Hub Notes

Read Luke 1:46-55 v 52  He has brought down princes from their thrones and exalted the humble. This is the well-used song, called the Magnificat in the Prayer Book, voiced by Mary when she knew that her pregnancy was planned

Read Matthew 11:25-30 v 29.  Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. The very first reason for being humble is because Jesus

God blesses those who are humble, for they will inherit the whole earth. One of the most memorable characters in Dickens’ novels is the scheming Uriah Heep in ‘David Copperfield.’ The character is notable for his cloying humility, obsequiousness, and

Read Luke 19:1-10 v 9.  Jesus responded, “Salvation has come to this home today, for this man has shown himself to be a true son of Abraham. Here is another part of the Bible that we love to pass on to

Read Jonah 2:1-10 v 4.  Then I said, ‘O Lord, you have driven me from your presence.    Yet I will look once more toward your holy Temple.’ Poor runaway Jonah! You know the story well; he was the prophet called by God

Read Psalm 51 v 12     Restore to me the joy of your salvation,            and make me willing to obey you. Here is a Psalm you know well! It is full of tears of repentance by David after his affair

Read Matthew 26:69-75 v 75  Suddenly, Jesus’ words flashed through Peter’s mind: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny three times that you even know me.” And he went away, weeping bitterly. Good old Peter! He was the first to stand up

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.   We usually associate mourning with death and funerals. If you conjure up images of Undertakers, wreaths and weeping relatives when you read this verse then you may just be

Read Luke 18:9-14 v 9.  Then Jesus told this story to some who had great confidence in their own righteousness and scorned everyone else. Let me take you back to the story told by Jesus that we read on Tuesday,

Read Luke 17:11-19 v 18. Has no one returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” Some of you, I know, have visited the little island of Spinalonga, just off the coast of Crete. It was one of the