The Tenants in the Vineyard
Tenants in the Vineyard 8th October 2017 Madingley Isaiah 5:1-7 Philippians 3:4b-14 Matthew 21:33-46 The series of parables Jesus told, spread over […]
Articles by Christine Barrow
The Labourers in the Vineyard
Labourers in the Vineyard 24th September 2017 Madingley Exodus 16:2-15 Philippians 1:21-30 Matthew 20:1-15 Last Sunday the Gospel reading was the Parable […]
The Unforgiving Servant
The Unforgiving Servant 17th Sept. 2017 Madingley Exodus 14:19-31 Romans 14:1-12 Matt. 18:21-35 From our earliest years of life, when we learnt to rail […]
“My Ways are not Your Ways.”
Rather than a series of books showing us the rules for living good lives, the Bible reveals God’s remarkable, and to us illogical, choices when selecting those who will become leaders and highly influential people in the history of mankind.
From Slavery to Sanctification
If we find it hard to be accepted by God just as we are — justified — the next challenge is to recognise that we are called to be made holy — sanctified — through growth in love.
Justification By Faith
We are so used to earning the experience of being valued by others, that we apply that approach to our relationship with God. But is that what God asks of us?