Worship Reflections by Chris Mitchell

Worship Reflections by Chris Mitchell

19th November 2023

REFLECTION it’s about trust! Throughout this year of Matthew we have heard a number of parables about the kingdom of God.  In fact, most of the parables about God’s kingdom are found in Matthew How many times did Jesus say, The kingdom of heaven is like…? the kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed… the kingdom of heaven is like yeast… the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field… the kingdom of heaven is like a…

22 October 2023

REFLECTION             What is God’s? CONTEXT The drama in Matthew’s Jerusalem is getting more serious.  The Pharisees sensed that what Jesus stood for ran directly against what they stood for.  The Pharisees derived their power and authority from demanding slavish adherence to the Jewish laws.   Jesus threatened their authority.  Who was to be followed? The religious leaders or this upstart carpenter – this Jesus who seemed to claim authority for himself, even above the law. In Matthew 21, Jesus had entered Jerusalem as if he…

13 August 2023

…these are the days of miracle and wonder…   For the last couple of weeks, a song from my youth has been playing in my head.  You might know it too. These are the days of miracle and wonderThis is the long distance callThe way the camera follows us in slo-moThe way we look to us all, oh yeahThe way we look to a distant constellationThat’s dying in a corner of the skythese are the days of miracle and wonderAnd don’t…

14 July 2023

I acknowledge that it may be dangerous to preach on a parable which is so well-known.  But let’s try to hear something in this well-known, well-worn story that we haven’t heard before. CONTEXT The parable of the sower and the seed is the first of seven parables in Matthew 13 concerning the kingdom of God.  Matthew uses and expands on Mark’s parable chapter (to compare the two versions of this parable read Mark 4:3-8).  The parables in the two gospels…