David Middleton
Meditation - 4th Sunday of Easter Year C (3)
Meditation - 4th Sunday of Easter Year C (3)
by David Middleton
Meditation – 4th Sunday of Easter Year C Am I the Messiah? John 10: 22-30 Look Jesus, we really need to know. Are you the Messiah? You keep evading the issue, never really being completely clear, always leaving an element of doubt and keeping us in suspense. Tell us, are you the …
Meditation - 4th Sunday of Easter Year C (2)
Meditation - 4th Sunday of Easter Year C (2)
by David Middleton
Meditation – 4th Sunday of Easter Year C Not so Naïve, now John 13: 31-35 I told Jesus I loved him. I said I would follow him wherever he went. I even said I was prepared to die for him. ‘Die for me?’ he said, ‘Before the cock crows you’ll have denied even knowing me!’... Created…
Meditation - 4th Sunday of Easter Year C
Meditation - 4th Sunday of Easter Year C
by David Middleton
Meditation – 4th Sunday of Easter Year C Just a polite request John 5: 1-9 I'd been there thirty-eight years - almost longer than anyone else. I've seen the front row change with frequent regularity; when one person is healed, another is brought in, often by many well-meaning and…
Meditation - 4th sunday of Advent Year C
Meditation - 4th sunday of Advent Year C
by David Middleton
Meditation – 4th Sunday of Advent Year C Young, blossoming and… pregnant! Luke 1: 39-55 ‘You’re going to have a baby, Mary! Yes, I know you’re not married, But you’re going to have a baby! And Elizabeth’s going to have a baby too!... Created by david Middleton on behalf of LWPT (…
Meditation - 4th sunday of Advent Year A
Meditation - 4th sunday of Advent Year A
by David Middleton
Meditation – 4th Sunday of Advent Year A Let me explain Matthew 1: 18-25 Dinner had been a tense, quiet, affair and Joseph could stand it no longer; Mary was definitely avoiding eye contact with him; something was wrong. ‘Mary. What’s the matter? Have I done something wrong? You …
Meditation - 4th Sunday in Lent year C
Meditation - 4th Sunday in Lent year C
by David Middleton
Meditation – 4th Sunday in Lent Year C The Father’s Love Luke 15: 1-3, 11b-32 His father just couldn’t wait: He saw his son coming from far off, Nothing was going to stop him, He’d been waiting a long time for this moment... created by David Middleton on behalf of LWPT (Leaders o…
Meditation - 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time C
Meditation - 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time C
by David Middleton
Meditation – 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C But it hasn’t happened Luke 4:14-21 Captives will be released, The blind will see, The downtrodden will be freed from their oppressors, The time of the Lord's favour has come; This scripture has come true today before your very eyes…
Meditation - 3rd Sunday of Easter Year C
Meditation - 3rd Sunday of Easter Year C
by David Middleton
Meditation – 3rd Sunday of Easter Year C Is it you Lord? John 21: 1-19 How could they not recognise him? They had been with him for three years. Day and night he had been the centre of their lives. He was their best friend and their teacher... Created by David Middleton on behalf…
Meditation - 3rd Sunday of Advent Year A
Meditation - 3rd Sunday of Advent Year A
by David Middleton
Meditation – 3rd Sunday of Advent Year A A new road Matthew 11: 2-11 and Isaiah 35: 1-10 Tell me, are you the Messiah? Although my circumstances are nothing like John’s, sometimes when I feel alone, and the going is hard, convictions once firmly held seem to evaporate. I turn to …
Meditation - 3rd Sunday in Lent year C
Meditation - 3rd Sunday in Lent year C
by David Middleton
Meditation – 3rd Sunday in Lent Year C Change or decay Luke 13: 1-9 I talked to Jesus yesterday; I told him about those poor souls murdered by Pilate’s men in the temple, while they were making sacrifices. I just thought he ought to know. I feel so helpless when I hear about such…
Meditation - 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
Meditation - 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
by David Middleton
Meditation – 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C The Opportunity of a Lifetime Luke 4:21-30 Isn’t this Joseph’s son? (Well, technically no, and maybe that’s the whole problem) Certainly this is Jesus, known as the son of Joseph. They all spoke so well of him, Amazed at the graciou…
Meditation - 2nd Sunday of Advent Year C
Meditation - 2nd Sunday of Advent Year C
by David Middleton
Meditation – 2nd Sunday of Advent Year C The refiners fire Luke 3: 1-6 Malachi 3: 1-4 Like a refiner of silver, He will take the raw material Gathering it up in his hands Aware of the value hidden within its ugly exterior... Created by David Middleton on behalf of LWPT (Leaders o…
Meditation - 2nd Sunday of Advent Year A
Meditation - 2nd Sunday of Advent Year A
by David Middleton
Meditation – 2nd Sunday of Advent Year A I’m not a sinner Matthew 3: 1-12 I get really annoyed by people who classify everyone as sinners. Not everyone is a sinner. I’m certainly not .I don’t go around beating people up, robbing, lying, cheating, swindling and defrauding people. …
Meditation - Trinity Sunday Year C
Meditation - Trinity Sunday Year C
by David Middleton
Meditation – Trinity Sunday Time Year C Tomorrow John 16: 12-15 Why? Why go to such lengths to fill us in, Father God? As I look back over the history of your relationship with us I am staggered at the lengths you’ve done to keep us informed. You are God, accountable to no one, f…
Meditation - The Epiphany Year C
Meditation - The Epiphany Year C
by David Middleton
Meditation – The Epiphany Year C Matthew 2: 1-12 Wise men came from the East … I wonder where they came from? I wonder who they were? Did they know each other? Did they meet on the way?... Created by david Midleton on behalf of LWPT (Leaders of Worship and Preachers Trust) for mo…
Meditation - 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
Meditation - 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
by David Middleton
Meditation – 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C Saving the Best till last John 2: 1-11 Life was good, really good; work was going well; It looked like we’d be getting a good bonus this year, The kids were all doing well at school, And we were looking forward to a great holiday...…
Meditation - 2nd Sunday in Lent Year C
Meditation - 2nd Sunday in Lent Year C
by David Middleton
Meditation – 2nd Sunday in Lent Yr C The Fox and the Hen Luke 13:31-35 I have beheaded John, so who is this I am hearing about? The final chapter has begun, The forces of destruction are beginning to gather, The powers of this world are closing ranks... Created by David Middleton…
Meditation - 2nd Sunday of Lent Year A