Colin Smith
All who heard him were astonished
All who heard him were astonished
by Colin Smith
Traditional stained glass window in St Johns Methodist Church Hayfield depicting Jesus preaching. see also www.stjohnshayfield.org.uk Image suitable for use in a PowerPoint slide (see below) PowerPoint Slide Size- This image is full size which is 1960 x 3600 pixels and 2.4MB The …
Saint Paul
Saint Paul
by Colin Smith
Traditional stained glass window in St Johns Methodist Church Hayfield depicting St Paul with Bible and sword. Image suitable for use in a PowerPoint slide (see below) PowerPoint Slide Size- This image is full size which is 1036 x 2000 pixels and 775KB The ideal way to insert int…
The Good Shepherd
The Good Shepherd
by Colin Smith
Traditional stained glass window in St Johns Methodist Church Hayfield depicting “I am the good shepherd” Image suitable for use in a PowerPoint slide (see below) PowerPoint Slide Size- This image is full size which is 1320 x 2584 pixels and 1.3MB The ideal way to insert into Pow…
Seek Ye First (The sermon on the mount)
Seek Ye First (The sermon on the mount)
by Colin Smith
Traditional stained glass window in St Johns Methodist Church Hayfield depicting Jesus delivering the sermon on the mount. Image suitable for use in a PowerPoint slide (see below) PowerPoint Slide Size- This image is full size which is 2936 x 2396 pixels and 2.2MB The ideal way t…
Blessed are the merciful
Blessed are the merciful
by Colin Smith
Traditional stained glass window in St Johns Methodist Church Hayfield depicting the beatitude “Blessed are the merciful. Image suitable for use in a PowerPoint slide (see below) PowerPoint Slide Size- This image is full size which is 1865 x 3575 pixels and 1.2MB The ideal way to…
Beatitudes for today
Beatitudes for today
by Colin Smith
Beatitudes for today This short meditation was written in response to a challenge to write some Beatitudes to reflect today’s concerns in contemporary Western society. As such it should be seen as stimulus material whose main purpose is to promote thought. Essentially, it is sati…
The Light of the world
The Light of the world
by Colin Smith
Traditional stained glass window in St Johns Methodist Church, Hayfield depicting Jesus the light of the world. Based on William Holman Hunt's painting. Image suitable for use in a PowerPoint slide (see below) PowerPoint Slide Size- This image is full size which is 1027 x 2000 pi…
Poem - True Worship
Poem - True Worship
by Colin Smith
Lost in the mists of time, we changed from being seen as those with a particular lifestyle arising from a living relationship with God, to those who attend a weekly ceremony in a weird building. This can infect our thinking too and lead us to question the value of our weekly atte…
Prayer: After the denial
Prayer: After the denial
by Colin Smith
In reviewing the previous weeks events (holy Week) and the threat to himself, Peter realises that he still loves Jesus. He falls into remorse and begging forgiveness. Prayer: After Peter’s Denial. Matthew 26:69-75 leaves Peter weeping bitterly over his betrayal of Jesus. This is …
From death comes forth life
From death comes forth life
by Colin Smith
Scarlet, elf cup fungus growing on dead wood can be seen as an allegory of the Easter events - without the dead wood this beautiful fungus could not live and grow. A photograph of this beautiful fungus taken in late winter/early spring in bluebell wood, off the Sett Valley trail…
Poem - Worry (Going to the toilet)
Poem - Worry (Going to the toilet)
by Colin Smith
This comic poem was originally written for children, who are about to leave play school in order to go to “big” school. It deals with an anxiety that they often have. It was subsequently used in All age worship to introduce the points that: No person or matter is too small to be …
Poem - The day we climbed the mountain
Poem - The day we climbed the mountain
by Colin Smith
The Day we climbed the mountain. This poem was written as a bit of fun to support an All Age worship service. Although the mountain which is referred to is Kinder Scout, in the Peak District of Derbyshire, the name of any local mountain can be used instead. The theme was “Finding…
Blessed are the Peacemakers