It's Easter!. but what is that all about?

It's Easter!. but what is that all about?

Palm Sunday.. more than just a song and a few Palm branches..

In the background there's deceit and betrayal, as the the religious leaders try to protect their positions against the popularity of Jesus, but on that day - 

The next day, when the large crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 they took palm branches and went out to meet him. They kept shouting:

“Hosanna!

14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written

Paul, Pamela, Jamie and Pete give there thoughts on these verses from Psalm 78..

My people, hear my instruction;

listen to the words from my mouth.

2 I will declare wise sayings;

I will speak mysteries from the past —

3 things we have heard and known

and that our ancestors have passed down to us.

4 We will not hide them from their children,

but will tell a future generation

the praiseworthy acts of the Lord,

his might, and the wondrous works

he has performed.

5 He established a testimony in Jacob

and set up a law in Israel,

which he commanded our ancestors

to teach to their children

6 so that a future generation —

children yet to be born ​— ​might know.

They were to rise and tell their children

7 so that they might put their confidence in God

and not forget God’s works,

but keep his commands. -- Psalms 78:1-7 (CSB)

A rework of William Wordsworth's, I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud, as a special reflection for 23rd March 2021- A National Day Of Reflection

Daffodils 2021

I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats high over vales and hills,

When all at once I saw a crowd,

A host, of golden daffodils;

Beside the lake, beneath the trees,

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine

And twinkle on the milky way,

They stretched in never-ending line

Along the margin of a bay:

126 thousand saw I at a glance,

Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they

Out-did the sparkling waves in happiness and peace.

For often, when on my couch I lie

In vacant or in pensive mood,

They flash upon that inward eye

Which is the bliss of solitude;

And then my heart with pleasure fills,

And dances with those daffodils.

Pete and Pamela talk through words of encouragement from Psalm 40 verses 1 to 5.

Jamie and Pamela talk about church through the words of Jude chapter 1 verses 17 to 23.

Some words from the Bible, in Hebrews chapter 4 verses 14 to 16 got us talking about "Confidence" this week..

"but if there’s no sign of the fruits of God’s holy spirit (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control), our efforts will come to nothing"....

Jamie, Pete, Pamela and Paul discuss fasting and whether it's fits in with today's understanding of Christian faith. Seems like an easy topic for this week but there's more to it than you'd think!