The Discipleship Blog
by Steve Green
First Sunday of Advent – Sunday, 29th November 2020
The week beginning Sunday, 29th November is the first week in Advent. This marks the beginning of the season of the year when many families start opening Advent calendars. Inside will be pictures of Christmas trees, holly, Christmas stockings, a robin red breast and an intimidating snowman. ...
Twenty fifth Sunday after Pentecost – Sunday, 22nd November 2020
The Gospel reading appointed for today is from Matthew’s Gospel where Jesus talks about serving the hungry, the thirsty, the stranger, the naked, the sick and those in prison. This is one of the most powerful parables that Jesus ever spoke because it has implications for all of us in a very simple...
Twenty fourth Sunday after Pentecost – Sunday, 15th November 2020
The Gospel passage this week is Jesus’ parable of the talents. Throughout history this has been a challenging parable to explain. What does it mean for us today? Let us start by reading Jesus’ words again and trying to hear them in our mind. 14 “Again, it will be like a man going on a...
Twenty third Sunday after Pentecost – Sunday, 8th November 2020
Why should we continually be watchful or vigilant? In the Gospel reading for this week, Jesus tells the story of the ten virgins. We have this recorded for us in Matthew’s Gospel and chapter 25. 25 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to...
Twenty second Sunday after Pentecost – Sunday, 1st November 2020
How do we guard ourselves against self-importance? Do we like people to know what we do in our work and what we do for the church? In the Gospel reading assigned for today, Jesus teaches us not to be filled with such self-importance that we regard ourselves as better than other people. 23 Then...
Twenty first Sunday after Pentecost – Sunday, 25th October 2020
What is the greatest commandment and how do we make sense of it? The Gospel passage for this week is from Matthew’s Gospel and verses 34 to 40 of chapter 22 where we have these words: 34 Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. 35 One of them, an expert in the...