West Cork Methodists

Matthew 5:1-12 provides the text from which 5 Kingdom paths are explored: Embracing Spiritual Poverty Mourning That Leads to Comfort Strength in Meekness A Righteous Hunger Seeing God with Clean Hearts The questions for further reflection: In what area of your life are you still relying on your own effort rather than admitting your total dependence on Jesus? Will you lean into your pain long enoug...

Matthew 15:1-20 and Matthew 5:1-6 The points and questions: Righteousness begins with hunger, not habit. Tradition must never outdo truth. God looks at the heart, not the hands. What comes out reveals what’s within. Righteousness is a journey, not a performance. Questions from the sermon this week: Is my pursuit of righteousness driven by routine—or by real hunger for God’s presence?  What spiritu...

Part three of seven in our series exploring the Beatitudes. Luke 18:9-14 and Matthew 5:1-5 are the scripture readings, the Call to Worship is Psalm 133 and opening prayer is from Seedbed's daily Wake-Up Call. This is a daily devotional, usually by JD Walt and can be found at https://seedbed.com/wakeupcall/ It is a good holy habit to inhabit. 

We continue our journey in the Beatitudes with From: Grief To: Joy Luke 7:11-17 Jesus Raises a Widow’s Son 11 Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him. 12 As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her. 13 When the Lord ...

Today is week 1 of 7 exploring the beatitudes. Our Scripture readins are Matthew 5:1-3 and Mark 5:25-34 The weeks:  From Despair to Hope From Grief to Joy From Pride to Humility From Ritual to Righteousness From Empty worship to Pure hearts From Violence to Peace From Majesty to Mocking

John 16:12–15 provides the background for this exploration of relationship with God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. The response then is a dive into holiness and sanctification.

We read Ezekiel 37 and Acts 2 this morning as we celebrate Pentecost.  

The text is 2 Corinthians 2:12-17  What does church smell like? What is a pleasing aroma for the Lord? What does Jesus smell of?

Acts16:9-15 & John 14:23-29 are e scriptures today as we meet Paul meeting Lydia for the first time and why this matters today. 

Psalm 148 provides the context for this reflection on Praising the Lord.   

John 10:22-30 and Revelation 7:9-17 We explore listening to the Master's voice: Hearing, listening, recognising and responsing to his invitation to follow Him al lthe days of our lives.

John 21:1-16 BBQ Beach Beakfast with the points... The life they knew, Their Lord who loved, A God who cooks. 

Luke 2:1-20 make room for Jesus

Our reading is John 3:16-20 and Micah 7:7 And we explore the Christmas Carol O little Town of Bethlehem Song lyrics are below: Hark the Herald Angels Sing 1 Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the newborn King: peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!" Joyful, all ye nations, rise, join the triumph of the skies; with th'angelic hosts proclaim, "Christ is born in Bethlehem!"...

The Magnificat is explored as the threads of Advent from the patriarchs and prophets come together as prophet and Messiah meet before they are born.  Luke 1:46-55 Micah 5:2-5

Isaiah 35 is explored and we sing two choruses: Blessed be the name of the lord and Therefore the redeemed... 

Utilising the text of Luke 3:1-6 we explore making a change in the Advent season.  The lyrics of the songs: God will make a way Where there seems to be no way He works in ways we cannot see He will make a way for me He will be my guide Hold me closely to His side With love and strength for each new day He will make a way, He will make a way By a roadway in the wilderness, He'll lead me Rivers in t...

Jeremiah 33:14-16 and Luke 21:25-36 help us explore: Aligning Our Lives with God’s Kingdom: 1. Waiting 2.  Advent 3. Where is God? 4. God is there  Lyrics Long ago, prophets knew Christ would come, born a Jew, come to make all things new, bear his people's burden, freely love and pardon. Refrain: Ring, bells, ring, ring, ring! Sing, choirs, sing, sing, sing! When he comes, when he comes, who will...

Exploring sanctification using Psalm 51 and John 17.

Psalm 17, Matthew 22: 36-40 and 1 John 4:7-21 provide the scripture from which we explore loving God and loving people.

Genesis 50 again sets the scene for what does forgiving brothers look like. 

Genesis 50:15-21 is our text as we explore over the next two weeks God's mercy and forgiveness intertwined with His grace and love. 

If you cannot get out to church this morning here's the reading and sermon. Mark 10:17-31For those of us who like points: 1. On the surface 2. There is nothing we can DO to get eternal life 3. Who rules our life?

Taking the scripture reading Mark 7:24-30 and placing it with context from Chapter 6 & 8 we look again at the Presence of the Lord. This time the talk of access of all areas is through the narrative of the Syrophoenician woman and her encounter with Jesus. 

1 Kings 8, 1 Peter 2:9, the gospel accounts of the tearing of the Temple all come together as we explore the presence of the Lord.