Easter Comes But Twice A Year

[A devotional reflection originally prepared for the congregation of Horley Baptist Church during May 2024]

Unlike Christmas Day, the date of Easter varies from year to year. The procedure for deciding the date is derived from decisions made at the council of Nicea in 325 AD and, like the Jewish Passover, the date is linked to the phases of the moon. According to the established formula, Easter Sunday is the first Sunday after the first full moon of Spring. A second rule is that Easter cannot be celebrated before 22nd March each year. (more…)

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Did We Get It Wrong, Again?

[This is one in a series of devotional reflections prepared for Horley Baptist Church during April 2024]

Did we get it wrong, again? Depending upon what ‘it’ is, the answer is very probably “Yes”. The apostle Paul knew the feeling:

Instead of doing what I know is right, I do wrong.
  Romans 7 v19 [CEV]

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True Humility

[This reflection by Helen Ruffhead was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 28/Apr/2024]

On Sundays we have been looking at the seven deadly sins, starting with the number one sin: Pride. (more…)

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The Deal of a Lifetime

[This is one in a series of devotional reflections prepared for Horley Baptist Church during April 2024]

Recently I saw a photo of a billboard poster. Its message read:
 

Save 100%
↓
Don’t buy anything

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Do you feed your greed?

[This reflection by Dazz Jones was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 21/Apr/2024]

There’s a saying that goes something like “the flowers grow where you water them” … and greed is one of those subtle things that could creep up on us without realising it, just like a weed in the garden. Just like weeds in a garden, these 7 deadly sins we’re looking at over the coming weeks can be kept at bay from growing into problems if we do a self-check ‘little and often’. (more…)

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You’ve Got Mail

[This is one in a series of devotional reflections prepared for Horley Baptist Church during April 2024]

Have you ever received a message that you did not want to hear? Perhaps you had a summons to a meeting that you wanted to avoid or maybe you were instructed to do something that you did not want to do. (more…)

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