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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…
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Continue reading →: The Power of Love1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all…
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Continue reading →: Love as Jesus lovesJohn 13:34-35 “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” When he was on Earth Jesus, in so many…
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Continue reading →: Shine your lightMatthew 5:14-16 “You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine…
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Continue reading →: Jesus is TruthJohn 18:33-37 Today we celebrate the feast of Christ the king, but often during this holy day Jesus is portrayed not with a golden crown but with a crown of thorns, his true crown, the symbol of his heavenly kingdom. He is the king of love on Calvary, and he…
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Continue reading →: God hears us when we call
The message of Psalm 22 There’s a saying that we have that goes, “famous last words” and we usually say it when we think that something won’t go as expected, or when a statement is shown very soon, to be embarrassingly wrong. It’s like when your friend says, “I can…
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Continue reading →: Love is the Lord’s meaningWould’st thou learn the Lord’s meaning in this thing? Learn it well: love is it’s meaning. Who showed it thee? Love. What showed it thee? Love. Wherefore showed it thee? For Love. Hold thee therein and thou shalt learn and know more in the same. But thou shalt never know…
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Continue reading →: ForgivenessHow do we let God know that we have stumbled and that we feel sorry for what we’ve done or said? In what manner do we open our hearts to our Saviour and tell him that we know we’ve sinned and that we are in need of his merciful love?…
Tell Out My Soul 