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The parable of the labourers, Matthew 20:1-16. August 14, 2019 by Buckshot
Ahakoa kei tino makariri kei waho, nga mihi mahana e hoa ma o Ihu Karaiti, rangimarie ki a koutou katoa! Warm greetings friends, despite it being freezing outside. May peace be with you all. Our gospel today is the parable of the labourers in the vineyard, from Matthew 20:1-16. This text comes at the end […]
Jesus woes to the teachers of the law, Matthew 23:27-32. August 28, 2019 by Isak
Må Gud välsigna er och hålla er i Sin hand. This weeks reading from Matthew 23:27-32 is a serious rant towards the pharisees, not a pleasant read and one that I preferably would like to write off as directed at someone else, since I am, of course, not a pharisee. The pharisees are often talked […]
Jesus teachings about conflict and community, Matthew 18:15-20. August 14, 2019 by Barro
Womin-Jeka, (which is the local Wurundjeri indigenous phrase for welcome in my part of Australia) sisters and brothers and warm greetings from a cold and wet Melbourne winter. I trust all is well in your world. Today’s gospel text comes from Matthew 18:15-20 where Jesus teaches his disciples about how to deal with sin in […]
Jesus heals the daughter of a Canaanite woman, Matthew 15:21-28. August 7, 2019
Ata marie te whanau o Ihu Karaiti, rangimarie ki a koutou katoa. Peace be with you, the family of Christ this morning. Today our gospel text is Matthew 15:21-28, ‘the daughter of a Canaanite woman healed’. As with all the accounts of the life of Jesus that follow his road trip through Palestine this text […]
The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl, Matthew 13: 44-46. July 31, 2019
This weeks gospel reflection comes from Matthew 13: 44-46, The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl. Matthew’s biographical account of the life and ministry of Jesus has a particularly strong focus on Jesus as Teacher. A close reading of this gospel will see five clear blocks of teaching starting with the most famous section-Matthew […]
The parable of the different ground, Matthew 13:1-9. July 24, 2019
Greetings from Leicester , Today our reading is from Matthew 13. 1-9, and is often entitled ‘the parable of the sower’, however, I wonder if it would be more apt to call it, ‘the parable of the different ground’. I will let you decide! In today’s reading we are presented with a parable by Jesus, […]
The Father revealing truth to the children, Matthew 11:25-27. July 17, 2019
Nga mihi nui e hoa ma, rangimarie ki a koutou katoa i te ata nei. Greetings of peace to you all this morning. The gospel text for today comes from Matthew 11:25-27. For the last few days our gospel readings have been of Jesus poking holes in the hypocrisy of many religious and community leaders. […]
Jesus sends out his disciples, Matthew 9:35 – 10:6. July 10,2019
Dia dhuit ( Hello) , in Irish. Greetings from the Island of Ireland. Today, if I may, I would value you company in glancing at the Gospel story of Matthew. Chapter 10, verses 1-6. But I want to start in the previous chapter, chapter 9, verses 35-38. Looking at what Jesus said and done. How […]
Introducing our new International president
It is with great pleasure that we announce Sean Stillman has recently been elected as the new International president of God’s Squad CMC. Sean is only the second person in the 48 year history of our club to be serving in this role, following long term president John Smith, who passed away earlier this year. From […]
Jesus appears to Thomas, John 20:24-29. July 3, 2019
Ata marie e hoa ma, rangimarie ki a koutou katoa. May peace be with you this morning friends. Today is the Feast day of Saint Thomas so our gospel text is John 20:24-29. In this text is the classic record of the well known doubting Thomas. Thomas who wouldn’t believe that Jesus was alive unless […]