Revd Graham Claydon-Knights has been leading us through St Matthew’s Gospel on one Saturday morning each month.
Bible study sessions are from 10:00 – 11:30 on selected Saturdays at Sanderstead Methodist Church in a quiet area (for example the Prayer Chapel).
26 Sept : Sowing and Harvesting : Matthew 13:1-53.
Q. When have you looked at a situation and asked “Why doesn’t God do something?”. If you received what seemed to be an answer, what was it?
31 October : The Hometown Prophet : Matthew 13:54-14:36.
Q. When have you said something true but that was not appreciated or accepted? Looking back, do you wish you had done anything differently?
28 November : Pure through and through : Matthew 15:1-39.
The story is told of an Archbishop visiting a local church and meeting a man who had been going there for 50 years. “You must have seen many changes in that time,” said that Archbishop. “Yes,” replied the man, “and I opposed them all.”…
Q. How do you distinguish between a church tradition or innovation that is healthy and one that is not?
No bible study in December
30 January : Signs of the times : Matthew 16:1-28.
Q. When you see or hear the phrase “signs of the times” what do you think of? How important is it to interpret the signs of the times? How difficult is it?
27 February : Faith and Prayer: Matthew 17:1-27.
Q. When have you had fruitful experiences of prayer and when have you had frustrating ones?
There will then be a gap from March until July.
A redacted summary of any online prayer requests may be made on this website.
Normally the prayer requests are passed on to the worship leader for inclusion in intercessionary prayers.