Category: ‘Yours on Sunday’

Knowing You, Jesus

[This reflection by David Makanjuola was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 12/Jan/2025]

During the sermon on Sunday, Martin talked about looking away from ourselves and the difficult situations we might find ourselves in, but to look up to God for His help and then to look around us and recognise the plight of others and seek to help them.

A similar comment about looking up to God is found in Psalm 121. Verses 1 and 2 state, “I lift up my eyes to the mountains – where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.”
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Contributor: David Makanjuola
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Would you live your life differently?

[This reflection by Martin Shorey was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 05/Jan/2025]

Would you live your life differently if you knew what the future held? Would you take more risks? Act more boldly? Would your priorities shift? If I knew the outcome of my actions in advance, perhaps I’d be more willing to try new things, to step out of my comfort zone. I’d feel secure knowing that I wouldn’t fail – that the next step is the right one. And if it wasn’t, I could simply choose a different path. (more…)

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Let the Foolish Things of the World Confound the Wise

[This reflection by Chris Ginter was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 22/Dec/2024]

I often think I fit into that category!

When I was a child my mum would pray this prayer over me as I went to sleep at night:
“Gentle Jesus meek and mild look upon this little child, pity my simplicity, suffer me to come to thee.”
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Jesus – the Fulfilment of Prophecy

[This reflection by Helen Ruffhead was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 15/Dec/2024]

For some time now I have been working my way through the Bible and after wading through the history and poetry books I have finally reached what I see as the jewel in the Old Testament crown – the book of Isaiah. (more…)

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Contributor: Helen Ruffhead
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What do you want for Christmas?

[This reflection by Michael Goble was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 08/Dec/2024]

With Christmas approaching, we often have requests from family members about what we would like as a present. I must admit that these days I am quite happy to receive a surprise gift however small. When I was young I received a gift that was the best and most important in my life, and that has been the case ever since. (more…)

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Stop and Check

[This reflection by David Makanjuola was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 01/Dec/2024]

I was at work one Sunday morning a few weeks ago. I had this heavy feeling in my heart. I just felt weighed down. I realised that it was to do with what I’d heard on the news that morning. The conflict in the Middle East grabbed the headlines. It was depressing news. The other news stories weren’t that uplifting either. The rhetoric and conduct of those involved the US Presidential campaigns, stories closer to home, of people dying while crossing the channel …, the situation felt hopeless, and I felt helpless. (more…)

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