Malcolmdrogers

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• Praying the Jesus Prayer. Some Notes.

  

  What is the Jesus Prayer?A very simple repetitive prayer, which helps us to focus, to centre the mind on Jesus Christ in routine things of life. Nothing magic... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Jesus in the Wilderness

  

  Mark 1.9-15Today I’d like to look at just two verses (v12-13). Jesus is in the wilderness.And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Hope and the Transfiguration

  

  Mark 9.2-9Life is getting hard. We’re well into February and yet it seems that there is a long way to go before the spring. There have been long periods... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Why Jesus Couldn't Do Many Miracles in Nazareth - a Suggestion.

  Mark 6.1-6We are told that Jesus 'could do no deeds of power' in his home town.Why could he do no 'deeds of power' there?Forgive me; this is a little bit... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Getting the Centre - Right!

  Luke 2.22-43Today is known as the feast of the presentation. Mary and Joseph bring the baby Jesus into the temple. The temple was at the very heart of the... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Standing at the Back of the Wardrobe

  

  John 1.43-51In the bible study after the service last week, Jenna was telling us that when she was small she would sometimes go into her wardrobe and see if... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Notes on John 2.1-11 Jesus Turns Water into Wine

  John 2.1-11Well known story told of the Irishman – I don’t know why Irish – who had visited the Catholic shrine at Lourdes. He was going through ‘the nothing... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Notes on Luke 2.15-21. Why Did the Shepherds Praise?

  

  Luke 2.15-21What brings you great joy? Or if you struggle to think of that, what makes you happy?Talk together for a minute or two. Some suggestions!Arsenal... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Christmas Midnight Communion: When the Extraordinary Embraces the Ordinary

  John 1.1-14In 1915, Bishop Herbert Bury wrote about St Andrews.He says it is ‘startlingly .. like a London suburb’. And continues, “But as I saw it on... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• John the Baptist: Pointing to Jesus

  

  John 1.6-8, 19-28 We look today at John the BaptistThe people ask John who he is, and he replies, ‘I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, make... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Going Home. A Carol Service Talk from Moscow

  

  John 1.1-14It was Christmas eve morning and the man picked up the phone to call his son. ‘Son’, he said, ‘I’ve been married to your mother for 42 years and... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Notes on Luke 21.25-33

  I am told that it is terrifying to experience a serious earthquake. When the ground is shaking beneath your feet, there is nothing that you can depend onThis... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Parable of the Talents

  Matthew 25.14-30So where did the person with the one talent go wrong?It was not that he only had one talent. Yes, the first servant was given five, but the... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Poppy and the Cross. A Talk for Remembrance Sunday

  

  The poppy is a great symbol for today.In a few minutes we are going to read Flanders Field – it is the poem by John McCrae, the Canadian, which more than... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• How Should We Live Before the End Comes?

  Matthew 24.1-14They just could not imagine it.It was the glory of their nation. It was so strong and solid and it was beautiful. There was nothing to compare... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Christians and the Civic Authorities

  Matthew 12:15-22What does Jesus mean when he says that we should ‘give to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s’? Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• An Invitation to the Banquet of God

  

  Matthew 22.1-14In a few minutes time, we will be invited to come to communion. At one level, it is not much of an invitation: you’re invited to receive a wafer... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Four Reasons Not to Worry

  

  Luke 12.16-30We worry about many things.About school, friends, our health, business, money, investments, visas; how to support the family, children or parents;... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Changing Your Mind

  

  Matthew 21.23-32The question that the chief priests and elders ask is one of the most important questions that was asked of Jesus: What is your authority?Is... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Learning to Forgive. On the Occasion of a Wedding Blessing for Lev and Vasilisa...

  Matthew 18.21-35This is a great passage for building a relationship.It was important for Alison and myself, though probably for the wrong reason!I was single,... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY