What a lovely idyllic picture we have in our reading from Isaiah today.
Woody Allen once said of this vision: “The wolf shall lie down with the lamb. But the lamb won’t get much sleep!”
December 2019 & January 2020 magazine
In this bumper Christmas issue we have details of all the many services and events that we have going on.
There’s a letter from Dave, about God “mucking in” with us.
There are also appeals to help those who are homeless and some reflections on Advent, Christmas and Epiphany.
Bible readings for December 2019
Here are the Bible readings for December 2019 which we’ll be using in church for this Advent and Christmas season.
If you want to read up in advance – or if you can’t be with us and want to follow the same readings – then here you go!
The scriptures this month include wolves living with lambs, lame leaping like deer, John wearing camel hair… and Mary bearing a son called Jesus.
Christ the King
Jesus the king wore a crown of thorns; his throne was a cross; his royal banner a scribbled sign.
This is the gospel image of royalty; the king and a criminal going together into paradise. This is the king we believe in; the king we celebrate and whose values we are pledged to live by.
May his kingdom come. May we be accepting of his authority in our lives and may we serve him. Jesus – Christ the King
Waiting for the Lord – S@S
Our next Sunday@Seven service is November 24th in the Barritt Room in the hall at St John with St Mark’s. The theme this time is ‘Waiting for the Lord’, which is taken from Psalm 130.
I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits,
and in his word I put my hope.
Frisky and frolicking
People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centred; Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed anyway.