Tag: Worship

Do you have an anchor?

I hope that the immediate answer is that “yes, Jesus is my anchor.”. However,  I’m thinking of something slightly different here. Most good football teams have a player whose position is “anchor midfield” or sometimes “holding midfield.” Their job is to sit in front of the defence, protecting the back four. They anticipate danger,  break… Continue reading Do you have an anchor?

Safe in the shadow: Timothy Dudley Smith (1926-2024).

I’m grateful for the life and ministry of Timothy Dudley Smith who has died, aged 97. https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/…/timothy-dudley-smith… Whilst people talk about the likes of Graham Kendrick and Chris Bowater as the fathers of contemporary worship,, we might consider Dudley Smith as the grandfather of it. Like many, I grew up singing his hymns and am… Continue reading Safe in the shadow: Timothy Dudley Smith (1926-2024).

Why does what we call God matter?

Throughout our look at who God is, we’ve kept coming back to the point that what we believe affects how we live. This means that when we talk about The Doctrine of the Trinity, belief that God is Sovereign or the question of Predestination, we’ve not just been engaging in an intellectual exercise. These beliefs… Continue reading Why does what we call God matter?

What kind of Church? A worshipping Church (1 Corinthians 11:1-16)

Why do we come together for worship?  What is a church gathering all about?  The key things can be summed up as: This will help us make sense of the next section of 1 Corinthians because this is where the focus is and these are things the Corinthians haven’t been too good at.  I’m aware… Continue reading What kind of Church? A worshipping Church (1 Corinthians 11:1-16)

A glorifying church (1 Corinthians 10:18-33)

I suspect that many of the questions and concerns from the Corinthian church came from a good place.  We can easily write them off as the bad guys but they weren’t. Paul is not addressing apostates or false teachers but a real, young., alive, messy church that shows signs of having the Holy Spirit’s presence… Continue reading A glorifying church (1 Corinthians 10:18-33)

What is more stubborn?

Well, here we are, the other side of the Women’s World Cup final.  Sadly, for England fans it ended in tears with a 1-0 defeat to Spain.  The Lionesses can leave Australia with their heads held high after another competitive tournament. They perhaps didn’t play at their best this time and were affected by injuries… Continue reading What is more stubborn?

Build this house

This week’s #FaithrootsPodcast on 1 Chronicles 17. Arks, Temples, Priests and Kings in a post exile Judah Key dates David’s idea (v1-2) Nathan corrected (v3-15) “David’s house will be everlasting, ultimately secured in God’s love. The future of David’s kingdom would be wholly different from the uncertainty and disaster that befell Sau’s reign.”[1] Key things… Continue reading Build this house

Names

When the writer provides the generational records for Noah’s sons, he reverses the expected order.  We are told first about Japheth’s sons the Hams.  The line of Shem is delayed into chapter 11 and before that we have some further detail about what Ham’s descendants get up to. This will enable Moses to go on… Continue reading Names