Weekly Update #30: Sunday 11 October

St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #30: Sunday 11th October 2020 From the Minister        Putting our trust in… Nowadays, many people still recognise the phrase, “golden calf”. Fewer know that it comes from the biblical story of when Israelites ran out of […]

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Sermon: Invitational Leadership

A sermon, based upon one preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison in 2011 to a United Reformed Church congregation in Essex, at a service where Elders were beginning a new period of service.  In the URC the Elders Meeting – Minister and elders elected by the congregation – collectively ‘exercise oversight of the spiritual life […]

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Sermon: God’s Creation, God’s Law

A sermon preached by The Reverend Trevor Jamison on October 4th 2020 Psalm 19 When I read Psalm 19 in preparation for preaching this sermon my first thought was … “how strange is that.” I did not think it was strange that a psalm should praise God for the wonders of creation: ‘the heavens are […]

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Sermon: Nightmare Tenants

A Sermon Preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields on Sunday 4th October 2020 Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-17; Matthew 21:22-46 Photo by HENCE THE BOOM on Unsplash I don’t know how many of the Ten Commandments you have broken during your life … and I’m certainly not going […]

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Weekly Update #29: Sunday 4 October

St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #29: Sunday 4th October 2020 From the Minister So, how do you feel about the Ten Commandments? (They feature in today’s Old Testament reading.) Many have heard of them, though most are hazy about their content. Maybe we’re afraid […]

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