Little Lamb, who made thee?
Dost thou know who made thee?
Gave thee life, and bid thee feed,
By the stream and o'er the mead;
Gave thee clothing of delight,
Softest clothing, woolly, bright;
Gave thee such a tender voice,
Making all the vales rejoice?
Little Lamb, who made thee?
Dost thou know who made thee?
Little Lamb, I'll tell thee,
Little Lamb, I'll tell thee.
He is called by thy name,
For He calls Himself a Lamb.
He is meek, and He is mild;
He became a little child.
I a child, and thou a lamb,
We are called by His name.
Little Lamb, God bless thee!
Little Lamb, God bless thee!
Sunday 4 April 2010
GOD IS WORKING HIS PURPOSE OUT
When entering our great Capital City from the bowels of the Underground at Oxford Circus, if you are very fortunate you catch a glimpse of the Spire at All Souls Langham Place.
This church has an extraordinary history. Built in the early 19th Century, it was key to the Town Planning initiative instigated by Prince Regent. From the sky you can clearly see the church forming a pivot in the road from Regent's Park down to Piccadilly Circus that we know today as Regent Street.
All Souls is renowned as a progressive and evangelical church and lays claim to a plethora of great clergy and orators. Even today they have John Stott, Rico Tice of Christianity Explored fame and obviously the present incumbent, Hugh Palmer.
A couple of weeks ago I went along to the 11.30 service and was surprised to see that the theme for the service was 'Time to Build'. The lesson was Haggai 2 10-23. The book of Haggai is only a couple of chapters and was written in 520 BC. It is a book to encourage the discouraged Jews who were struggling to rebuild their temple after a long exile from Jerusalem.
The encouragement was neatly summarised by the preacher in four key statements:
This church has an extraordinary history. Built in the early 19th Century, it was key to the Town Planning initiative instigated by Prince Regent. From the sky you can clearly see the church forming a pivot in the road from Regent's Park down to Piccadilly Circus that we know today as Regent Street.
All Souls is renowned as a progressive and evangelical church and lays claim to a plethora of great clergy and orators. Even today they have John Stott, Rico Tice of Christianity Explored fame and obviously the present incumbent, Hugh Palmer.
A couple of weeks ago I went along to the 11.30 service and was surprised to see that the theme for the service was 'Time to Build'. The lesson was Haggai 2 10-23. The book of Haggai is only a couple of chapters and was written in 520 BC. It is a book to encourage the discouraged Jews who were struggling to rebuild their temple after a long exile from Jerusalem.
The encouragement was neatly summarised by the preacher in four key statements:
- Sort out your priorities and get on with working through the plan
- Trust in a dependable God
- Don't expect miracles overnight
- Hold on to the big picture
As ever we dipped in and out of scripture to aid our understanding. It hit me that 'God's signet ring' mentioned throughout the bible is metaphor for the House and Lineage of David, which culminated in the birth of Jesus. The authority and dependability that we have as Christians, due to God's gift of Jesus, results in us having the purpose and strength to do His works.
It is our duty to listen to Haggai; to be encouraged as well as encourage others thereby preserving and progressing His Church here in Eccleston and throughout His lands.
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