This week I’d like to share something I’ve observed from being involved in leading worship. To help me prepare for worship, I have accumulated a vast array of resources (and instruments – shush! Don’t tell Fran!). The songs I regularly use I keep in a file and, because I’ve not fully Read more
After June’s Sanctuary on God using our weaknesses, the verse from 2 Corinthians 12:9, just wouldn’t go away. But this time the emphasis was on a different part of the verse, on the words “My grace is sufficient for you.” My Grace, God’s grace… is sufficient. It is enough. His grace is enough. Read more
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when Read more
The first mention of the Holy Spirit is found in the first chapter of Genesis [1:2], where we find the Holy Spirit hovering over the waters, bringing order, life and harmony to the newly formed earth. As you read through the Old Testament, you can see the Spirit’s influence on, Read more
2 Corinthians 3:6-18 (NIV) “6 He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. 7 Now if the ministry that brought death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with glory, so that the Israelites could Read more
Psalm 119:105 – Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. On Sunday we looked at a topic that isn’t mentioned in the Bible at all… Pilgrimage. Going on a pilgrimage can mean many different things; but it always involves a journey and a significant destination. It Read more
The dawn crept in that morning with the wind coming from the East, keeping the temperatures honest and the skies clear. The sun shone with the quality of light that is unique to this part of the world, lighting up the snow covered slopes of Ben Nevis that were visible Read more
Read Isaiah 52:7-10 – 7.How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion; ‘Your God reigns!’ 8 Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices; together they shout for joy. When the Read more
At Sanctuary on Sunday, we had a look at the Psalms, what they do, and how to use them. The Psalms are sacred songs or poems that express a wide range of emotions and experiences; from joy, to praise, to sorrow, and to repentance, you name it, all human life Read more
The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. – Zephaniah 3:17 Every time we switch on the TV, look at our phones, Read more