Reflections

A collection of sermons, bible devotions and spiritual resources.

Thoughts and Prayers

July 28, 2019

Luke 11:1-13 In today’s readings we have heard different prayers; within Psalm 85 we hear a Prayer for the Restoration of God’s Favour, and in Luke 11 verses 1-4 we hear a shorter version of The Lord’s Prayer and in verses 5-13 Luke is telling us that Jesus told the…

Shock the Boundaries of Relationship

July 19, 2019

The story of the Good Samaritan is a well known and moving story. The Samaritan has no idea who the man lying by the side of the road is. Having been stripped, beaten and left for dead, there is no way for the Samaritan to know if the man can…

What Next?

July 7, 2019

Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 If you are like me you may have been to a meeting or convention, or even just participated in a discussion, or perhaps heard a challenging sermon, and you think – well that was fine, but what next? I think that all of us who come here…

New Life in Hostile Territory

July 5, 2019

This week we have a gospel story that talks about a mission to towns in unfamiliar territory, towns where Jesus himself intended to eventually visit. Jesus sends out seventy disciples to prepare the way for him. These disciples are charged with bringing peace, healing the sick and proclaiming the kingdom…

A foreign legion

June 25, 2019

Our readings today serve to remind us who we all are within the Church and who the church is within us. Galatians 3:23-29 Now before faith came, we were imprisoned and guarded under the law until faith would be revealed. 24 Therefore the law was our disciplinarian until Christ came, so that…

Pentecost

June 6, 2019

Pentecost should be one of the most joyous, and most powerful of the Christian festivals. It conjures up images of wind, of movement, of fiery red flames. Powerful in its symbolism, it is not hard to imagine the spirit sweeping through the minds and lives and souls of those who…