by maryjo | Aug 26, 2019 | Sermons & Reflections
Luke 13:10-17 || Sabbath & The Gift of Freedom a reflection by Dan Spragg Don’t you just want to punch this guy in the face? I mean really! This Pharisee, in the presence of something special, misses the point all together! Surely indignance in the face of what...
by maryjo | Aug 21, 2019 | Sermons & Reflections
Isaiah 61:1-4 & Matthew 6:5-13 The Prayer of Jesus – a map for the road? a reflection by Dan Spragg Two weeks ago, I talked about the Lord’s Prayer and how recently this had been re-ignited for me, some life had been injected back into these familiar ancient...
by maryjo | Aug 7, 2019 | Sermons & Reflections
Luke 11:1-13 | Lord, teach us to pray a reflection by Dan Spragg I often find myself stuck in a sort of argument with myself about the importance of memory and ritual, verses spontaneity and organic expressions, mostly when it comes to things such as prayer and...
by deirdre | Jul 30, 2019 | Sermons & Reflections
We’ve set aside some time this morning to take a look at what we are calling the mission ‘intentions’ of The Village as a Christian Community where we find ourselves at this point in time. The two passages we’ve just heard have been, in the process of forming the...
by deirdre | Jul 24, 2019 | Sermons & Reflections
I do feel as though sometimes we need to acknowledge that some interpretations of particular stories are better left in the past. The story of Martha and Mary… I’d like us to use our imaginations as we look at this familiar story today. This story sadly has often been...
by maryjo | Jul 16, 2019 | Sermons & Reflections
Reading the Bible with eyes wide open – Linda Cowan I wonder if when you were younger, you had to learn the books of the Bible off by heart. I know I did – maybe for a Girls’ Brigade badge or perhaps Sunday School memory work. It was fine until you got to...
