Archive for April 2006
Wednesday, 12th April 2006
LC Day 36
John 9-11 in the Lent Challenge
I didn’t know what to comment on this yesterday, but after going to Spring Havest yesterday and seeing the drama, something really came to mind.
In 10: 9 Jesus talks about being the door, one of the bits in the drama said ‘if Jesus is the door, as the church are we the hinges that lets the door open or the lock that keeps thiose in ‘in’ and those out ‘out’.
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Wednesday, 12th April 2006
Spring Harvest
I went to Spring Harvest with a bunch from house group last night. We are so privileged to have this on our doorstep here in Minehead.
Tim Huges was the worship leader, and was excellent. He let things flow, no big showy stuff! The song of the night was ‘the splendour of the king’ by Chris Tomlin. A wonderful song and just so went with the whole evening
It was the first day of week 3 and on the first evenings instead of having a sermon, they’ve had a drama by the Lacey Theatre Company (Rob Lacey of the Street Bible etc.). It was great, very thought provoking and really got the focus of the theme this year I think, ‘the one big god’. There were some great jokes and even communal singing!
I’m feeling somewhat knackered today, but hey, it was well worth it! The big top will be live on BBC1 on sunday morning, so I’ll have to set the video!
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Friday, 7th April 2006
Podcast for Good
I heard the promo for this great podcast on Lifespring! and an interview with Christy (who’s running it) on Griddlecakes Radio.
I subscribed to Podcast for Good earlier today and downloaded the shows so far, and it sounds really exciting. Getting all sort of kids into podcasting, so they can tell their stories and excitment having fun and learning. I think this is what podcasting is really all about!
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Friday, 7th April 2006
LC Day 33
John 3-4 in the Lent Challenge
John 3: 16 is such a familiar verse, but seeing it here in context really bought it alive for me. The whole of ch3 is buzzing with excitment, the whole good news summed up in one chapter.
Jesus really went out on a limb in ch4. Not only was it illegal for him, as a religious leader, to speak to a woman (!) but a Samaritan at that. Again he talks about water, not at a wedding this time, but at a well. Water that comes like a spring to give eternal life. Using something then and there, that she would understand to teach her about himself. He doesn’t ‘lord’ it over her, but tells her exactly what she needs to know.
He also knows her through and through, like he did Nathanael in ch1. So he knows me just as well, and to be honest, that makes me somewhat uncomfortable. There are bits of me I wish he didn’t know. I think John the bap sums it in 3:30, more of him and (much) less of me.
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Friday, 7th April 2006
LC Day 32
John 1-2 in the Lent Challenge
It’s interesting that John starts not with the physical history and authority of Jesus, but his spiritual one, going back to before creation. A really strong and powerful way of claiming Jesus as the ‘Christ’ as ‘the Word’. I’m looking forward to an interesting journey with John.
Side note time:
On the wedding, Lamsa (who wrote the book ‘gospel light’) has quite a bit to say!
He says that there’s been a big translation error on 2: 4. Jesus wasn’t rebuking his Mother for bothering him. The word for ‘time’, in this context actually means ‘turn’. So Jesus was really saying ‘It’s not my round’! It was the custom that the guests provided the drinks for the long (often many days) wedding celebrations, and when their round was shared, it would be annouced who had supplied it.
So as there was a lull, Mary suggested this to Jesus and he said it wasn’t his round yet. So Mary told the servants to do what ever Jesus said and she would pay for it.
He also suggests that the water might not have been turned into wine, but have been the best ’spiritual’ water the guests had ever tasted. As a religious leader, Jesus would not have drunk heavily (as was the custom at weddings) and for him to offer wine, would have been looked down on. So he supplies water, the giver of life. (think of the samaritain women at the well)
I think it makes a good deal of sense, especially the mis-translation.
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