St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #32: Sunday 25th October 2020 Hello from John Trevor is on ‘Study leave’ this week as part of his ‘Doctorate’ course, we hope that it has been a fruitful and helpful time for him. He will be back this […]
Weekly Update #31: Sunday 18 October
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #31: Sunday 18th October 2020 From the Minister To Thessaloniki, with love… ln 2018, whilst on sabbatical, and guided by our good Greek friend, Maria, Sue and I visited Thessaloniki. It’s Greece’s second city (and like many […]
Sermon: What do we Owe to Government?
Sermon preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields October 18th 2020 Isaiah 45:1-7; Psalm 96:1-9; Matthew 22:15-22 So, today, I’m preaching a political sermon, It’s not my fault – the Bible made me do it! We have three Bible readings – one from Isaiah, one from the Psalms, […]
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 […]
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 […]