by Samuel Smithson | Nov 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 11TH November 2013 As we gather here today our thoughts and thanks quite rightly will be foremost for those who have given their lives in previous conflicts; for today is their day when we remember the sacrifice of their deaths,...
by Samuel Smithson | Nov 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
THE ‘I AM’ SAYINGS OF JESUS – ‘I am the True Vine’ John Ch 15 vv 1 – 8 Did you know that farmers and Jesus have something very important in common; they share a common goal, a common hope. Now, you’ve all heard, I’m sure, those jokes that start, ’What’s...
by Samuel Smithson | Nov 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
This week we’re continuing our series on Jesus I am sayings in John’s gospel and looking at Jesus’ claim to be the gate for the sheep which you’ll find in verses 7 and 9 of today’s gospel reading. Firstly in order to understand these verses its helpful to know a bit...
by Samuel Smithson | Oct 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
After last week’s brief introduction, we begin this morning our look at the first of the ‘I am’ sayings of Jesus in St. John’s gospel. ‘I am’, says Jesus, ‘the bread of life.’ The passage or ‘discourse’ containing this first saying stretches from verse 22 of chapter 6...
by Samuel Smithson | Oct 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
I am sure that most of you here have seen William Holman Hunt’s painting ‘The Light of the World’ representing the words of Revelation 3: 20. It’s a wonderfully romantic vision of Jesus in all his Pre Raphaelite splendour holding a very Victorian looking lantern...
by Samuel Smithson | Oct 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
First of all good morning to you all and welcome, especially if you’ve come today because it’s Back to Church Sunday. Over the past three weeks we’ve been looking at John’s Gospel and focusing on a series of seven I AM statements which Jesus made about himself. This...
