Category: Message of the Week

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” — Galatians 6:9 July is nearly done — and what a month it’s been. There’s something quietly important about finishing well. Not with a fanfare, but with the same faithfulness you…

“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:11 This week we’ve been reflecting on community — what it means to belong somewhere, and what it means to make others feel they belong too. We hear it again and again from people who come to St Mary’s for the first time:…

“Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10 We’re halfway through July. How are you doing — really? It’s easy to arrive at the middle of summer and realise you’ve been so busy getting through it that you haven’t actually been present in it. The school runs, the work deadlines, the to-do…

“The wise ones took oil in jars along with their lamps.” — Matthew 25:4 As we head into our All Age service next Sunday exploring the Parable of the Wise and Foolish Bridesmaids, we’ve been sitting with this simple image: being prepared. Not in an anxious, rushing way — but in the quiet, steady way…

“See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?” — Isaiah 43:19 A new month. A fresh page. Whatever last month held — the things that went well, the things that didn’t, the worries you carried and the joys you savoured — July is a new beginning. That’s…

“Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise.” — Proverbs 6:6 This week our children and Junior Church have been learning about the ant — and what a teacher she turns out to be. Solomon points us to one of the smallest creatures in creation and says: watch her, and grow…

Pause for a moment. Look up from your screen. Notice three things right now that are good — the light coming through a window, a cup beside you, a sound, a memory, a face you love. Whisper a thank you. 🙏 “Every good and perfect gift is from above.” — James 1:17 Gratitude is one…

Running through Matthew 9 is one quiet, powerful thread: faith that simply trusts God to do what only He can do. When Jesus called Matthew, the tax collector didn’t bargain or hesitate — he got up and followed. And when the religious leaders objected to the company Jesus kept, Jesus reminded them that He came…

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son…” — John 3:16 Of all the verses in the Bible, this is perhaps the most quoted — and the most easily passed over. Pause for a moment. Read it again. Slowly. God so loved the world… Not “the world if it…

With Pentecost, the Easter season comes to a close. We look back with joy on the journey from the empty tomb to that moment of fire and wind, of bold voices speaking in many tongues. What began with a frightened few gathered in an upper room became a Church sent out to carry the Good…