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May to July 2020
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Sunday Service - May 2020
3rd May 2020
NNE HOME SERVICEThis week's service focuses on Psalm 23:
VIDEO SERMONIn our video sermon Rev. Andrew Charlesworth shares his reflections on John 10: 1-10, considering what happens when sheep get cornered, and how significant it is that Jesus says that he is the gate and willing to lay in the gap.
JUNIOR CHURCHJunior Church this week is led by Rev. Richard Byass, and he is thinking all about Psalm 23: The Lord is my Shepherd.
10th May 2020
NNE HOME SERVICEThis week's service focuses on John 14:
VIDEO SERMONIn our video sermon Rev. Richard Byass guides our thinking on what it means for Jesus to be our focus, our way, truth and life as we journey into the unknown future following "The Great Realisation" (The video Richard references).
JUNIOR CHURCHJunior Church this week is led by Rev. Andrew Charlesworth, and he is thinking all about John 14 verse 6, where Jesus says he is "The way, the truth, and the life".
17th May 2020
NNE HOME SERVICEThis month's "Home Services have been written by this tasked with Local Preaching and Leading Worship who are members at Sherwood. This week's service focuses on John 13:31-35:
VIDEO SERMONIn our video sermon Rev. Andrew Charlesworth takes today's passage, John 14:15-21, and shares his reflections on the beauty us not being left alone, and of us having a helper by our side. Closing Hymn: Speak O Lord, Written by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend. Led by Suzanne and Marc Williamson
JUNIOR CHURCHJunior Church this week is led by Rev. John Wiseman, and he asks the question "How do you tell who people follow?" There's no craft this week, but there is a closing challenge for us all to think about...
24th May 2020
NNE HOME SERVICEThis month's "Home Services have been written by this tasked with Local Preaching and Leading Worship who are members at Sherwood. This week's service focuses on Acts 1:1-11:
VIDEO SERMONIn our video service Rev. Richard Byass reflects on Ephesians 1:15-23, considering encounter, grace and purpose.
Closing Hymn: It Is Well, Written by Horatio Spafford; Led by Suzanne Williamson JUNIOR CHURCHAscension is about Jesus going up, and us going out... Rev. Andrew Charlesworth shares his thoughts and craft with us this morning.
31st May 2020NNE HOME SERVICEOur Pentecost Sunday Home Service has been written by Rev. Moses Agyam. The service draws upon readings from Joel 2:21-32 and Acts 2:1-21.
VIDEO SERMONIn our video service Rev. Andrew Charlesworth reflects on the first Pentecost Sunday and our celebrations today.
Closing Hymn: O Thou who camest from above JUNIOR CHURCHThis week's Junior Church is led by Rev. Richard Byass and the rest of "Team Byass"! Together they wish the church "Happy Birthday" and show us how to make our own tea-light holders. (craft ingredients in the YouTube video description)
If you want to keep singing, head over to our "Sung Worship" playlist on YouTube!Sunday Service - June 2020
7th June 2020
NNE HOME SERVICEOur home services this month have been written by Rev. John Wiseman. Today's passage is Luke 8:4-15, "The Parable of the Sower"
VIDEO SERMONIn our video service Rev. Richard Byass shares his thoughts on Trinity Sunday.
Closing Hymn: Beneath the Cross of Jesus, written by Keith and Kristyn Getty; Led by Marc and Suzanne Williamson. JUNIOR CHURCHCath Smith leads this week's Junior Church, helping us to think about the world around us and our responsibility to both appreciate it and care for it.
If you want to keep singing, head over to our "Sung Worship" playlist on YouTube!14th June 2020
NNE HOME SERVICEOur home services this month have been written by Rev. John Wiseman. Today's passage is Luke 11:33-36, and is titled "Let Your Light Shine".
VIDEO SERMONIn our video service Rev Andrew Charlesworth reflects on Matthew 9: 35 - 10: 1 and how we are called to embody the compassion of Christ in our diverse world today.
JUNIOR CHURCHThis week for Junior Church, Marc helps us to think about descriptions of people and places, and how we can begin to picture for ourselves the place Jesus lived.
If you want to keep singing, head over to our "Sung Worship" playlist on YouTube!21st June 2020
NNE HOME SERVICEOur home services this month have been written by Rev. John Wiseman. Today's passage is Luke 17:7-24, "The Great Banquet and The Parable of the Great Dinner."
All-Age ServiceThis week's Sunday Service and Junior Church have been combined into a single All-Age Worship video.
