Transition to Autumn
The Beatitudes recognises and values the poor, grieving, downtrodden, the lowest in society
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All Saints Fishponds
Oct 263 min read
Four Key Questions
God would help us ‘hear, read, mark, learn and inwardly digest - ’So how where do we start so our Bible studies don’t give us indigestion?
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All Saints Fishponds
Oct 112 min read
Money, Money, Money
it can be anything that we put in the place of God that can become our stumbling block, not just money.
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All Saints Fishponds
Oct 42 min read
Imprint of God
It exhorts its hearers to be faithful to Christ, despite difficulties and persecution, because Christ is so much more past leaders
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All Saints Fishponds
Sep 272 min read
Together joining in with the song of the Angels
Dear All Saints and St Marys I have always had a soft spot for the Feast of St Michael and All Angels. I have found the ministry of...
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All Saints Fishponds
Sep 202 min read
Sustaining Love
Dear Friends in Christ, Reflecting on a British summer that seems to have consisted of more rain than sunshine, it’s easy to grumble...
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All Saints Fishponds
Sep 132 min read
Fear not, rejoice and be glad!
Fear not, rejoice and be glad ! Joel 2:21 Services this Sunday 15th September St. Marys 10.00am - Sung Holy Communion All Saints...
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All Saints Fishponds
Sep 62 min read
Patronal Praise and River Fun
Dear All Saints and St Marys The season of September is in full swing as schools return and the summer holidays fade from view. Autumn...
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All Saints Fishponds
Aug 303 min read
It Matters
But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. James 1:22 NRSV Dear All Saints and St Mary's This Sunday’s...
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All Saints Fishponds
Aug 242 min read
Finish Lines
So Christians are asked again through these words what is it that we believe & know about Jesus? What difference does that make to us all?
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All Saints Fishponds
Aug 172 min read
The Bread of Life
In sharing in Jesus together, we heal wounds, build unity & find strength to lift our hearts and voices to sing a song of hope and peace
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All Saints Fishponds
Jul 262 min read
Reaching the High Point
Despite knowing all that God has done for us, we can forget that he is with us and try to succeed in our own strength. It is all too easy to
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All Saints Fishponds
Jul 192 min read
Joining Together
The words we have from the passage in Ephesians this week speaks of Christ who binds people and brings them together. I have a strong image
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All Saints Fishponds
Jul 123 min read
The Nature of Power
The account of the fate of John the Baptist is a chance to reconsider the nature of power and how it is enacted
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All Saints Fishponds
Jul 52 min read
A Sunlight of Hope
Jesus came that 'they might have life to the full'.
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All Saints Fishponds
Jun 223 min read
‘Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?’
‘Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?’ Mark 4.40 Dear All Saints and St Mary’s Jesus’ rebuff of the disciples in this ...
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All Saints Fishponds
May 312 min read
Conflict and Healing
Conflict, discord, disagreement between individuals, groups and nations is something that we are all very aware of.
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All Saints Fishponds
May 242 min read
From the start
From the very start of the church, Christians have recognized God the Father, the transcendent creator, above and beyond the created order..
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All Saints Fishponds
May 182 min read
Come Holy Ghost our Souls inspire
The Holy Spirit is the inspiration in our lives. Often described in multiple ways, breath, fire, wind, power....
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All Saints Fishponds
May 102 min read
Thy Kingdom Come
Not the little kingdoms that we build around ourselves, but the bigger, bolder vision of a world created, at rest, in love, and at peace.
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All Saints Fishponds
May 33 min read
Fruit that will last
Jesus sees how his disciples have stuck with him through thick and thin. So at this moment, before he goes to the cross....
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All Saints Fishponds
Apr 272 min read
Loving and Living
There are 7 different ways in which Jesus describes himself by using the words "I AM".
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All Saints Fishponds
Mar 232 min read
Dramatic Unfolding
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ It hardly seems possible that the reflective time of Lent has reached its climactic destination in...
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All Saints Fishponds
Mar 172 min read
Passiontide
This Sunday, we turn away towards the events of Holy Week. It is a time to reflect on Jesus’ arrest, trial, crucifixion, and death.
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All Saints Fishponds
Feb 172 min read
Focus Your Attention
Mirroring the time that Jesus spent in the wilderness, the lead up to Holy Week is a time for reflection and self preparation
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All Saints Fishponds
Feb 102 min read
Love In Lent
This year Ash Weds and Valentine’s Day coincide. To begin with this seems like an unhappy collision - and yet, LOVE is at the heart of both.
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All Saints Fishponds
Jan 202 min read
Epiphany Continued....
