Worship Reflections on John
11 August 2024
If Jesus is the Bread of Life – What Happens If You Don’t Like Bread? (John 6:35, 41-51) 35 Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. 41 Then the Jews began to complain about him because he said, ‘I am the bread that came down from heaven.’ 42They were saying, ‘Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we…
26 May 2024 Trinity Sunday
Trinity Sunday 26 May 2024 Rev Dr Con Apokis Readings: Isaiah 6:1-8, John 3:1-17 lntroducing the Theme Quote: Spanish proverb “Jealousy is thin because it bites but never eats”. I fear that I am about to annoy some of you – I not only love the Christian Trinitarian tradition and outlook – I believe in the God of Jesus through it. Quote: Anonymous – as we continue with you this will be one of my go to themes – “If you think you are leading but…
5 May 2024
Manningham Uniting Church Fellowship@10 5th May 2024: Easter 6Theme: Love, love, love Text: John 15:9-17 Introduction What are the top five languages spoken in the world? Chinese — 1.3 billion Native SpeakersSpanish — 486 Million Native SpeakersEnglish — 380 Million Native SpeakersArabic — 362 Million Native SpeakersHindi — 345 Million Native Speakers Next question. How many words for Love are there in Greek? The answer is eight. In English, we use “love” in many ways. We “love” our partner, we “love” the Spring weather, we “love” our friends”…
21 April 2024
Manningham Uniting Church 21st April 2024 Easter 4B Texts: Psalm 23, 1John 3:16-24, John 10:11-18 Theme: Jesus – the Glory of God lntroducing the Theme Lent is the season to divest yourself of all the things that would diminish your capacity to be a follower of Jesus. Easter is the season to encourage you in all the things that would enable your capacity to be a follower of Jesus. Last week I used a verse from Hebrews 1:3 to make sense…