Pause for Thought and Prayer is a collection of thoughts and prayers from the Church notices. |
Thoughts of summer - a time to rest and let God do some recreation
A life without love is like a year without summer. - Swedish Proverb
Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a
summer day Listening to the murmur of water, or watching
the clouds float across the sky, is hardly a waste of time.
- John Lubbock
Posted 24.07.2010 |
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The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,
He restores my soul.
Psalm 23
Posted 24.07.2010 |
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The Collect for the 5th Sunday after Trinity
Almighty and everlasting God,
by whose Spirit the whole body of the Church
is governed and sanctified:
hear our prayer which we offer for ail your faithful people,
that in their vocation and ministry
they may serve you in holiness and truth
to the glory of your name;
through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen
Posted 04.07.2010 |
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Doing great things for God is fantastic but having
the assurance of a place in Heaven is really
something to rejoice about!
Posted 04.07.2010 |
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I have given you authority to trample on snakes and
scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy;
nothing will harm you. "However, do not rejoice that the
spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written
in heaven." (Luke 11:19-20)
Posted 04.07.2010 |
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The Collect for the 4th Sunday after Trinity
Gracious Father,
by the obedience of Jesus
you brought salvation to our wayward world:
draw us into harmony with your will,
that we may find all things restored in him,
our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Amen
Posted 27.06.2010 |
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He (Jesus) said to another man, "Follow me." But the man replied, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."
"Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God."
Luke 9:59-60
If Jesus asks you to follow him say 'Yes' quickly; It may be the only opportunity you have!
Posted 27.06.2010
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The Collect for the 3rd Sunday after Trinity
Almighty God,
you have broken the tyranny of sin
and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts
whereby we call you Father:
give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service,
that we and all creation may be brought
to the glorious liberty of the children of God;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen
Posted 21.06.2010
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The reality of Evil
The reason the Son of God appeared
was to destroy the devil's work.
1 John 3:8
Posted 21.06.2010 |
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"The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go
with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying, ""Return home and
tell how much God has done for you." So the man went away
and told all over town how much Jesus had done for him.
Luke 8:38-39
Posted 21.06.2010
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The Collect for the 2nd Sunday after Trinity
Faithful Creator,
whose mercy never fails:
deepen our faithfulness to you
and to your living Word,
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
Posted 13.06.2010 |
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| Everyone has been forgiven of their sins though
Christ's sacrifice, but the majority don't
understand or acknowledge what Jesus has
already done for them!
Is it time to tell someone?
Posted 13.06.2010 |
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"When a woman who had lived a sinful life in that town learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume, and as she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them.
I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven,for she loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little."
'"Jesus said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."
Posted 13.06.2010 |
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The Collect for the 2nd Sunday after Trinity
Lord, you have taught us
that all our doings without love are nothing worth:
send your Holy Spirit
and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of love,
the true bond of peace and of all virtues,
without which whoever lives is counted dead
before you.
Grant this for your only Son Jesus Christ's sake,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen
Posted 06.06.2010 |
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Feeling Religious?
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and
faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in
their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted
by the world. (James 1:27)
Posted 06.06.2010 |
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Jesus said: "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given
to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations."
Matthew 28: 18 - 19
Posted 30.05.2010
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The Collect for Trinity Sunday
Holy God,
faithful and unchanging:
enlarge our minds with the knowledge of your truth,
and draw us more deeply into the mystery of your love,
that we may truly worship you,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Posted 30.05.2010 |
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Led by God or led up the garden path?
But when he the Spirit of truth comes he will guide you into all truth.
John 16:13
Posted 30.05.2010 |
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The Bottom Line
The heart of the human problem is the problem with the human heart!
Posted 30.05.2010 |
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Collect: Day of Pentecost
God, who as at this time
by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit:
grant us by the same Spirit
to have a right judgement in all things
and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort;
through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Posted 23.05.2010
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Get busy Jesus is coming!
