Jesus said, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves, take up their cross and follow me.” My question is: “Can we do this?”
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Do you ever have those days when you really have to stick at something, to show perseverance, when you would much rather simply give in! I have had one of those last week when I had to sort out our television licence.
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One commentator described today’s Gospel in Mark as “Jesus with his compassion down”. Perhaps we might call it: “Small crumbs of comfort”.
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Our September 2021 magazine has articles on Creation Season, Bury CAP Debt Centre and a new provision for asylum seekers.
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September’s readings include water in the wilderness, dogs and crumbs, a face of flint, a careful tongue, Jesus not being happy with Peter, Moses asking for help – and salt.
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All Saints’ Elton Amateur Operatic Society are putting on a production of Mike Leigh’s ‘Abigail’s Party’ next week in our Church Hall. Performances will be from Thursday 2nd September till Saturday 4th September 2021
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‘And when the priests came out of the holy place, a cloud filled the house of the Lord, so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord.’
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Are we living a REAL life? The abundant life Jesus not only made possible for us but desperately wants us to have? Are we? Are you? Am I?
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I wonder if we’d been listening to Jesus would we have recognised him as only Mary and Joseph’s boy or would we have seen something more?
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Cohen said: “But there are moments when we can reconcile and embrace the whole mess, and that’s what I mean by ‘Hallelujah.’”
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August 2021 Bible readings include one outside catering event after the other – and Paul explaining what a worthy life looks like.
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I’m going to try and keep you awake. If I say: ‘bread from heaven’ you reply: ‘feed me now and evermore’. You get bonus point for singing.
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Are you now, or have you ever been, an embarrassing parent? Do your saintly children have a ‘Ready-Brek’ aura around them?
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Jesus is telling us that we must also come aside and rest awhile. To slow down and pay attention to our own hearts, our own movements.
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Our next Sunday@Seven service is July 25th, 2021. It will be called: ‘All at Sea’ where Nigel will be looking at some biblical sea voyages.
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