Rev. Richard Byass leads us, as we spend some time thinking about pausing - a real challenge for all ages! For those who need to do something with their hand while they watch, here are some downloadable colouring pages: If you want to keep singing, head over to our "Sung Worship" playlist on YouTube!28th June 2020
NNE HOME SERVICEOur home services this month have been written by Rev. John Wiseman. Today's passage is Luke 15:1-7, "The Lost Sheep"
Sunday ServiceThis week for our 10am Sunday Service, Rev Andrew Charlesworth reflects on Matthew 10: 40-42 and how we are called to give and receive hospitality as God's people.
Opening Song: Splendour of the King, Written by Chris Tomlin, Ed Cash, and Jesse Reeves Led By Suzanne and Marc Williamson Junior ChurchThis week, for our 10.30am Junior Church, Rev. Richard Byass is assisted by his team at Arnold Methodist Church. Together they help us think about our hands, the story of the Good Samaritan, and what it looks like for us to show love to one another and to God.
For the craft, you will need: Card, String, Tape, Pens, Scissors and HANDS! If you want to keep singing, head over to our "Sung Worship" playlist on YouTube!Sunday Service - July 2020
5th July 2020
NNE HOME SERVICEOur home services this month have been written by Rev. John Wiseman. Today's passage is Luke 10:1-10, "Sending out the 70"
Sunday ServiceThis week's 10am Sunday Service is led by Rev. Richard Byass. Richard will be leading us in a time of worship and reflection as we consider
Junior ChurchThis week, for our 10.30am Junior Church, Rev. Andrew Charlesworth thinks about Matthew 11: 30 "my yoke is easy and my burden is light" and makes a cow face!
For today's craft, you'll need a paper plate (or some card to make your own) circle, some more card, some scissors, some glue, pens, and other things to make your cow more beautiful! If you want to keep singing, head over to our "Sung Worship" playlist on YouTube!12th July 2020
NNE HOME SERVICEOur home services this month have been written by Rev. John Wiseman. Today's passage is Luke 10:25-37, "The Good Samaritan."
Sunday ServiceThis week's 10am Sunday Service is led by Rev Andrew Charlesworth, and he reflects on Isaiah 55: 9-13 and what it might be saying to the church in these extraordinary times.
Junior ChurchThis week, for our 10.30am Junior Church, Rev. Andrew Charlesworth thinks about the Parable of the Sower.
If you want to keep singing, head over to our "Sung Worship" playlist on YouTube!19th July 2020
NNE HOME SERVICEOur home services this month have been written by Rev. John Wiseman. Today's passage is Luke 10:38-42: "Mary and Martha"
Sunday ServiceIn our 10am Sunday Service for the 19th July 2020 Rev Richard Byass asks the question 'What if...?' and challenges us to be people of hope working for transformation!
Junior ChurchThis week our 10.30am Junior Church is led by Rev. John Wiseman.
John's done some washing, and wonders if that helps you know what he likes...!? Using the story of Mary and Martha, he also wants us to think about "what should we do that would be good, and what could we do that would be better?" If you want to keep singing, head over to our "Sung Worship" playlist on YouTube!26th July 2020
NNE HOME SERVICEOur home services this month have been written by Rev. John Wiseman. Today's passage is Luke 11:1-13, and we're considering "Prayer".
Sunday ServiceIn our 10am Sunday Service for the 26th July 2020 Rev Andrew Charlesworth reflects on the parables of the kingdom, the mustard seed and the yeast.
Junior ChurchThis week for our 10.30am Junior Church we're led by Cath Smith, who wants us to guess what we're going to be thinking about, so I'll not tell you we're thinking about prayer. ;)
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Into the week - May 2020
4th May 2020Marc Leads us into the week, thinking about Psalm 23, and the Shepherd anointing the sheep's head with oil.
11th May 2020To take us into this week, Marc confesses to sleeping through school, but does recall MRS GREN... And she wasn't one of his teachers!
This week's theme is "Identifying Life", in line with Jesus' claims to be "The Way, the Truth and the Life"... What does that mean for us? How do we know the have Jesus' life in ourselves and our churches? Once again the aim is for just 5 minutes of thinking/reflection, with a challenge and a prayer. 18th May 2020This week's "Into the Week" is an animation that has been prepared by "B and Lil." Both are members in our circuit, but "B" (Becca Byass), also happens to be the District Wellbeing Officer.
Originally designed to be delivered at the District Youth Event on Sunday 17th May, this is too good not to share far and wide! This week you have permission to listen to you. 25th May 2020As we head "Into The Week", let's prepare ourselves for what slowing down might really mean, and what might happen if we let ourselves slow down.
Into the week - June 2020
1st June 2020Suzanne Williamson picks up on something Rev. Andrew Charlesworth alluded to in his Pentecost Sermon about "Dreaming Bigger".
What would it mean for us to "Dream Bigger" in our faith, and not be surprised when God does "Infinitely more than we could ask or imagine". (Ephesians 3:20) 8th June 2020Heading "Into the Week" this week, Marc is thinking further about our current climate, and prevalence of oppression in all its forms in our world and society, and goes back to an old Sunday school favourite story to try and work out what it means for us to put Jesus' words into practice...
15th June 2020This week for "Into the Week" Marc puts on 17 T-shirts to show just how cumbersome it is when we keep adding layers to our religious practice, and wondering what we would need to take off in order to heed Jesus' call in Matthew 11 verses 28-30.
22nd June 2020What do you need to make yourself happy? What will be enough?
For "Into the Week" this week, Marc reads a brief few pages from Matt Haig's "Notes on a Nervous Planet", and finishes with 2 simple verses from the Old Testament. May we know where to find happiness. 29th June 2020Reflecting on the joys of car ownership, and drawing influences from "The Big Bang Theory" (the TV series, not the scientific creation story) and a particularly brilliant "Christian Dad-Joke", Marc is asking us if we have any warning lights we need to heed in our lives at the moment!
Into the week - July 2020
6th July 2020It's a rollercoaster, isn't it!? Yay: Churches may open again for worship! Boo: Singing isn't allowed! So the question Marc's reflecting on this week is this: Why would we bother going back to church as Methodists if we're not allowed to sing!?
13th July 2020This week for "Into the Week" Marc wants to know:
Can we write our own local "Song of Ascent"? (Read the YouTube video description for more!) 20th July 2020:So much I could say, and so little time!
And yes, Marc gets the irony of multitasking whilst questioning how we value our time... And yes, the added irony of the timer doesn't help! BUT... "Give up yourself, unto this moment, The time is now!" 27th July 2020:The last in our current programme of "Into the Week", Marc is thinking about not just going into the week, but into the Summer and further into the unknown.
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Midweek Worship: May 2020
6th May 2020This week for our Midweek Worship Cath Smith leads us in a time of prayer, reading and reflection, continuing along our theme for the week - Psalm 23.
You can follow along, or lead this act of worship for yourself, by downloading this script:
13th May 2020This week's "Midweek Worship" is a reflective monologue from the perspective of Peter.
Rev. John Wiseman helps us to consider what it would be like to have heard it all from Jesus first-hand, without our years of exegesis and interpretation. 20th May 2020This week's Midweek Worship is a short time of prayer and reflection thinking about the Love of God. It has been written by Deacon Helen Snowball and is led by Marc Williamson.
27th May 2020This week for our "Midweek Worship" Cath Smith leads us in a time of reflection, as we consider the theme of "Waiting".
Midweek Worship: June 2020
3rd June 2020Rev. John Wiseman leads this week's Midweek Worship by re-enacting the imagined conversation when Peter goes home after his Pentecost experience to tell his wife, Elizabeth, that they have to move to Jerusalem for Peter to head up the Church...
10th June 2020Deacon Helen Snowball leads our Midweek Worship with a time of prayer and reflection, as she draws our attention to the close of the book of Romans, where Paul rounds off everything he's said with the words of Romans 16:25-27
24th June 2020This week for our "Midweek Worship" Rev. John Wiseman gets down on his hands and knees in a sheep onesie (obviously) to tell the story of the "Lost Sheep" from a different perspective.
Midweek worship: July 2020
1st July 2020Cath Smith leads this week's Midweek Worship, taking her structure from the thoughts in the poem "Glimpses of God".
8th July 2020Our Midweek Worship this week comes from Rev. John Wiseman, as he packs his bag for an adventure... John is putting himself into the passage again. This time it is Luke 10:1-10, "Sending the 72"
15th July 2020This week's "Midweek Worship" is a written reflection from Rev. Moses Agyam. To guide his reflection, Moses uses an ancient form of prayer called "Lectio Divina".
For those who don't know what Lectio Divina is, we've made a video guide to (hopefully) explain it and help you use the practise for yourself.
22nd July 2020:Deacon Helen Snowball is reflecting on the person of Mary Magdalene for this week's Midweek Worship, inviting us to consider the unfair reputation she can often be given, and instead suggesting there are ways we should seek to be like her.
