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Continue reading →: Joy in lifePsalm 100:1-3 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come into his presence with singing. Know that the Lord is God. It is he that made us, and we are his: we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Yesterday we lit the Advent candle of joy. Perhaps this…
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Continue reading →: Discipleship 101Luke 9: 51-62 What does it mean to follow Jesus? The message in this passage of Luke’s gospel is all about what it means to be a follower of Jesus. I guess we can call it Discipleship 101.The journey that Luke talks about was an important journey, it was the…
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Continue reading →: Jesus wants us to restDrawing near to Christmas, it is easy to find ourselves distracted by so many things and caught up in a host of activities. Our to do list gets longer and the days become more frantic as we try to squeeze in everything we want to do before the big day.…
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Continue reading →: Service to othersJohn 13:12-15 After he had washed their feet, had put on his robe, and had returned to the table, he said to them, ‘Do you know what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord—and you are right, for that is what I am. So if I, your Lord…
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Continue reading →: Peace I leave with youJohn 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. When there is loss and grief it can feel overwhelming and confusing to the point that it’s hard…
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Continue reading →: Living WaterJohn 4:13-14 Jesus said to her, ‘Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.’…
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Continue reading →: Help comes from the LordPsalm 121 I lift up my eyes to the hills—from where will my help come?My help comes from the Lord,who made heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved;he who keeps you will not slumber.He who keeps Israelwill neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is your keeper;the…
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Continue reading →: Christ lives in meGalatians 2:20 “I live no longer, not I, but Christ lives in me.” In this brief sentence, St Paul sums up the purpose of our lives as Christian brothers and sisters. Here we see that the ego, the “I” in Paul’s words, is the part of us that separates us…
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Continue reading →: Peace on Earth
Today we light the second Advent candle, the candle of peace. The prophet Malachi calls us to watch for the messenger of God. Malachi 3:1-4 “See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The…
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Continue reading →: Advent hopeIsaiah 40:31 – But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. Desmond…
