It is widely thought that it is impossible to preach about the Trinity without falling into Heresy. It appears to me that Christians have debated the Trinity for almost 2000 years and no-one has yet got it quite right. Some Christian groups don’t believe in the Trinity at all, as the world ‘Trinity’ isn’t mentioned…
What is the Holy Trinity ? What different sides are there to who you are ? Use this weeks Messy Sermon Group Activity Pack to explore The Holy Trinity. There are stories, prayers and fun activities for the family to share together. Messy Sermon Activities for Trinity Sunday We would love to see some of…
If you have enjoyed and benefitted from the daily Bible readings, prayer and reflections of Live Lent, Easter Pilgrim and Thy Kingdome Come series, you may be interested in Reflections for Daily Prayer which is available as either an Android or Apple app (use the links below). Alternatively, it can be purcased in book form…
Day of Pentecost Acts 2:1-21 I suppose the Holy Spirit is the least understood person of the Trinity, and the most misused. Long ago I attended the World Council of Churches 7th Assembly in Canberra, Australia. Christians of almost all denominations and from almost everywhere in the world gathered for 2 weeks to talk about the…
Easter 7 (Sunday after Ascension) – Gospel of John 17:1-11 None of today’s readings are particularly easy to understand, perhaps especially the Gospel reading. First we have to give the passage some context. Jesus’ prayer that is our reading for today, comes between the Last Supper and his arrest at Gethsemane. It is part of his…
Visit our daily updated Thy Kingdom Come web page for videos, reflection and podcasts. Today the subject is Thanks with Bishop Michael Curry and Emergency Service Workers…
Happy Ascension Day! Ascension Day is traditionally celebrated the 40th day after Easter Sunday. It commemorates Jesus Christ’s ascension into heaven forty days after the resurrection. Here is a message from Ven. Mark Ireland, Archdeacon of Blackburn. The Ascension Day The Collect Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that like as we do believe thy only-begotten…
Gospel of John 14:15-21 In this passage we find ourselves in the middle of Jesus’ final words to his disciples as he prepares to face the cross. These are the important things that he wants to instil in them, toprepare them for their post-Easter work. He wants them to know who they are, what their…
VE Day 75 | BBC
The reason we mark significant anniversaries, create memorials, and observe certain rituals like holding two minutes of silence is to make sure we do not forget events of the past. We tend to have short memories. Remembrance is especially important as the number of those alive at the time begins to decrease and we lose…