Occurring
for 1 hour, 15 mins
Holy Communion for the Second Sunday of Lent: celebrant the Revd Tola Badejo.
Junior Church takes place at the same time in the hall.
First reading: Philippians 3.17–4.1
Gospel: Luke 13. 31–35
In different ways, today's readings involve multiple time scales or perspectives. Luke begins the Gospel account in a clearly defined 'present': 'At that very hour' - he narrates the story as though it is a clearly-remembered historical event, that happened at a precise time and place, and involves the radical and somewhat controversial preacher Jesus; we cannot tell whether the Pharisees are sincerely worried about his safety, or just trying to worry him so he will go away. Jesus replies in a way that looks beyond the present, making a transition that some would see as that between the Jesus of history and the Jesus of faith: he begins by apparently outlining his plans for the next three days (though in a way that foreshadows his passion) but later describes his future return in terms that suggest the events of Palm Sunday, the Resurrection, and the Second Coming.
Junior Church takes place at the same time in the hall.
First reading: Philippians 3.17–4.1
Gospel: Luke 13. 31–35
In different ways, today's readings involve multiple time scales or perspectives. Luke begins the Gospel account in a clearly defined 'present': 'At that very hour' - he narrates the story as though it is a clearly-remembered historical event, that happened at a precise time and place, and involves the radical and somewhat controversial preacher Jesus; we cannot tell whether the Pharisees are sincerely worried about his safety, or just trying to worry him so he will go away. Jesus replies in a way that looks beyond the present, making a transition that some would see as that between the Jesus of history and the Jesus of faith: he begins by apparently outlining his plans for the next three days (though in a way that foreshadows his passion) but later describes his future return in terms that suggest the events of Palm Sunday, the Resurrection, and the Second Coming.
Holy Communion and Junior Church
16 Mar 2025, 10 a.m. for 1 hour, 15 mins
Holy Communion and Junior Church
16 Mar 2025, 10 a.m. for 1 hour, 15 mins