Tag Archives: Love

Father

Though sceptical of his teenage son’s newfound determination to build muscles, one father followed his teenager to the store’s weight–lifting department, where they admired a set of weights. “Please, Dad,” pleaded the teen, “I promise I’ll use ’em every day.” “I don’t know, son. It’s really a commitment on your part,” the father said. “Please, […]

June 20, 2016 – 7:50 am | By tim | Posted in Sunday Afternoon Thing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Your will be done

The reading we have just heard is is primarily an account of a very personal encounter between Mary and God. However it draws on the story of the community and became formative for the community. So, as we explore this event this morning I invite you to keep two questions in the front of your […]

April 26, 2016 – 2:46 pm | By tim | Posted in Springfield | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Don’t Worry. Be Ready.

This afternoon we’re thinking about the different times of life we go through, and the different things that life can throw at us, and how we can be ready for those things. In the part of the Bible that Andrew just read for us, Paul was writing to his Christian friends in a place called […]

February 15, 2015 – 8:44 pm | By tim | Posted in Sunday Afternoon Thing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Love in Action

I was watching Holby City earlier in the week and there was a touching story line about a man whose wife had early onset Alzheimers. He was upset and was talking to one of the doctors about what it would mean. Then he shared with this doctor something that his Dad had said to him […]

November 10, 2013 – 12:54 pm | By tim | Posted in Tong | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

Joy hard won

Before we look at today’s passage, let’s remind ourselves a bit about the church that Paul is writing to. It was a church that he planted in the city of Philippi. Two of the key events from the church’s early life are its roots in a prayer group that used to meet at the river, […]

September 9, 2013 – 8:03 am | By tim | Posted in River Church | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Jonah – God’s change of mind

Welcome to the fifth week of our series exploring the book of Jonah, focussing especially on what it might have to say to us about conversion. Firstly a reminder of why we’re having this series. Our vision is for there to be a new congregation in Priorslee. This will mostly be made up of local […]

July 15, 2013 – 7:49 am | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Remembrance 2012

Who here has a poppy? Who can tell me why we wear poppies at this time of year? To help us to remember. Sometimes it is really helpful for us to have a physical thing to help us to remember. These things work best when they are part of the story, of the events that happened, […]

November 12, 2012 – 4:55 pm | By tim | Posted in St George's Methodist | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

All together now…

I wonder if you would do something for me. Would you cross your arms. Now look at them carefully. Which one is on top? Which one as a hand tucked in? Now uncross your arms. Now cross them the other way. Put the other arm on top. Tuck in the other hand. How does that […]

January 23, 2012 – 10:23 am | By tim | Posted in St George's Methodist | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Stirring it up a bit

So, here we are on the last Sunday of the Christian year. In the BCP tradition it is “Stir up” Sunday, a nickname that came from the first line of the BCP collect for this Sunday, “Stir up, O Lord, the wills of your faithful people, “ a prayer that we will pray later, after […]

November 22, 2011 – 10:34 am | By tim | Posted in Sherrifhales, Tong | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

What would Jesus say to the sick?

When Mark suggested that I might like to come and preach here at All Saints, I was very pleased to accept the invitation. When he told me that the subject was “What would Jesus say to the sick” I was even more pleased and also a little daunted. I was pleased because this is a […]

October 23, 2011 – 3:57 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (1)