29th July 2020:Rev. John Wiseman uses this week's Midweek Worship to consider communication and prayer.
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TG:iF - May 2020
1st May 2020Andrew kicks off our new programme with our first "TG:iF - Think God: it's Friday," comparing our current times to the Biblical periods of Exile.
8th May 2020Finishing our week in Psalm 23 by thinking about "Dwelling", Marc visits a grave-yard and takes his shoes off in church.
15th May 2020This week's "Think God: it's Friday" sees Rev. Andrew Charlesworth donning his collar, and being a bit more serious as he talks about the Ethics of War...
... But don't let that put you off! It's still good stuff! 22nd May 2020Originally written as an assembly, and then adapted to be a leavers service for use with year 13 students leaving Hucknall Sixth Form Centre, Marc Williamson re-worked this reflection on "Resilience" for use at the recent District Youth Event...
It's worth us considering for ourselves what "Resilience" looks like for us, and how we are going to grow stronger with every challenge, trial or crisis we face. 29th May 2020This week's "Think God: it's Friday" sees Rev. Andrew Charlesworth talking about Predestination and Arminianism. But don't let that put you off!
TG:iF - June 2020
7th June 200This week's "Think God: it's Friday" sees Rev. Andrew Charlesworth tackling the Trinity and being suitably punished as a heretic!
12th June 2020This week's "Think God: it's Friday" sees Rev. Andrew Charlesworth sharing the Four Alls of Methodism:
All need to be saved | All may be saved All may know they are saved | All may be saved to the uttermost 19th June 2020This week's "Think God: it's Friday" sees Rev. Andrew Charlesworth discussing how through God we can face the challenges of life.
26th June 2020This week's "Think God: it's Friday" sees Rev. Andrew Charlesworth doing apologetics and discussing the origin of the universe.
TG:iF - July 2020
3rd July 2020This week's "Think God: it's Friday" sees Rev. Andrew Charlesworth discussing Marcion and the relationship between the images of God in the Old and New Testaments.
10th July 2020This week's "Think God: it's Friday" sees Rev. Andrew Charlesworth discussing the genealogy of Jesus. It gets a bit saucy!
20th July 2020Following last week's sauciness this week's "Think God: it's Friday" sees Rev. Andrew Charlesworth discussing atonement. Oh and he goes for a walk. Answers on a postcard as to why?
24th July 2020:This week's "Think God: it's Friday" sees Rev. Andrew Charlesworth introducing Origen, a key theologian you might never have heard of.
31st July 2020:This week's "Think God: it's Friday" sees Rev. Andrew Charlesworth thinking about joy and regretting asking for some help!
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March/April 2020: The "7-day Alliterative Era!"
Here you'll find our sermons, both a video playist and written material ready for you to download to guide you personal worship times at home.
22nd March 2020
29th March 2020
12th April 2020
19th April 2020
26th April 2020
This week Rev. Loraine Mellor, Chair of the Nottingham and Derby District, shares her thoughts on the account of the Road to Emmaus.
Thoughts, reflections, prayers and meditations to get us thinking and our hearts beating:
23rd March 2020
30th March 2020
13th April 2020
For Easter Monday there will be no content uploaded as we are having a Sabbath rest. Our encouragement to you is to find a safe, quiet space to spend some time alone with God. Leave your phone and watch in another room. Take your Bible, a written prayer, song or meditation, and invite Him to speak to you and to lead your thoughts. Maybe start with these words, repeat them several times, inviting Him to be the centre of your meditation. Return to them every time your mind starts wandering "off-topic": "Be still, and know that I AM God." 20th April 2020
The Psalmist didn't say "Stop moving", he said "Be Still"...
and even then, what he really said was "Har·pū". Today for Meditative Monday Marc Williamson invites us to explore for ourselves what that really means.
27th April 2020
Deacon Helen Snowball reflects upon a poem which asks questions, many of which we might all ask along our journey, including "Is this the path I must walk?"
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Stories from real lives of where God has been at work:
24th March 2020
31st March 2020
14th April 2020
Today's piece is a poem written by Marc Williamson in response to one of the portfolio pieces in the Local Preacher's course for the Methodist Church.
The task: What does calling mean to you, and how might you help others reflect on it? The first page is the testimony, the second page is the challenge to you to help you reflect on what your calling might be!
21st April 2020
Rev. David Speed shares his current lived testimony, of the risen Jesus appearing behind closed doors during "Lock-down".
28th April 2020
Dr Cathy Milne shares with us part of her testimony in her journey towards becoming a Local Preacher.
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