Thought for the Week

W/c 15th april 2024

Judgement

Acts 5:17--26
John 3:16-21

w/c 11th March 2024

More thoughts on the Ten Commandments and other rules

Deuteronomy 4:1,5-19
Matthew 5:17-19

w/c 4th March 2024

Humble VIPs

Jeremiah 18:18--20
Matthew 20:17-28

w/c 26th february 2024

Justice & Mercy

Jonah 3
Luke 11:29-32

w/c 19th february 2024

Leading a full life in Lent

Joel 2:1-2, 12-17
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

w/c 12th february 2024

Don’t judge a book by its cover

1 Kings 1:1-10
Mark 7:14-23

w/c 5th february 2024

Unconscious Bias

2 Samuel 24:2,9-17
Mark 6:1-6a

w/c 22nd january 2024

Mark 3:1-6

Is my heart withered?

w/c 15th january 2024

Following the one who speaks with authority -  the real deal

1 Samuel 3:1-10
Mark 1:29-39

w/c 8th January 2024

I John 2:29 – 3:6
John 1:29-34

w/c 11th december 2023

Relieving the Hungry

Isaiah 25:6-9
Matthew 15:29-37

w/c 4th december 2023

How God sees the world

Daniel 5:1-6,13-28
Luke 21:12-19

w/c 27th november 2023

Unpacking the Parable of the Ten Minas

Luke 19:11-28

w/c 20th november 2023

Staying Connected

Titus 3:1-7
Luke 17:11-19

w/c 13th November 2023

The cost of being a disciple

Romans 13:8-10
Luke 14:25-33

W/C 6th November 2023

All Saints

Hebrews 12
Matthew 6:1-12

w/c 23rd October 2023

Luke

Isaiah 35:3-6
Luke 10:1-9

w/c 16th October 2023

The Lord’s Prayer

Jonah 4:1-10
Luke 11:1-4

w/c 9th october 2023

The Cost of Discipleship

1 Kings 19:19-21
Luke 9:57-62

w/c 2nd october 2023

Sending Out Disciples – Then and Now

Ezra 9:5-9
Luke 9:1-6

w/c 25th september 2023

What will it take for you to believe

I Timothy 3:14-16
Luke 7:31-35

w/c 18th SeptEmber 2023

Living in a just and peaceful world

Colossians 3:1-11
Luke 6:6-11

w/c 4th september 2023

John Bunyan – What brings you closer to God?

Hebrews 12:1-2
Luke 21:21,34-36

w/c 28th August 2023

Put God first

Judges 6:11-24
Matthew 19:23-30

w/c 21st august 2023

A challenge – who is “The Lost Sheep”

Luke 18:1-5, 10-1

w/c 14th August 2023

The Mothers Union and its founder Mary Sumner

Hebrews 13:1-4
Luke 11:9-13

w/c 7th august 2023

What value do you place on…. 20p…£58million

Matthew 13:44-46

w/c 31st July 2023

Give us today our daily bread (that we may give)

Exodus 16:1-15
Matthew 13:1-9

w/c 24th july 2023

Childlike Faith

Exodus 3:1-12
Matthew 11:25-27

w/c 17th july 2023

Layers of Revelation

Romans 7:14-25
Mark 5:1-20

w/c 10th july 2023

Choices

Romans 7:14-25
Mark 5:1-20

w/c 3rd july 2023

What will the book of life say of me?

Genesis 5:1-12, 17-18
Matthew 7:15-20

w/c 26th june 2023

Relating to God

2 Corinthians 9:6-11
Matthew 6:1-6,16-18

w/c 19th june 2023

Encouraging

Acts 11:19-30
John 15:12-17

w/c 12th june 2023

Marriage at the Resurrection

1 Peter 1:18-25
Mark 12:18-27

w/c 5th June 2023

God in us

Ephesians 1:3-14
Luke 1:39-56

w/c 29th May 2023

As Jesus

Ephesians 4:1-8
John 17:11-19

W/C 22ND MAY 2023

Paul’s example on witnessing our faith to others

Acts 17:15, 22-18:1
John 16:12-15

w/c 15th May 2023

Sorry no Thought for the Week again - we hope to resume next week as the new AV system is now up and running!

W/C 8th May 2023

Unfortunately, yet again the due to the upgrading of the AV system there was no recording of a Thought for the Week.

W/C 1st May 2023

Unfortunately due to the upgrading of the AV system, a recording could not be made of the recent Thought for the Week.

w/c monday 24th april

A new creation

Acts 5:17-26
John 3:16-21

w/c monday 17th april

Disciples – Easter reflection

Psalm 105:1-9
Luke 24:13-35

Our apologies, the beginning of recording is missing.

w/c monday 10th april

Disappointment

Isaiah 50:4-9a
John 13:21-32

w/c monday 3rd april

Decide for yourself – is Jesus who he claimed to be?

Daniel 3:14-28
John 8:31-42

w/c monday 27th march

The Spirit of the Law

Deuteronomy 4:1,5-9
Matthew 5:17-19

w/c monday 20th march

Rules and Regulations for Wellbeing

Deuteronomy 4:1,5-9
Matthew 5:17-19

w/c monday 13th march

Servant Leadership

Genesis 12:1-4
Matthew 20:17-24

w/c monday 6th march

St David’s Day - Doing Little Things

1 Peter 5:1-4
Matthew 11:25-30

w/c monday 27th february

Drawing closer to God in Lent

Joel 2:1-2, 12-17
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18

w/c Monday 20th February

The blind see clearly - do we?

