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Continue reading →: Seeing JesusJohn 12:20-33 In this morning’s message I’d like to talk about our reading from the gospel of John that we’ve just listened to, and share with you some thoughts on the theme of “wanting to see Jesus.” So, in this situation, Jesus had left Bethany where he had been staying…
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Continue reading →: God knows me well
I had no guide, no light, save that which burned within my heart. And yet this light did guide my way, more surely than the noonday sun, unto the place where waited One who knew me well. –St John of the Cross These words of St John of the Cross…
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Continue reading →: Having the Spirit in our livesLuke 11:9-13 “So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.Is there…
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Continue reading →: As the Deer Pants for the WaterThere’s a beautiful hymn entitled, As the Deer Pants for the Water, and I’d like to us this inspiring song as the theme of my message today. I remember being at primary school, and it would be lunchtime. We’d all be in the playground, running around like mad playing chasey…
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Continue reading →: God works in our lives.Acts 16:9-15 How do we know that God is working in our lives?That he’s acting in the world out of love for his children?Well the story of Lydia and Paul in the reading from Acts is a graphic example of God doing just that. God works in our lives to…
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Continue reading →: Morning PrayerI haven’t been able to trace the origin of this prayer but it has been one that has stayed with me for many years. I’m pleased to share it with you because it is such a strengthening and inspiring way to start each day. Heavenly Father, walk with me todayand…
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Continue reading →: A Great CalmMatt 8:26 And He saith unto them, “Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?” Then he arose and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. Jesus stills the waters and all we need to do is have faith that he will do so.…
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Continue reading →: Prayer of Praise to the TrinityLet us prayGod in heaven, God here on earth, God in our hearts and in our minds,Surrounding us and living within us, hear us as we pray.All praise to the Holy Spirit, our truth and consolation.We come to you, singing our songs of adoration and love.Hear Oh lord, the music…
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Continue reading →: Making a commitment to GodLuke 3:15-17, 21-22 “Epiphany” means to reveal. And there are three major events in the season of Epiphany that are said to reveal the divinity of Jesus. Firstly the, visit of the three Magi, secondly, the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River, and thirdly Jesus’ first miracle at the…
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Continue reading →: The Prodigal SonLuke 15:1-3 and 11-32 The prodigal son is probably Jesus’ most famous and well known parable. On the surface it can look like a simple story about forgiveness. But on deeper examination, it is so much more than that. It paints a picture of the nature of God’s love. To…
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