Today the preacher said to get to know Jesus it was not enough to study or read books.
After reading and study we would only know Jesus from the outside. To know Jesus we must do as he does and act as he says.
It was not a new idea but, perhaps because of the preacher's sincerity, it struck me as something new.
Sunday, 26 December 2010
Sunday, 5 December 2010
Soup Kitchen
This morning the service was led by Revd. John Rowland (Kennington) with a talk by Mrs Smith from the Oxford Soup Kitchen.
About 20 years ago Mrs Smith saw a bright light, rather like Saint Paul. Out of the light she saw a man with with tattoes on his face, picking bits from the rubbish bin. She asked 'Lord what can I do' and she heard a voice or idea say 'Soup Kitchen' and so for 20 years she has run a soup kitchen for people who have nobody else to turn, those who society has given up on.
The John Rowland spoke powerfully on Costly Grace, quoting the bible and Dietrich Bonhoeffer ...
About 20 years ago Mrs Smith saw a bright light, rather like Saint Paul. Out of the light she saw a man with with tattoes on his face, picking bits from the rubbish bin. She asked 'Lord what can I do' and she heard a voice or idea say 'Soup Kitchen' and so for 20 years she has run a soup kitchen for people who have nobody else to turn, those who society has given up on.
The John Rowland spoke powerfully on Costly Grace, quoting the bible and Dietrich Bonhoeffer ...
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