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Continue reading →: Making Space for GodActs 2:1-21 Thoughts on Pentecost day Pentecost is such a special day, it marks the establishment of the Christian church and the outreach of Jesus’ mission after his death and resurrection. If there is a day on which we should feel especially fired up and passionate about our faith, it’s…
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Continue reading →: Abiding in Christ1 John 3:1-7 Our second reading comes from John’s first letter and in this letter he was speaking to the members of a certain Christian group, sometimes called the Johannine community. They followed the teachings of Jesus and John; they had an intense devotion to Jesus as the revelation of…
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Continue reading →: Nothing in the world compares to you.A prayer to commence your worship service. I find great inspiration in the Psalms and sometimes I compose prayers for my congregation based on certain Psalms that inspire me. This prayer is based on Psalm 85, full of praise and hope in the Lord. There is no need for us…
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Continue reading →: The fruits of the kingdomThe Parable of the Wicked Tenants Mt 21:33-46 In this reading from Matthew, Jesus tells the parable of the wicked tenants and he’s talking directly to the chief priests and elders of the temple. Jesus was a huge problem for the temple hierarchy, he was a significant threat to them.…
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Continue reading →: Thanking GodToday I’ve collected a few prayers that are appropriate to recite after the offertory, and when one is called upon to receive the offering from the congregation. This is usually a time of thoughtful contemplation and devotion, reflecting not only our gratitude to God but also our willingness to do…
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Continue reading →: Darkness before the dawnMatthew 10:24-39 This morning I find myself in a slightly challenging situation because today’s reading from Matthew is a bit of a tough one. It’s a hard message, full of powerful and disturbing imagery. There’s so much in this passage that a person can talk about and this is so…
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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…
