an event not to be missed. Whilst
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For weeks we have been seeing people racing empty beds around the town in preparation for the event – on 9 June the whole thing becomes alive. From 9am the beds begin to gather on the Castle Top, with the runners dressed in interesting, sometimes whacky attire – this year
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To mark the beginning of Christian Aid Week, we celebrated with a Big Brekkie which was attended by most of our fellowship. The breakfast was fantastic with fruit, porridge, yoghurt followed by full English and tea and toast. It was a great way to begin a Sunday morning and so
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With those words having being spoken by Christians across the world over Easter just one month ago, I have been wondering how long words last. I am sure some of us can remember words said by our parents or quotes by famous people, that stick in our mind. My dad
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That said, I am writing this musing just leading up to Palm Sunday and Holy week and through Lent I have been given many things to reflect on in the Easter story. One of the reflections has been that of predestination. Did God plan Judas to betray Jesus, Peter to
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Our meetings begin at 7.30pm on Thursday 8 March Wednesday 14 March Thursday 22 March Wednesday 28 March Come and join the adventure!
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