A Pilgrim Church
God is calling a people out to journey with him as pilgrims, as he builds a people to be Christ in the world
Seasons
A Fountain Overflowing in Ordinary Living
Readings Jeremiah 20:7–13 To You I have Committed my cause Romans 6:1–11 Died to Sin … Alive to Christ Matthew 10:24–39 a Call to Witness in the face of Opposition Daily, Ordinary, Life Today is the Second Sunday of Trinity, that great season of ordinary time in the Church’s calendar. And its also my penultimate …
Pentecost – The Work of the Holy Spirit
Pentecost brings the Holy Spirit, with a work to do in our lives … and it starts with Worship
Ascension Faith
Not merely an incidental part of Jesus’ work of salvation, what does his Ascension mean for us?
The Goal of Love in the Believer
Readings John 14:15–21 Jesus promises his Spirit, to those who love him Acts 17:22–31 Proclaiming the ‘unknown’ God that we seek 1 Peter 3:13–22 Christ Suffered to Bring us to God If You Love Me … So much depends upon this, “If you love me”. On this depends – the gift of the Holy Spirit: …
Easter 5 – Fasting … to Feast in God
Readings [i] John 14:1–14 I am the Way the Truth and the Life Acts 7:55–60 The Stoning of Stephen 1 Peter 2:1–10 Grow Up – Living Stones & Holy People Introduction There are reasons for fasting and there are reasons for feasting – but the greatest reason for fasting is feasting. Be …
The Reality of being Penned In – and the Way out to Life
In a time of uncertainty and constraint, Jesus still offers life in abundance. Our Gospel reading this morning is a powerful, many layered parable, that sheds light on the real constraint and futility that characterises normal life. Jesus alone can lead us out into life, even when the world is shut in. John 10:1–10 Jesus’ …
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Easter is only the Beginning – Whither Church?
For the disciples on the road to Emmaus, it was not just an issue of understanding that Jesus was not dead, but had risen, it was also a question of understanding what that meant. Jesus has spoken about dying and rising again on many occasions in his last months, but they had been so fixated …