Wednesday break reflection  1 July 2020

​A Prayer to start our reflection this morning.

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A few verses from the gospel
according to John.

John 14:2
My Father's house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? NIV

In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you.  KJV

There is plenty of room for you in my Father's home. If that weren't so, would I have told you that I'm on my way to get a room ready for you?  The Message.

What do you see in these pictures?
​Why has Alan chisen them?

Alan reflects on how we collect skills that help us through life and how experience the words of Jesus through different translations of the same Greek words.

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We bow our heads for a moment in prayer

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​And after we pray, we go and prepare.

And if I go and prepare a place for you,
I will come again and will take you to myself
so that where I am, you will be also.
And you know the way to the place where I am going."
Thomas said to him "Lord we do not know where yo are going. How can we know the way?"
Jesus aid to him "I am the way the truth and the life."
​John 14:4  New Revised standard version.

​May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you,
Amen

Our church building in Spring

At the end of last year, Leonard said to me one Sunday that I should look forward to a surprise outside the church in late spring. Is this the surprise? Since we can't go into the building I thought you might like to see some pictures.
What thoughts of church and friends come to mind as you look at them?
Thank you Leonard and helpers.

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​Bible reading plan
 oHere's a simple bible reading plan for the next few weeks taken from Janie Stuart's favourite Bible commentator-Dale Bruner. He calls it making a home with Jesus. (John 15). His suggestion is that we read a a book a month, reading a chapter a day and think about what we have read and what is happening in our lives. Since some books are have fewer chapters than days in the month, then you either get to have a few days holiday or spend time chewing over passages that caught your attention in that particular book.
His scheme for the next few months would be:
March: Luke 1-24
April: John 1-21
May: Acts 1-28
June: Romans: 1-16
We are part way through the gospel of Luke in the church so I would suggest the following:
March 22 to April 12 Luke 10 -24
April 13 to May 3: John 1-21
May: Acts 1-28 which would gets us back onto Dale's plan but let us read and reflect on the Easter story at Easter.

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