John’s gospel is not a tale of some wonder working hero stepping in to fix everyone’s problems with a wave of his hand.
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All Saints Fishponds
Jan 62 min read
Here I am to Worship
Dear Friends Matthew 2:11 They went into the house, and when they saw the child with his mother Mary, they knelt down and worshipped him....
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All Saints Fishponds
Dec 30, 20233 min read
Approach In The New Year
It is at this point in the season that we turn our gaze away from Christmas and towards the New Year.
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All Saints Fishponds
Dec 23, 20233 min read
Follow the Star
Each year particular lines in carols stand out, according to whatever is going on in our personal lives, or in the world at large.
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All Saints Fishponds
Dec 16, 20232 min read
Rejoicing in Advent
We are asked to be a people who rejoice. To be people of Joy. This Sunday, Advent III, is also traditionally known as “Gaudete” Sunday.
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All Saints Fishponds
Nov 26, 20232 min read
Immeasurable Greatness
A king who we will in just a few short weeks come to recognise as the baby in the manger. A King who at Easter is vulnerable, bruised and..
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All Saints Fishponds
Nov 18, 20233 min read
Encourage one another
Whose voice or voices have stood out this week? Where are those people situated? What are they saying, and how might they be God’s messenger
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All Saints Fishponds
Nov 11, 20233 min read
Work together
“Do not rejoice when your enemies fall, and do not let your heart be glad when they stumble”,
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All Saints Fishponds
Nov 5, 20232 min read
Light in the Darkness
These are the words that we heard last week at the baptism at All Saints and will again a couple of times this weekend at St Marys.
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All Saints Fishponds
Oct 27, 20232 min read
Jesus you are the Way: meet us in the way.
All Saints Day reminds us that we don't follow Jesus on our own. Through baptism we become members who belong to each other in Christ
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All Saints Fishponds
Oct 20, 20232 min read
Letters
His stressing love being the bedrock that is God and that transforms all who accept Jesus is powerful and transformative.
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All Saints Fishponds
Oct 13, 20232 min read
Rejoice in the Lord always
Dear All Saints and St Mary’s As Diane reminded us last week, joy is a theme that runs through Paul’s letter to the Christians in...
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All Saints Fishponds
Aug 26, 20232 min read
Sing a new song
Dear All Saints and St Mary’s Diane and I have just returned from our holiday visiting friends in Germany and are now coming up to a bank...
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All Saints Fishponds
Aug 18, 20231 min read
the grace and love of God
This is why the Matthew text has always been challenging. Jesus, who we see as our model of love and the antithesis of any prejudice....
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All Saints Fishponds
Aug 12, 20232 min read
Chorister Prayer
Dear All Saints and St Mary's “Bless O Lord us your servants that minister in your temple, grant that what we sing with our lips may we...
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All Saints Fishponds
Aug 2, 20232 min read
Transforming
We all have those times where we really don’t know how to react to something. I can easily just babble away or just look baffled
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All Saints Fishponds
Jul 21, 20232 min read
Lolium temulentum
we also need to heed the warnings of the farm owner. Be sure that what you are rooting out is the evil.
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All Saints Fishponds
Jul 14, 20232 min read
A sower went out to sow...
Flowers and fruit are signs of new life and hope. But you can't get good growth without seed, good soil, rain and warmth.
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All Saints Fishponds
Jun 30, 20233 min read
Blinded by your grace
A simple cup of water is all it takes, says Jesus, to offer a welcome that cares. Hospitality stands at the centre of Christian discipleship
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All Saints Fishponds
Jun 23, 20232 min read
Central Message
The epistle reading set for this Sunday is from Paul’s letter to the church in Rome. It ends with one of the three quotes from Paul’s letter
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All Saints Fishponds
Jun 16, 20232 min read
"Sarah Laughed” - Finding Hope
Genesis 18:11 Dear All Saints and St Marys The story in the Old Testament of how Abraham and Sarah discover that she is pregnant is a...
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All Saints Fishponds
Jun 2, 20232 min read
One for All and All for One
What does it mean to know God in different ways? What does the relationship and energy and fellowship between the Father, Son, Spirit show
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All Saints Fishponds
May 27, 20232 min read
Breath, Wind, Flame, Fire and Peace - Welcome to Pentecost!
There are so many different images of the Holy Spirit. Breath, fire and flame. But each of them are visible and tangible in different ways.
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All Saints Fishponds
May 20, 20233 min read
Unwavering Hope
Everyone loves a story. We listen and learn far more about the need for climate justice and educational provision, by hearing the stories
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