Worship Reflections on Matthew

Joy in the rain MUC Fellowship@10, 14 December 2025Alison Sampson, reflecting on Matthew 11:2-11 The saddest funeral I ever did was for a young woman who died by suicide. She attended a local church which was very high energy. However, it did not do funerals and certainly not for suicide. Trying to find a pastor who would hold a service for their daughter, her distraught parents were eventually given my name. Why wouldn’t the other church do funerals? I’m given…

Peace in the pressure-cooker MUC Fellowship@10, 6 December 2025 Alison Sampson, reflecting on Matthew 3:1-12 It was my first Sunday here at MUC. After the service, a person came up to me looking rather anxious. ‘I understand you’re a Baptist,’ they said. I confirmed that this is indeed the case. ‘Well,’ they said, ‘it may interest you to know that some people here believe in science.’ I suddenly realised why they looked so worried.  If you pay any attention to…

Our hope in the dark:  Being left behind with Jesus MUC Fellowship@10, 30 November 2025 Alison Sampson, reflecting on Matthew 24:36-44 A mix up of metaphors on sleeping and waking, taking and leaving, and hoping against hope in the dark. But first, a story. My friend came home from school one day and found the house empty. His mother was visiting with the neighbour, but my friend didn’t know that. He walked around that empty house calling, ‘Mum? Mu-um!! MUM!!!’…