One of the responses to the worship email Charles sends out each week quoted Psalm 92:14: In old age [the righteous] still produce fruit; they are always green and full of sap. I was privileged to witness this truth first-hand … Continued
Bible Readings for the 31st of January Epiphany 4 The Bible Readings for this week’s Sunday sermon are the following: Gospel Reading – Luke 4:21-30 21 He began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” 22 All … Continued
Bible Readings for the 25th of December Christmas Day The Bible Readings for this week’s Sunday sermon are the following: Gospel Reading – John 1:1-14 The Word Became Flesh 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with … Continued
Bible Readings for the 27th of December Can Christmas speak to our pain? The Bible Readings for this week’s Sunday sermon are the following: Gospel Reading – Matthew 2:13-23 The Escape to Egypt 13 After the wise men were gone, an angel … Continued
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Bible Readings for the 29th of November Advent ~ Hope The Bible Readings for this week’s Sunday sermon are the following: Gospel Reading – Luke 21:25-36 25 “There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, … Continued
On the first Sunday in Advent our scriptures “come out fighting”. The “festive” season is gathering momentum. Those with means are tempted to over-eat and over-spend. Those without means are tempted to give in to despondency. The Gospel lesson warns: … Continued
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Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains. (Mark 13:8) On Wednesday, 11th November, the world remembered that on “the eleventh hour … Continued
In Christian tradition mountaintops are often regarded as “thin-places” where the “veil” or “shroud” separating heaven and earth is porous. Moses’s face shone after he spoke with God in the “thin-place” of Mt. Sinai. This scared the people so … Continued