Dunblane Cathedral - Thought for the Day

Thoughts and reflections from the Ministers and other members of the Catheral will be posted here on a daily basis.

Published by IT Administrator on Mon, 2 Aug 2021 00:00

Thought for the Day

ReadingWhen I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars that you have established;
what are human beings that you are mindful of ...

Published on Fri, 30 Jul 2021 23:56

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ReadingOn their return the apostles told Jesus all they had done. He took them with him and withdrew privately to a city called Bethsaida. When the crowds found out about it, they ...

Published on Wed, 28 Jul 2021 22:25

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ReadingsMake a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.Worship the Lord with gladness;come into his presence with singing.Know that the Lord is God.It is ...

Published on Mon, 26 Jul 2021 00:00

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ReadingThe LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; he leads me in the ...

Published on Fri, 23 Jul 2021 23:01

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READINGOn the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. When the wine ran out, ...

Published on Wed, 21 Jul 2021 00:00

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ReadingBut now thus says the Lord,he who created you, O Jacob,he who formed you, O Israel:Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;I have called you by name, you are mine.When you ...

Published on Mon, 19 Jul 2021 00:00

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ReadingsWe know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.
Romans 8, verse 28
Who will separate us from the love ...

Published on Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:00

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ReadingNow the whole earth had one language and the same words. And as they migrated from the east, they came upon a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. And they said to ...

Published on Wed, 14 Jul 2021 00:00

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ReadingsIt is like the dew of Hermon,which falls on the mountains of Zion.For there the LORD ordained his blessing, life forevermore.Psalm 133.3
And the city has no need of sun ...

Published on Mon, 12 Jul 2021 23:03

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ReadingIf then there is any encouragement in Christ, any consolation from love, any sharing in the Spirit, any compassion and sympathy, make my joy complete: be of the same mind, ...

Published on Fri, 9 Jul 2021 22:34

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ReadingJoshua, no one will be able to defeat you as long as you live. I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will always be with you; I will never abandon you. Be determined and ...

Published on Wed, 7 Jul 2021 00:00

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ReadingIf I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all ...

Published on Mon, 5 Jul 2021 00:00

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READINGIn the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not ...

Published on Fri, 2 Jul 2021 23:46

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Readings Then Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. He began to teach in their ...

Published on Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00

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ReadingPaul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus,To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:Grace to you and peace from God our ...

Published on Mon, 28 Jun 2021 00:00

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READINGHe also said, ‘The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not ...

Published on Fri, 25 Jun 2021 22:31

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Reading“Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor;
the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!
“Happy are those who mourn;
God will comfort ...

Published on Wed, 23 Jun 2021 22:42

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ReadingSee, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight ...

Published on Mon, 21 Jun 2021 00:00

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ReadingJesus came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob's well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey ...

Published on Fri, 18 Jun 2021 00:00

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ReadingsThey went to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, ‘Sit here while I pray.’ He took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be distressed and ...

Published by IT Administrator on Wed, 16 Jun 2021 00:00

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Reading‘Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.’2 Corinthians 12 ...

Published on Mon, 14 Jun 2021 13:06

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Bible readingThe Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side, with a valley between them. And there came out from the camp ...

Published on Fri, 11 Jun 2021 00:00

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READING‘When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he ...

Published on Wed, 9 Jun 2021 00:00

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ReadingsSo again Jesus said to them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and bandits; but the sheep did not listen to them. ...

Published on Mon, 7 Jun 2021 00:00

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ReadingsMoses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the ...

Published on Fri, 4 Jun 2021 00:00

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ReadingsThe word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying, ‘Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you.’ So Jonah set out and ...

Published on Wed, 2 Jun 2021 23:22

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Tomorrow, some of Sandy Hunter’s family and friends will gather to inter his ashes in the family grave in Dunblane. Sandy died on the 8th April 2020 at the age of 87, but as it was ...

Published on Mon, 31 May 2021 09:43

Thought for the Day

ReadingsI was glad when they said to me,
‘Let us go to the house of the LORD!’
Our feet are standing
within your gates, O Jerusalem.(Psalm 122:1-2 ...

Published on Wed, 26 May 2021 00:00

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ReadingsThe thought of my affliction and my homelessness
is wormwood and gall!
My soul continually thinks of it
and is bowed down within me.

Published on Mon, 24 May 2021 00:00

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ReadingAs Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were ...

Published on Fri, 21 May 2021 00:00

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Readings‘Thus says King Cyrus of Persia: The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem in ...

Published on Wed, 19 May 2021 00:00

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READINGI love you just as the Father loves me; remain in my love. If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his ...

Published on Mon, 17 May 2021 00:00

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ReadingsOut of the ground the Lord God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of ...

Published on Fri, 14 May 2021 08:06

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Reading
When an attendant of the man of God rose early in the morning and went out, an army with horses and chariots was all around the city. His servant said, “Alas, master! ...

Published on Thu, 13 May 2021 00:00

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ReadingSo when they had come together, they asked him, ‘Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?’ He replied, ‘It is not for you to know the times or ...

