nukelearfishing – the random and occasionally humorous musings of a Baptist Minister who is trying to be a free sample of Jesus and discover God in the ordinary.
(These musings don’t necessarily represent the views of the church I serve)
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daily prayer 7
Saturday – Playfully creative Creative God who imagined into existence all that we take for granted, we offer you our creativity and imagination and ask that you will inspire us to use the gifts you have given us to bless and enrich those around us. Give us the grace and creativity to see things differently…
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daily prayer 6
Friday – People-focused In a world where the population is measured in billions, help us to love people as Jesus did – one person at a time. Use our words and actions to change lives and transform communities in Mutley, Plymouth, this country and the wider world. May we have sight beyond big issues to…
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daily prayer 5
Thursday – Generously big-hearted Jesus, you invite us to participate in your Kingdom where the last are first and servants are considered great. Help us to reflect your humble generosity in the way that we serve and how we consider others. We rely on you above all, and yet also on each other, to be…
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daily prayer 4
Wednesday – Ethically motivated Our Father in heaven, as we pray that your Kingdom will come and your will be done on earth as it is in heaven, we recognise that this prayer changes us. Influence our choices, inspire our actions and enable us to live with our eyes open to the impact of our…
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daily prayer 3
Tuesday – Lovingly inclusive Jesus, may we, like you, lovingly celebrate all whom we meet this week. Make us aware of our own prejudices and replace them with your all-embracing love. May we actively seek, welcome and include those who are on the margins of society and church. Help us to recognise you in each…
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daily prayer 2
Monday – God-orientated Ever-present God, help us to be mindful of you in all that we do this week. May we meet you in the conversations with others, discover you in our activities, and rest in you in the spaces in between our busyness. We offer ourselves, our work and our leisure as an act…
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daily prayer 1
We invite you to join with the Mutley Baptist Church family by sharing in the same prayer each day. There’s no set time at which you need to be praying the prayer – include it in your praying whenever that is best for you. Our week’s prayers begin with Jesus’ call for us to love…
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valuing prayers
You may recall (if you are a long term member of this parish) that I wrote some bloggages last year about our new church values. You can see the introductory one here and then follow the subsequent ones to see them all and some further thoughts about each one. If you don’t want to bother…
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changing the way I read the Bible
This coming Sunday morning I am preaching as part of our series looking at God through the eyes of Elijah and Elisha (in 1 and 2 Kings in the Bible). We are looking at Naaman (2 Kings 5), a Syrian general who had an incurable skin disease and found healing from God not only for…
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Bicycle-wrangling
In an effort to get a little bit fitter and to reduce my impact on the environment I try to cycle to the church building where I serve when I can. Before you get impressed, let me confess that my bike is electric-assisted (there are long and steep hills on the journey) and I am…
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