Tag: church
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looking back, around, and forward
Biblical Texts: Psalm 23, John 15v9-17, Revelation 21v1-6 Remembrance Sunday is a tough service to deliver a talk. Here we are at the beginning of November, remembering those who died in war, and in just a few weeks we’ll enter Advent, where we often hear Jesus described as the Prince of Peace. It feels like…
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a harvest offering
Biblical Texts: 1 Timothy 6v6-10, Matthew 6v25-34 YouTube Link Our verses this morning might seem odd choices for a Harvest festival. First, there’s nothing from the Old Testament, where we can find plenty about harvest in general and food in particular. Second, there’s a lot about money. That’s not traditionally been a fun subject to…
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judicious judging
Texts: Exodus 18:13-26; Matthew 7:1-14 Moses chose able men from all Israel and appointed them as heads over the people, as officers over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens. And they judged the people at all times… Exodus 18v26 Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. For with the judgement you make you…
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solus Christus
(Sermon originally preached on 14th July at St. Mary’s in Kidlingon) Biblical Text: Ephesians 1:3-14 May the words of my mouth, and the meditations of our hearts, be acceptable to you, O Lord, our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen. Church is an odd thing isn’t it? All of us could be somewhere else this morning.…