St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #71 8th August 2021 From the Minister Managing Expectations ‘China’s mixed doubles table tennis team made a tearful apology at the Tokyo Olympics last week – for winning a silver medal.’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-58024068 Presumably, telling the team which came second, or […]
Sermon: Bread for Life
A sermon preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison for Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, August 1st 2021 John 6: 24-35 Chapter six of John’s Gospel commences with Jesus feeding five thousand people. Then, after an aside about Jesus walking on water, it’s back to eating and drinking for the rest of the chapter. Jesus has […]
Sermon: What Sort of Ministry?
A sermon preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields, August 1st 2021 Ephesians 4:1-16 ‘Each of us,’ writes the Apostle Paul, ‘was given grace according to the measure of Christ’s gift … the gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors […]
Weekly Update #70: 1 August 2021
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #70 1st August 2021 From the Minister A New Sport? So, apart from starting with the same letter, what do surfing, sport climbing, softball and skate boarding have in common? Answer: they all feature as sports in the delayed […]
Sermon: The Length and Breadth and Height and Depth of God’s Love
A sermon preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields, July 25th 2021 John 6:1-15; Ephesians 3:14-21 ‘I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that […]