Rosie leads both Morning and Evening Prayer this week. Today’s Advent Morning Prayer – Rosie considers a passage from Matthew’s gospel, chapter 14, verses 1 to 12. This scripture describes how John the Baptist was mistaken for Jesus by Herod; “At that time Herod the ruler heard reports about Jesus; and he said to his servants, ‘This...
Ansai leads both Morning and Evening Prayer this week. Today’s Advent Morning Prayer – Ansai considers a passage from Matthew’s gospel, chapter 13, verse 44 to 58. This scripture describes how Jesus teaches his disciples and crowds of followers who had come to listen to him teach, by using parables to help their understanding. Until...
Ansai leads both Morning and Evening Prayer this week. Today’s Advent Morning Prayer – Ansai considers a passage from Matthew’s gospel, chapter 13, verses 24 to 43. This scripture describes how Jesus teaches his disciples and crowds of followers who had come to listen to him teach, by using parables to help their understanding; “‘The kingdom...
Ansai leads both Morning and Evening Prayer this week. Today’s Advent Morning Prayer – Ansai considers a passage from Matthew’s gospel, chapter 13, verses 1 to 23. This scripture illustrates the different reactions Jesus observed his followers and disciples showed, in response to listening to the Gospel and he illustrated this by telling the Parable...
Ansai leads both Morning and Evening Prayer this week. Today’s Advent Morning Prayer – Ansai considers a passage from John’s gospel, chapter 12, verse 38 to the end. This scripture includes several connected passages – all following the theme of Jesus’ teaching about discipleship and faith; “And pointing to his disciples, he said, ‘Here are...
Ansai leads both Morning and Evening Prayer this week. Today’s Advent Morning Prayer – Ansai considers a passage from John’s gospel, chapter 12, verses 20 to 32. This scripture describes Jesus’ description of the Passion and his own death, discipleship and affirmation of faith: ‘‘’The hour has come for the Son of Man to be...
Ansai leads both Morning and Evening Prayer this week. Today’s Advent Tide Morning Prayer – Ansai considers a passage from Matthew’s gospel, chapter 12, verses 1 to 21. This scripture describes how Pharisees from the Synagogue tried to ensnare Jesus by posing controversial questions around keeping the sabbath: “‘Is it lawful to cure on the...
Father and son Peter and Michael, lead both Morning and Evening Prayer this week. Today’s Morning Prayer – Peter and Michael consider combined fragments in a passage from Matthew’s gospel, chapter 11, verse 20 to the end. This scripture describes Jesus’ reflection on our sins – those who sin the most have most to lose...
Father and son Peter and Michael, lead both Morning and Evening Prayer this week. Today’s Morning Prayer – Michael considers a passage from Matthew’s gospel, chapter 11 verses 2 to 19. This scripture describes Jesus’ reflection on his and John the Baptist’s treatment at the hands of those they tried to teach; “‘John came neither...
Father and son Peter and Michael, lead both Morning and Evening Prayer this week. Today’s Morning Prayer – Peter considers a passage from Matthew’s gospel, chapter 10 verse 34 to the end and then chapter 11 verse 1. This beautifully written scripture reflects on Jesus’ view of discipleship; “‘‘Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever...
