‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord God, ‘who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.’ (Revelation 1:8)
The book of Revelation is a letter from John to seven churches in modern day Turkey. They are facing hardship and persecution, and John writes to encourage the churches and to point them to the future. He starts by giving them Jesus’ words. The crucified and resurrected Lord Jesus tells them that he is. He is with them, and us, now and always. No matter what we face, what difficulties lie ahead of us, Jesus is with us, and he is the Almighty.
For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility (Ephesians 2:14)
Peace with one another is something that we all want, but we don’t always get. In this season of remembrance, we recall that sometimes we end up with war to get peace.
Jesus promises us true peace - peace with God and peace with each other. You would be very welcome to join us at our 10:50am service at St Thomas, Northaw, or at 8:30am for a service of Holy Communion, also in St Thomas, Northaw, this Sunday, as we look together at how peace was won for us.
… not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another … (Hebrews 10:25)
Why do we meet together? I hope that it’s because we like each other, and we enjoy it - but that’s not the main reason. The letter to the Hebrews tells us that we meet together to “spur one another on towards love and good deeds” (Hebrews 10:24). How is this possible? Because we can draw near to God through Jesus Christ.
Remember that the clocks go back this Sunday morning.
You would be very welcome to join us at our 10:30am service in St Andrew, Cuffley, or at 8:30am in St Thomas, Northaw, this Sunday. We are welcoming the Rev'd Jon Featherstone to both our services.
Sunday Service Update
Following a positive COVID test for the vicar, there need to be a number of minor changes to our services on Sunday morning.
8:30am at St Thomas
We will be welcoming the Rev’d Atalie Gaines to take our 8:30am service of Holy Communion at St...