Mary, the ultimate mother

Today is Mothering Sunday in the UK and Mark spoke this morning at Cherry Tree Court on Mary, the mother of Jesus. To be chosen to be the mother of God’s Son was an immense privilege for Mary, but her reaction to the angelic announcement (Luke 1:26-38) gives us...

‘How To Pray’

Jesus’s disciples asked Him how to pray and the Lord’s Prayer was essentially the framework He gave them (and us) for prayer: focussing initially on God (‘hallowed be Your name’) and God’s kingdom (‘Your kingdom come, Your will be...

Always pray!

On Friday 16th March, we are involved in the Dearne Churches Together Day of Prayer at Furlong Road Methodist Church. The building will be open from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m., with ‘prayer spaces’ created to encourage us to pray and focus our attention on...

Everyday Worship

In reading through the book of Leviticus in my daily readings, I was struck by the range and physicality of much of the priestly work: killing animals for the offerings (more suited to being a butcher, I would have thought!), reviewing skin diseases (a doctor’s...