A Word to Reflect On
Each week we publish a quote, usually from the Bible to help us begin to reflect on the teaching from God’s word.
Recent Quotes
Pentecost
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses… to the ends of the earth”
Witnesses
“But you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Volunteer Sunday
“Now the body is not made up of one part, but of many.”
Coronation Love
“Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.”
Beyond what is written
“Everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.”
Fight the good fight
“Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.” (1 Timothy 6:12)
Second Sunday of Easter
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”
Easter Sunday
The angel said, “He is not here, he is risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.”
Palm Sunday
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
Praying for Forgiveness
“Forgive us our debts, as we have also forgiven our debtors. And lead us not from temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.”
Parenthood – love and sacrifice
“Jesus said, this then is how you should pray… Hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”
Daily Bread…
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”
Your Kingdom come…
“Jesus said, this then is how you should pray… Hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”
Our Father, in heaven
“Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits.”
Different Builders, Christ’s Church
Verse of the week – So let us stop going over the basic teachings about Christ again and again. Let us go on instead and become mature in our understanding. Surely we don’t need to start again with the fundamental importance of repenting from evil deeds and placing our faith in God.
How do we grow?
Verse of the week – So let us stop going over the basic teachings about Christ again and again. Let us go on instead and become mature in our understanding. Surely we don’t need to start again with the fundamental importance of repenting from evil deeds and placing our faith in God.
Wisdom from God
‘For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.’
Boast in Jesus
‘For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.’
Unity in Christ
“God is faithful who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.”
What is the church?
“Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him and he will bring justice to the nations.”
What is he like?!
“Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him and he will bring justice to the nations.”
The Great Invitation
“…and those the LORD has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.”
New Life, New Joy!
“…and those the LORD has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.”
New Life, New Hope!
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.”
Walking in the Light
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.”
Your money or your life?
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
War and Peace
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
Confirmation Service
“But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, loved by the Lord…”
The best book to read
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Eternal Perspective
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Get Smart!
“But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.”
Harvest
“But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.”
Welcome Back!
“But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.”
Princess Elizabeth, 21 April 1947
“I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service… But I shall not have strength to carry out this resolution alone unless you join in it with me, as I now invite you to do: I know that your support will be unfailingly…
Who is my neighbour?
“You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against any of your people, but you shall love your neighbour as yourself: I am the LORD.” Leviticus 19:18
Forgiven Much
“Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven– for she loved much. But the one who has been forgiven little loves little.”
Small Sacrifices
“And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.”
The Mountain of Joy
“But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, “
Run with Perseverance
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.”
Heroes of Faith
“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”
Hebrews 10:24
“And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works.”
Hebrews 10:14
“By one sacrifice [Jesus] has made perfect for ever those who are being made holy.”
Proverbs 30:8b
“give me neither poverty nor riches; but give me only my daily bread.”
Proverbs 27:17
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
Proverbs 15:4, NRSV
“A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.”
Proverbs 3:5
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.”
Proverbs 14:11
“The house of the wicked is destroyed, but the tent of the upright flourishes.”
Proverbs 8:33
“Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not ignore it.”
St. George's Church Ramsgate 