The Diocese of Chichester have produce a series of Christmas services that can be accessed via their website or by using the links below… Christmas services for parishes The Bishop of Chichester’s Christmas Sermon for parishes Download Here 27th December 2020 The Rt Revd Will Hazlewood, Bishop of Lewes, Christmas Sermon 2020 Theme: Christmas 1 …
Pause: As we prepare to look at God’s Word let us quieten our minds, so that His Holy Spirit may speak to us today. Readings: Jeremiah 23 : 5 – 8; Psalm 71 : 3 – 8; Luke 1 : 5 – 25 “The days are coming…” This short passage, from the middle of the book …
Today’s readings – Genesis 49:2,8-10 Psalm 72:1-5,18-19 Matthew 1:1-17 When I was a teenager my Dad spent many happy hours researching our family tree by visiting Somerset House in London, which was where the general records of births, marriages and deaths were stored. Since then my brother has taken up the search through Ancestry.com in order to …
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Readings: Zephaniah 3: 1-13, Psalm 34: 1-8, 22-23, Matthew 21:28-32Have you ever been in a situation where you just didn’t know what to do or where to turn – a rock and a hard place scenario? In your panic, you make a rash decision, which somehow works. Later, when you have had time to reflect, …
Pause for reflectionWhat does today hold out for you today? In all the busyness of our daily lives, the extra burdens of the pandemic and the preparations and planning for Christmas. Let us pause and allow God to speak to us. Readings: Num 24:2-7 15-17 Ps 25:3-8 Matt 21:23-27 Today’s gospel reading is …
Pause: As we prepare to look at God’s Word let us quieten our minds, so that His Holy Spirit may speak to us today. Readings: Isaiah 48: 17 – 19; Psalm 1; Matthew 11 : 16 – 19 “This is what the Lord says…I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for …
Pause: Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The Lord is trustworthy in all he promises and faithful in all he does. Psalm 145:13 Quite properly, all of us place great emphasis on making sure we deal with people and organisations which we can trust. If you’re …
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Today’s Readings – Isaiah 40: 1-11. Psalm 96:1,10-13. Matthew 18:12-14 The parable of the lost sheep in today’s gospel reading has a rather different emphasis to that contained in the similarly named parable in Luke’s gospel (15:3-7). The wayward sheep in Luke’s version was already lost. Jesus was there urging the disciples to reach out to outsiders. …