The donkey has a flat, the inkeeper is asleep, and 10 million angels are needed to distract the shpherds so that the sheep can knit a blanket for the new born king, if only they can work out where to get some wool from! Come
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Christmas at All SaintsChristmas at All Saints
Christmas is coming – Here are the main events at All Saints – Come and join the Joy
Luke 5 for Advent – CalledLuke 5 for Advent – Called
“Follow Me!” That’s the whole message of Luke in two words – Follow Jesus. He’s the one! He changes lives! He cares about the outcast! He forgives sinners! And this isn’t about adopting Religion – It’s about Following Him!
Luke 4 for Advent – Tempted, Rejected – Releases, HealsLuke 4 for Advent – Tempted, Rejected – Releases, Heals
Tempted – by the devil himself, to give up on God’s plan and take the easy way out Rejected – by his own hometown, when he set out God’s plan to bring Good News to the poor Releases – others from the devil’s power –
Luke 3 for Advent – Cousins!Luke 3 for Advent – Cousins!
Cousins! I sometimes forget that John and Jesus were cousins. They MUST have spent time together as children – surely. When Mary learned she was pregnant through the Holy Spirit she went STRAIGHT to Elizabeth’s house – so it seems very likely that whilst they
Luke 2 for Advent – A Bit Early!!Luke 2 for Advent – A Bit Early!!
Hang on – it’s a bit early for Shepherds and Mangers isn’t it? It’s only the second of December! Well, yes, but our journey STARTS with Jesus’ Birth – journey’s end is 33 years of story away!
Luke 1 for Advent – Better than ChocolateLuke 1 for Advent – Better than Chocolate
So instead of Chocolate, Gin or Lego this advent why not read or listen to Luke’s account of the life of Jesus. There are 24 chapters – one for each day of Advent – read all 24 and you’ll wake up on Christmas Day knowing
It’s only scary when it’s darkIt’s only scary when it’s dark
I went back you know, and it wasn’t scary at all All of the shapes and noises that made me so scared are just trees and birds and squirrels What was there to be scared of? Yet I was scared – more scared than I’d
The Music of my LifeThe Music of my Life
What score could record the notes of my three score years and ten? What notes could tell the tale of a life lived in many ways? It would begin with one exultant chord of love and then fall almost into silence… a single note, becoming