The Importance of Prayer After worship together on Sundays the most important activity in the Christian life is always personal prayer....

Jesus is the Christ ‘Christ’ like ‘Messiah’ is the English translation of a Hebrew word passing through Greek ( Christos ). It means the...

Jesus is Lord This is the oldest Christian confession of faith. ‘Lord’ ( Kyrios in Greek) is how the Jews addressed God. For the early...

The heart of a Christian church in the Anglican tradition is the altar, also known as the ‘Holy Table.’ It is the most sacred object in...

Luke 1. 57-66 57  Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. 58  Her neighbours and relatives heard that the Lord...

The Eucharist The Church receives the Eucharist as a gift from the Lord. St Paul wrote: “I have received from the Lord what I also...

The Mystery of the Holy Trinity Matthew 28.18-20 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given...

Acts 2.2-11 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the...

Having gathered his apostles for the last time, the risen Jesus was taken up into heaven and a cloud hid him from their sight. The Bible...

John 14:15-17 : the Promise of the Holy Spirit “Jesus said, ‘If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father,...

Baptism into Christ   From Chichester Cathedral Baptistery   Central to the Church’s celebration of Easter is our sharing in the death...

As we move through Eastertide, we continue to celebrate the resurrection of Christ. Many of the hymns contain the word ‘Alleluia’, a...