Genesis 8:6-13, 20-22
Mark 8:22-26

w/c monday 13th february

What comes from within not external influences

Galatians 5:22-26
Mark 7:14-23

w/c monday 6th february

Our apologies but the recording did not work - please look again next Monday for the next one

w/c moNday 30th january

Being Servant-hearted

Jeremiah 1:4-10
Matthew 19:27-30

w/c monday 23rd January 2023

The Sabbath

Hebrews 7:1-3,15-17
Mark 3:1-6

w/c Monday 16th January 2023

What is life draining/life giving?

Hebrews 2:14-18
Mark 1:29-39

w/c monday 9th January 2023

What do you want?  What are you looking for?

1 John 3:7-10
John 1:35:42

w/c monday 2nd january 2023

Priestly shepherds welcome the sacrificial Lamb

Isaiah 40:1-11
Luke 2:8-20

w/c monday 26th december

Having confidence in our calling

Zephaniah 3:14-18
Luke 1:39-45

w/c monday 19th december

What does it take to believe in Jesus?

Isaiah 45:6b-8,18,21b-25
Luke 7:1-10,18b-23

w/c monday 12th december

Coming Home

Isaiah 40:25-31
Matthew 11:28-30

w/c Monday 5th december

The Calling of Disciples

Isaiah 52:7-10
Matthew 4:18-22

w/c monday 28th november

End times?

Revelation 15:1-4
Luke 21:12-19

w/c monday 21st november

Ready and watchful for the return of Christ the King

Revelation 4
Luke 19:11-28

w/c monday 14th november

Showing God’s love in the lows of life

Psalm 23
Philippians 4:4-7
John 15:9-13

W/C MONDAY 7TH NOVEMBER

The Communion of Saints and the Cost or Value of Discipleship

Philippians 2:13-16
Luke 14:25-33

w/c Monday 31st October

Choose to be born again

2 Timothy 4:6-8
Luke 13:22-30

w/c monday 24th october

Responsibility – from everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded

Ephesians 3:8-10
Luke 12:35-48

w/c monday 17th october

Things never change?

Galatians 5.18-26
Luke 11.42-46

w/c monday 10th october

The Lord’s Prayer

Psalm 23
Luke 11.1-4

W/C MONDAY 3RD OCTOBER

Looking Forward

1 Kings 19.19-21
Luke 9.57-62

W/C MONDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER

Following Jesus wholeheartedly

1 Kings 19.19-21
Matthew 9.9-13

W/C MONDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER

Grief

Isaiah 53:1-16
John 14:1-7

W/C MONDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER

Stephen, the First Martyr - rooted in faith

Acts 7:54-8:1
Luke 21:7-19

W/C MONDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER

Real People

Acts 22.1-9
Luke 9.18-27

W/C MONDAY 29TH AUGUST

Selective blindness

W/C MONDAY 22ND AUGUST

Giving thanks

1 Thessalonians 5.4-18

W/C MONDAY 15TH AUGUST

Zacchaeus the Tax Collector

Psalm 113; Luke 19.1-10

W/C MONDAY 8TH AUGUST

We are what we eat?

John 6.25-35

W/C MONDAY 1ST AUGUST

Jesus is our example

Luke 10.25-37 (The Parable of the Good Samaritan)

W/C MONDAY 25TH JULY

Are we too busy?

Luke 10.38-end

W/C MONDAY 18TH JULY

How awesome is God’s love for us? (pt 2)

Luke 15.25-32

W/C MONDAY 11TH JULY

Just how awesome is God’s love for us?

Luke 15.11-24

W/C MONDAY 4TH JULY

Quick change; slow change

Luke 9.18-20

W/C MONDAY 27TH JUNE

This was recorded by Josh on Windrush Day, 22nd June 2022

W/C MONDAY 20TH JUNE

What if you are a Messiah?

Philippians 2:5-13

W/C MONDAY 13TH JUNE

‘Seek the Lord and you will find him; seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.’

Deuteronomy 4.29

W/C MONDAY 6TH JUNE

Praying in the Spirit

W/C MONDAY 30TH MAY

Why do we pray?

Bible Passage - Matthew 6.5-15

W/C MONDAY 23rd MAY

A look back at Easter - and that most amazing of moments that changed the world and each of our lives.

Bible Passage - Matthew 27. 45-54

W/C MONDAY 16TH MAY

Jesus, the nice, mild and obedient? Or Jesus, the rebel, trouble-maker and radical? Or can he be both?

Bible Passage - John 10:22-30

W/C Monday 9th May

‘Were not our hearts burning within us?’ - Can we encounter Jesus in our normal day to day?

Bible Passage - Luke 24:13-35

W/C Monday 2nd May

Being one of the 99 - We might recognise the parable but what does the Parable of the Lost sheep look like from the perspective of one of the 99?

Bible Passage - Luke 15:1-7

W/C Monday 25th April

Jesus' command to love each other as he loves us, in the light of the Resurrection, is this the blueprint for change in the world?

Bible Passage - John 15:9-17