Stoneygate
Baptist Church

Luke 2:22-40 When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”), and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.” Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consola

Matthew 2 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. “In Bethlehem in Judea,” the

We are celebrating this morning with a bit of festive silliness, including a chocolate filled retelling of the Christmas story and a twist on pictionary, as well as reflection and prayer. Chocolate nativity A long time ago, God made the world. In fact, God made the whole GALAXY.   Everything was going rather well until humans started to think they knew what they were doing without God. Life got a bit harder after that. God kept trying to help, but people kept making a FUDGE o

Readings | taken from John 1, Luke 2 and Matthew 2 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. --- In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman

This morning was the fourth Sunday of Advent and our 'Selection Box' carol service, with contributions from members of the congregation. We had musical performances and poems and prayers and reflections, with a particular focus on Mary as we lit the fourth candle on our Advent wreath. We can't capture all of it here, but we can give you a taste.   Reading | Luke 1:26-55 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to

This morning was the third Sunday of Advent, and our lessons and carols style service, with music on our fabulous organ. We also remembered John the Baptist as we lit the third candle on our Advent wreath. Luke 2:1-7 - The Birth of Jesus In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register. So Jose

This morning was the second Sunday of Advent. Having thought about the patriarchs (and matriarchs!) as part of cafe church last week, this week, we turned our focus to the prophets. Isaiah 9:1-7 Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honour Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan— The people walking in darkness have see

Here is our annual round up of some Advent resources which may help you engage with this season in a new way. Simply click on the links to find out more. Pray As You Go Advent Retreat This year it's all about the psalms. An introductory session is already available, with new reflections shared every Monday until Christmas. Illuminate: Tearfund Advent Calendar Light the Advent candles and illuminate the way to Christmas with these daily free reflections. Christian Aid Digita

Colossians 1:9-20  For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great enduran

Isaiah 65:17-25  “See, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind. But be glad and rejoice forever in what I will create, for I will create Jerusalem to be a delight and its people a joy. I will rejoice over Jerusalem and take delight in my people; the sound of weeping and of crying will be heard in it no more. Never again will there be in it an infant who lives but a few days, or an old man who does not liv

This morning's reflection saw us stay with the lectionary, but we also marked Remembrance Sunday in prayer and silence. Luke 20:27-38 Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question. “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died childless. T

Luke19:1-10 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way. When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” So he came down at onc

Genesis 32:22-31  That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two female servants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. After he had sent them across the stream, he sent over all his possessions. So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man. Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is dayb

Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 This is the text of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles...