Comments on: Ascension Sermon http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/05/08/ascension-sermon/ The Revd Gareth J M Saunders' weblog Tue, 6 Jan 2009 01:00:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Mark http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/05/08/ascension-sermon/#comment-12586 Fri, 26 May 2006 10:02:56 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/05/08/ascension-sermon/#comment-12586 I am preaching on Sunday and wanted to take a bit of time to read someone else's sermon about the ascension as I feel like a never actually 'take' anything from church but just 'give' all the time. This 'sermon' was a breath of fresh air on a really stuffy day and reminded me why I do the job that I do.....and that stuff about Thomas....I have been reading the bible for 20+ years and had never thought of that. Cool. I am preaching on Sunday and wanted to take a bit of time to read someone else’s sermon about the ascension as I feel like a never actually ‘take’ anything from church but just ‘give’ all the time.

This ’sermon’ was a breath of fresh air on a really stuffy day and reminded me why I do the job that I do…..and that stuff about Thomas….I have been reading the bible for 20+ years and had never thought of that.

Cool.

]]> by: Gareth J M Saunders http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/05/08/ascension-sermon/#comment-10129 Sun, 13 Nov 2005 13:55:30 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/05/08/ascension-sermon/#comment-10129 Bless you Karen. Thanks for posting such a lovely reply. Sometimes we do need to take time out. Jesus did it alot. And God often is able to speak to us in those quiet moments, because we're not busy trying to do, do, do his work. With love Gx Bless you Karen. Thanks for posting such a lovely reply.

Sometimes we do need to take time out. Jesus did it alot. And God often is able to speak to us in those quiet moments, because we’re not busy trying to do, do, do his work.

With love Gx

]]> by: Karen http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/05/08/ascension-sermon/#comment-10125 Sun, 13 Nov 2005 11:07:25 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/05/08/ascension-sermon/#comment-10125 Spoke to Hilary, my vicar, yesterday. Going through a, what?, sort of mental crisis, burnout, what ever you might call it., although logically it sounds pretty stupid. I have withdrawn from Cubs, Leader Training & the Christmas Fair for a while, all a bit too much with home & work, need to clear the mind. I don't want to go to church at present. She said that she & my friends would do my praying for me, until I can do it myself again. This morning I am catching up on the backlog of cleaning & house maintenance. To this end, I was searching the net for sliding wardrobe doors, instead of being on Rememberance Parade ( I am remembering what others have given me in private, espesially my father) & just about to log off when I clicked on this entry in Google. It made me cry, (I haven't been able to do that for weeks) because God has contacted me, here in my home. To quote your serman "a further demonstration of how much God loves us." Thank you Karen Spoke to Hilary, my vicar, yesterday. Going through a, what?, sort of mental crisis, burnout, what ever you might call it., although logically it sounds pretty stupid. I have withdrawn from Cubs, Leader Training & the Christmas Fair for a while, all a bit too much with home & work, need to clear the mind. I don’t want to go to church at present. She said that she & my friends would do my praying for me, until I can do it myself again.
This morning I am catching up on the backlog of cleaning & house maintenance. To this end, I was searching the net for sliding wardrobe doors, instead of being on Rememberance Parade ( I am remembering what others have given me in private, espesially my father) & just about to log off when I clicked on this entry in Google.
It made me cry, (I haven’t been able to do that for weeks) because God has contacted me, here in my home. To quote your serman “a further demonstration of how much God loves us.”
Thank you
Karen

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