This term at St James the Less we are running two themes for our sermons:
Morning Service
Pray At All Times And Pray In All Ways
Working through the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6:9-13. At our monthly all-age service we are using the song Pray At All Times and Pray In All Ways by Nick and Becky Drake as our theme song!
| Date | Service | Reading | Title | Preacher | |||
| 1st January | 9.30 HC | Matthew 2:1-18 | An Unexpected Gift | Lis Goddard | |||
| 11am AA | Lis Goddard | ||||||
| 8th January | 9.30 HC | Why bother to pray? | Andrew Goddard | ||||
| 11am Family Worship HC | |||||||
| 15th January | 9.30 HC | Luke 11:1-8 | Learning from the Master…. | Lis Goddard | |||
| 11am All Age | All Age Team | ||||||
| 22nd January | 9.30 HC | Matthew 6:1,5-8 | Alone with God | Jane Petrie | |||
| 11am Family Worship HC | |||||||
| 29thJanuaryDay of Commitment | 9.30 HC | Matthew 6:1-4 and 19-21 | Prayer in Action | Sarah Simpson | |||
| 11am Family Worship | |||||||
| 5th February | 9.30 HC | Matthew 6:9 | Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness… | Andrew Goddard | |||
| 11am Family Worship HC | |||||||
| 12th February | 9.30 HC | Matthew 6:10 | Praying in the Kingdom… | Chris Marsh | |||
| 11am Family Worship HC | |||||||
| 19thFebruary | 9.30 HC | Matthew 6:11 and 7:7-12 | Praying expectantly | Elaine Vickers | |||
| 11am All Age | All Age Team | ||||||
| 26thFebruary5thSunday1st Sunday of Lent | 9.30 HC | Matthew 6:12 and 14; 18:21-35 | Confessing your sins to one another: Forgiving one another…. | Andrew Goddard | |||
| 11am Family Worship | |||||||
| 4th March | 9.30 HC | Matthew 6:13 | Praying with realism | Lis Goddard | |||
| 11am Family worship | |||||||
| 11th March | 9.30 HC | Praying with humility…praying with power | Angela King | ||||
| 11am Family Worship HC | |||||||
| 18thMarchMothering Sunday | 9.30 HC | Interceding for all the saints? | Jane Petrie* | ||||
| 11am All Age | Mothering Sunday Service – interceding…. | All Age Team | |||||
| 25thMarch | 9.30 HC | Romans 8 (26) | ….when there are no words | Lis Goddard | |||
| 11am Family Worship HC | |||||||
| 1stAprilPalm Sunday | 9.30 HC | Recognising the king | Lisa Pearce? Open Doors | ||||
| 11am Family Worship | |||||||
| 6thAprilGood Friday | 12noon-3pm3 hours at the Cross | Prayer at the cross | Andrew Goddard | ||||
| 8thAprilEaster Day | 9.30 HC | Resurrection prayer | Lis Goddard | ||||
| 11am AA Family Worship HC | All Age Team | ||||||
| 15thApril | 9.30 HC | TBA | |||||
| All Age | AA Team | ||||||
Evening Service
God’s Apprentices: Building Your Spiritual Muscles
| Date | Service theme/Title | Reading | Preacher | ||
| 1st January HC | Seeking God | Pastor Alex | |||
| 8th January | Setting out the Groundrules:Building a rule of Life | Lis Goddard | |||
| 15th January HC | Knowing the Boss | Lis Goddard | |||
| 22nd January | The Apprentice who IS – learning to Be…Sabbath and resting in God | Lis Goddard | |||
| 29thJanuary (HC?)Day of Commitment | The Apprentice who gives | Lis Goddard | |||
| 5th February HC | The Apprentice who Worships | Chris Marsh | |||
| 12th February | Living a life of Mission… | TBA | |||
| 19thFebruary HC | Breaking bread with the Body | Andrew Goddard | |||
| 22ndFebruaryAsh Wednesday | Beginning Lent together with an Ash Wednesday Meditation | Sarah Simpson and Angela King | |||
| 26th February | The discipline of Repentance | Tim Ditchfield | |||
| 4th March HC | The apprentice who fasts | Lis Goddard | |||
| 11thMarch | The apprentice who reads | Sarah Simpson | |||
| 18th March HC | The apprentice who watches and waits | Lis Goddard | |||
| 25th March | The apprentice who listens | Angela King | |||
| 1st April HCPalm Sunday | The Apprentice who is faithful | Lisa Pearce? Open Doors | |||
| 5thAprilMaundy Thursday | Prayer for Healing | James 5 | Lis Goddard | ||
| 8thAprilEaster Day | The apprentice who sees results… | ||||