In the fast days, God says,
I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
your young men will see visions,
your old men will dream dreams.
Even on my servants, both men and women,
I will pour out my Spirit in those days,
and they will prophesy.
I will show wonders in the heaven above
and signs on the earth below,
blood and fire and billows of smoke.
The sun will be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood
before the coming of the great
and glorious day of the Lord.
And everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord will be saved.
Acts 2:17-21
Posted 23.05.2010 |
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Collect: 7th Sunday of Easter
Risen, ascended Lord,
as we rejoice at your triumph,
fill your Church on earth with power and compassion,
that all who are estranged by sin
may find forgiveness and know your peace,
to the glory of God the Father.
Amen
Posted 16.05.2010 |
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Jesus Prays for All Believers
"My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who
will believe in me through their message, that all of them
may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you.
May they also be in us so that the world may believe that
you have sent me.
John 17:20-21
Posted 16.05.2010 |
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We all have a collective and united
message to bring to the world at large -
the 'Good News' of Jesus Christ
May we not fail in what has been entrusted
to us.
Posted 16.05.2010 |
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Collect: 6th Sunday of Easter
God our redeemer,
you have delivered us from the power of darkness
and brought us into the kingdom of your Son:
grant, that as by his death he has recalled us to life,
so by his continual presence in us he may raise us
to eternal joy;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen
Posted 09.05.2010 |
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If man cannot enjoy the return of spring why should he be happy in a labour saving Utopia?
Posted 09.05.2010 |
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WE ARE NOT TO THINK THAT WHERE WE SEE NO POSSIBILITY, GOD SEES NONE.
Marcus Dods
Posted 09.05.2010 |
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Jesus said "l no longer call you servants, because a servant does not
know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for
everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and
bear fruit—fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever
you ask in my name. 'This is my command: Love each other."
(John 15:15-17)
Posted 09.05.2010 |
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Collect: 5th Sunday of Easter
Risen Christ,
your wounds declare your love for the world
and the wonder of your risen life:
give us compassion and courage
to risk ourselves for those we serve,
to the glory of God the Father.
Amen
Posted 02.05.2010
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| Collect: 4th Sunday of Easter
Almighty God,
whose Son Jesus Christ is the resurrection and the life:
raise us, who trust in him,
from the death of sin to the life of righteousness,
that we may seek those things which are above,
where he reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen
Posted 25.04.2010 |
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I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole
lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me... they're
cramming for their final exam.
George Carlin
Posted 25.04.2010 |
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Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it. Pope John Paul II
Posted 25.04.2010 |
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Collect for the Third Sunday of Easter
Almighty Father,
who in your great mercy gladdened the disciples
with the sight of the risen Lord:
give us such knowledge of his presence with us,
that we may be strengthened and sustained by his risen life
and serve you continually in righteousness and truth;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Posted 18.04.2010
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Sons and daughters of the Father but friends of Jesus.
I no longer call you servants, because a servant does
not know his master's business. Instead, I have called
you friends, for everything that I learned from my
Father I have made known to you.
John 15:15
Posted 18.04.2010
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Collect: Easter Day
God of glory,
by the raising of your Son
you have broken the chains of death and hell:
fill your Church with faith and hope;
for a new day has dawned
and the way to life stands open
in our Saviour Jesus Christ
Amen
Posted 04.04.2010 |
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Every day of your life up to this point in time has now gone
and today is an opportunity to reflect on the past and ask
yourself the question.
'Do I want more of the same or do I long for something
different in life, something better that my heart yearns and
thirsts for, a brighter and more fulfilling future?'
Posted 04.04.2010 |
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On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and
said in a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him."
John 7:37-38
Posted 04.04.2010 |
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"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come
that they may have life, and have it to the full"
John 10:10
Posted 04.04.2010 |
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Don't live a life of mediocrity when you are promised
so much more with Jesus, the living God!
Posted 04.04.2010 |
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