Author Archives: St Patrick's Church

“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favour rests.” – Luke 2.14 From Dave Atkinson: In his account of Jesus’ birth, Luke crams a load of information into the first twenty verses of chapter 2. There is so much going on that we can miss theContinue reading “Glory to God”

‘This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’”– Matthew 3.3 From Helen Machell: It is over half way through Advent now and as we are in this time of preparation of our homesContinue reading “Are you prepared?”

After Rehoboam’s position as king was established and he had become strong, he and all Israel with him abandoned the law of the Lord.  2 Chronicles 12.1 From David King I have a lot of experience of dieting. In fact, I’m really quite good at losing weight – the only problem is that I am even betterContinue reading “More dangerous than suffering”

Watch as David answers question number 4 in our series of difficult questions relating to the CentreForward project. Details on how to give can be found here: The Home Straight

‘The angel said to him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news.’ – Luke 1.19 From Sam Lomas: Have you ever had a major role in a nativity play?  Think back to when you were a childContinue reading “Good News”

Watch as David answers another difficult question relating to the CentreForward project. Details on how to give can be found here: The Home Straight

‘And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you.’ – Psalm 39 v7 From Toni Clark: Advent is one of my favourite times of the year. When I was small, opening the Advent Calendar doors were a lovely countdown to Christmas. When I was a nanny in Denmark, I rememberContinue reading “Waiting”

“How priceless is your unfailing love, O God!” – Psalm 36.7 From Dave Atkinson: I’m really enjoying our current sermon series “God’s Dictionary” in which we’ve seen how the biblical meaning of words contrasts so widely with how our culture uses and understands them. If you’ve missed any of them, I’d encourage you to catchContinue reading “Unfailing love”

“The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.” Psalm 103.6 From David King Last Sunday we saw how, in and of ourselves, we have no significance. Compared to the universe we are so small and our lives are so brief. But, because of his love for us, God has given us a significanceContinue reading “A Problem for Atheism”

‘Indeed, the body does not consist of one member but of many.’ – 1 Cor 12:14 (NRSV) From James Griffin:  I wonder if you’ve ever been on a long ramble, like the annual St Pats’ walk from Oaks Park to Box Hill? Try and picture the scene. A large group of mixed ages with varying levelsContinue reading “In it together”