A Baptist-Methodist Ecumenical Church in Leicester
Occasional musings from one of our ministers or worship leaders.
This is the sermon preached by Revd John Rackley at the new year Covenant Service. The Gospel John 1:1-14 And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth. These words are meant to get us thinking – thinking about God – they make…
Luke 2:8-9 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
A poem for Remembrance Day by Peter Cruse
As we make our way toward Easter we are considering the last words of Jesus. In John’s gospel we read “when Jesus knew that there was no more that could be done, he said in order to fulfill scripture “I am thirsty”. A jar of sour wine was standing by his cross. So, they put a sponge full of the…
It has been the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. I have observed this time of prayer at the beginning of each year since the early 1970s. This week I have been praying with J. Philip Newell’s book The New Harmony (St Andrew Press 2012)
I used to use these affirmations regularly in my prayers as a member of the Iona Community. Whilst I no longer am a member they still stir my faith and explain what I am trying to believe. I offer them to us all at Christchurch as we journey into a fresh year with many uncertainties ahead of us. May they…
A sermon from Revd Debra Chidakwa Akue during the coronavirus lockdown, when no-one knows how long we have to endure, or how many more will suffer.