Not On My Watch [continuing our exploration of Romans 12] Yesterday we heard that we are to love sincerely; to love as Jesus loved, and because Jesus loved. We should love in the same way: genuinely & wholeheartedly; selflessly & sacrificially. And so on to the other half of that verse… ‘[…] hate everything that is…
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Love Without Hypocrisy [continuing our exploration of Romans 12] In the Contemporary English Version this section of Romans 12 (verses 9-21) is entitled ‘Rules for Christian Living’ and is made up of almost bullet point wisdom about how to live. It’s really accessible & easy to understand. But we’re going to explore a few of…
Be Transformed… [we continue our exploration of Romans 12] Yesterday’s verse spoke about us making a living sacrifice – daily laying down our own desires and giving our life over to Jesus & His plan for us. Today’s verse continues on that theme: ‘Don’t copy the behaviour and customs of this world, but let God transform…
Living Sacrifice [this week our reflections will explore Romans 12] The Old Testament is packed full of sacrifices. There were different offerings for everything, and most involved some kind of animal sacrifice. The Animal would be placed on the altar & slaughtered, and the sacrifice of the animal would grant forgiveness. The New Testament changed all…
This evening we baked & decorated cupcakes to bless the staff of schools who come to Spurgeons for Easter Cracked this week. Whilst the cakes were baking we continued our theme of Identity, looking tonight at our status as God’s beloved. Starting by reflecting on the quotes in the slideshow below, then watching a couple of videos. The…
No reflection today as Sundays are feast days. Take the time today to rest in the Lord [or catch up on the reflections you’ve missed during the week;o)]
True Identity I wanted to write about the issue of identity & worth. It links naturally with yesterday’s reflection about the dangers of comparing ourselves with others. But today I turn to the words of Phil Wickham, which say what I wanted to say much more powerfully than I could. Phil is a singer/songwriter, worship leader & Christian…
Go Compare… I’m sure I’m not the only person on the planet who has wanted to smash in the face of Gio, the ‘Go Compare’ man. Mostly because of his annoying moustache, the bow-tie, and that dreadful song. But also because of his message: ‘go compare’. It is good advice when thinking about car insurance,…
Kerching! One of the things I requested as a Christmas gift a few years ago was a magazine subscription. A few months later I received the latest edition of ‘Stuff’ – which proudly boasts that it’s ‘the worlds biggest selling gadget magazine’. It featured everything from the very latest mobile phones , cars and an £800…
Today we welcomed Year 6 students from two village schools to the Church Centre for Easter Cracked, a 90 minute interactive presentation exploring the meaning of Easter. We’ve been running it at Spurgeons for about 12 years, and it is delivered in partnership with MK Bridgebuilder Trust. This morning we were joined by Swanbourne CofE School…