Published on Wed, 12 May 2021 00:00

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ReadingsThen the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind:
‘Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?
Gird up your loins like a man,
I will ...

Published on Mon, 10 May 2021 00:00

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ReadingMoses said to God, ‘If I come to the Israelites and say to them, “The God of your ancestors has sent me to you”, and they ask me, “What is his name?” what shall I say to ...

Published on Fri, 7 May 2021 00:00

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ReadingNot many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is ...

Published on Wed, 5 May 2021 00:00

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READING“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the ...

Published on Mon, 3 May 2021 00:00

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Reading‘I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine-grower. He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. ...

Published on Fri, 30 Apr 2021 22:21

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ReadingWe know love by this, that he laid down his life for us—and we ought to lay down our lives for one another. How does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s ...

Published on Wed, 28 Apr 2021 00:00

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Reading“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the ...

Published on Mon, 26 Apr 2021 00:07

Thought for the Day

ReadingLove never ends.
But as for prophecies, they will come to an end;
as for tongues, they will cease;
as for knowledge, it will come to an end.
For we know only in ...

Published on Fri, 23 Apr 2021 00:00

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ReadingsBut now that faith has come, we are no longer subject to a disciplinarian, for in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith. As many of you as were baptized ...

Published on Wed, 21 Apr 2021 00:00

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READINGMartha said to Jesus, ‘Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask of him.’ Jesus ...

Published on Mon, 19 Apr 2021 00:00

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ReadingsBlessed be the LORD,
who has not given us
as prey to their teeth.
We have escaped like a bird
from the snare of the fowlers;
the ...

Published on Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:20

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ReadingTherefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the ...

Published on Wed, 14 Apr 2021 00:00

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Readings Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord under Eli. The word of the Lord was rare in those days; visions were not widespread.At that time Eli, whose eyesight ...

Published on Mon, 12 Apr 2021 00:00

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Today's thought for the day is a reflection and thanksgiving for the life of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who died on 9 April 2021, aged 99. Please click HERE for the video. ...

Published on Fri, 9 Apr 2021 00:00

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ReadingI appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual ...

Published on Wed, 7 Apr 2021 00:00

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READINGThen the high priest Eliashib set to work with his fellow-priests and rebuilt the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and set up its doors; they consecrated it as far as the ...

Published on Mon, 5 Apr 2021 00:00

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ReadingBut on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, ...

Thoughts for Holy Saturday - 3 April 2021

Published on Sat, 3 Apr 2021 00:00

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ReadingNow there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man, who had not consented to their decision and action. He came from the Judean town of ...

Published on Fri, 2 Apr 2021 00:00

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ReadingWhile Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant-girls of the high priest came by. When she saw Peter warming himself, she stared at him and said, ‘You also were ...

Thoughts for Maundy Thursday - 1 April 2021

Published on Thu, 1 Apr 2021 09:41

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READINGSIf the ox gores a male or female slave, the owner shall pay to the slave-owner thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.Exodus 21:32When Jesus had finished ...

Reflection for Holy Wednesday - 31 March 2021

Published on Wed, 31 Mar 2021 00:00

Thought for the Day

Please click HERE to view a reflection for Holy Wednesday from our Minister, Rev. Colin C. Renwick.This Easter, Dunblane Cathedral is supporting CrossReach, the social ...

Reflection for Holy Tuesday - 30 March 2021

Published on Tue, 30 Mar 2021 00:00

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Please click HERE to view a reflection for Holy Tuesday from our Associate Minister, Rev. Dorothy U. Anderson.This Easter, Dunblane Cathedral is supporting CrossReach, ...

Reflection for Holy Monday - 29 March 2021

Published on Mon, 29 Mar 2021 00:00

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Please click HERE to view a reflection for Holy Monday from our Candidate for the Ministry, Ruth Kennedy.This Easter, Dunblane Cathedral is supporting CrossReach, the ...

Published on Fri, 26 Mar 2021 00:00

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ReadingAnd taking the twelve, he said to them, "See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. For he ...

Published on Wed, 24 Mar 2021 00:00

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READINGSome Greeks were among those who had gone to Jerusalem to worship during the festival. They went to Philip (he was from Bethsaida in Galilee) and said, “Sir, we want to see ...

Published on Mon, 22 Mar 2021 23:49

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ReadingAs he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it and said “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace - but now it is hidden from ...

Published on Fri, 19 Mar 2021 21:28

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ReadingAs he came near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, ‘If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden ...

Published on Wed, 17 Mar 2021 00:00

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Readings‘With what shall I come before the Lord,
and bow myself before God on high?
Shall I come before him with burnt-offerings,
with calves a ...

Published on Mon, 15 Mar 2021 00:00

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ReadingO my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer, and by night, but I find no rest.Psalm 22:2

ReflectionDuring the first period of lockdown last Spring when life changed ...

Published on Sat, 13 Mar 2021 00:00

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Even as a small child, I looked out for the first snowdrops each year. My mother, a keen gardener, always had snowdrops in her garden, and I inherited the little vase in which she ...

Published by IT Administrator on Fri, 12 Mar 2021 00:00

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ReadingO sing to the LORD a new song;
sing to the LORD, all the earth.
Sing to the LORD, bless his name;
tell of his salvation from day to day.
Declare ...

Published on Wed, 10 Mar 2021 00:18

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ReadingWe know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28)
Reflection Alexander ...

Published on Mon, 8 Mar 2021 22:06

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ReadingsSoon afterwards he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve were with him, as well as some women who ...

Published on Fri, 5 Mar 2021 00:00

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READING“So then, anyone who hears these words of mine and acts on them is like a wise person who built their house on rock. The rain poured down, the rivers flooded over, and the ...

Published on Wed, 3 Mar 2021 00:00

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ReadingsAt that time Jesus said, ‘I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to ...

Published on Sun, 28 Feb 2021 22:59

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ReadingsThen he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after ...

Published on Thu, 25 Feb 2021 21:59

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Readings‘Hear this, you that trample on the needy,
and bring to ruin the poor of the land,
saying, ‘When will the new moon be over
so that we ...

Published on Wed, 24 Feb 2021 00:00

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ReadingIn the second year of King Darius, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, ...

Published on Mon, 22 Feb 2021 00:00

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ReadingBut ask the animals and they will teach you; the birds of the air and they will tell you; ask the plants of the earth and they will teach you; and the fish of the sea ...

Published on Fri, 19 Feb 2021 00:00

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ReadingJesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but ...

Published on Wed, 17 Feb 2021 00:00

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Rather than a normal 'Thought for the Day', today being Ash Wednesday, we instead have an on-line service for you to watch. Please click HERE to join the service.After each online ...

Published on Mon, 15 Feb 2021 00:00

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READINGNow about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were ...

Published on Sat, 13 Feb 2021 00:00

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ReadingsBe perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.Matthew 5:48Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say ...

Published on Wed, 10 Feb 2021 00:00

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ReadingsNow the seven angels who had the seven trumpets made ready to blow them.The first angel blew his trumpet, and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were ...

Published on Mon, 8 Feb 2021 00:00

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READINGWhen he had gone out, Jesus said, ‘Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify him in ...

Published on Fri, 5 Feb 2021 00:00

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ReadingVery early the next morning, long before daylight, Jesus got up and left the house. He went out of town to a lonely place, where he prayed. Mark 1:35Let your hope keep ...

Published by IT Administrator on Wed, 3 Feb 2021 00:00

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Readings“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds ...

Published on Mon, 1 Feb 2021 11:58

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Readings
When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars that you have established;
what are human beings that you are mindful of ...

Published on Fri, 29 Jan 2021 00:00

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Reading:“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and ...

Published on Wed, 27 Jan 2021 00:00

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ReadingsYour word is a lamp to my feet
and a light to my path.Psalm 119:105“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do ...

Published on Sun, 24 Jan 2021 23:32

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Readings“Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. For with the judgment you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. Why do you see the ...

Published on Fri, 22 Jan 2021 00:00

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ReadingsEven if I should choose to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will think more of me than is warranted by what I ...

Published on Wed, 20 Jan 2021 00:00

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ReadingFor by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to ...

Published on Sun, 17 Jan 2021 22:10

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READING‘This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my ...

Published on Fri, 15 Jan 2021 00:00

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Reading‘I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine-grower. He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. ...

Published on Wed, 13 Jan 2021 08:49

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ReadingsYou hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your neighbour’s eye.
(Matthew 7:5)Then the mother of the ...

Published on Mon, 11 Jan 2021 00:00

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ReadingMy one desire is to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and to share in His sufferings in growing conformity with His death, in hope of somehow attaining the ...

Published on Fri, 8 Jan 2021 00:00

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ReadingThe holy God asks, "Who compares with me? Is anyone my equal?" Look at the evening sky! Who created the stars? Who gave them each a name? Who leads them like an army? The ...

Published on Wed, 6 Jan 2021 00:00

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ReadingArise, shine; for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.For darkness shall cover the earth,
and thick darkness ...

Published on Mon, 4 Jan 2021 00:00

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READINGTherefore prepare your minds for action; discipline yourselves; set all your hope on the grace that Jesus Christ will bring you when he is revealed. Like obedient ...

Published on Thu, 31 Dec 2020 18:31

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ReadingWhen you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be left for the alien, the orphan, and the widow, so that ...

Published on Wed, 30 Dec 2020 00:00

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ReadingsHe has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end ...

Published on Mon, 28 Dec 2020 08:44

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ReadingAfter Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the ...

Christingle 5 - Thursday 24 December 2020

Published by IT Administrator on Thu, 24 Dec 2020 15:00

Thought for the Day

We will be making our Christingles over 5 days, and videos will be available to view at 3pm each day from Sunday 20th - Thursday 24th December. We hope you will watch and make your ...

Christingle 4 - Wednesday 23 December 2020

Published on Wed, 23 Dec 2020 15:00

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We will be making our Christingles over 5 days, and videos will be available to view at 3pm each day from Sunday 20th - Thursday 24th December. We hope you will watch and make your ...