by Samuel Smithson | Oct 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
I wonder how often you pause to ask yourself, ’What on earth am I here for?’ I don’t mean – though some of you may well sometimes ask yourselves! – ‘what on...
by Samuel Smithson | Sep 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Luke 10 25 to 37 Today’s gospel reading is the Parable of the Good Samaritan which most of us know very well. This morning I’d like to pick out some things that struck me about this story and then see how we can seek to apply it to our lives. So firstly, we are...
by Samuel Smithson | Aug 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Young Women Matthew 25:1–13 13/8/17 Last week we looked at the Parable (a story with hidden meanings and purpose) of the Unjust Judge and the Widow. I said how useful it is when studying the parables of Jesus – as indeed any...
by Samuel Smithson | Jul 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
True wisdom and false – how can you tell’ James Chapter 3 verses 13 – 18 The early Christian letters which we read in our New Testament were selected by the Church for inclusion because just as they were full of clear,...
by Samuel Smithson | Jul 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
In today’s gospel reading from Matthew we have the account of the Canaanite woman who came to Jesus seeking healing for her daughter. And as I looked at this and prayed about it I started to see God’s planning in the story. In fact I realised that God had planned and...
