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Finding Your Voice in a World of Whisiper (Acts 17:22-31)
View recipe: Finding Your Voice in a World of Whisiper (Acts 17:22-31)That we might speak so the world can know
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Underneath the Mango Tree (Acts 2:42-47)
View recipe: Underneath the Mango Tree (Acts 2:42-47)Simple Faith: Under the Mango Tree I remember hearing about a small Christian Church that was gathering under a mango tree. They meet there faithfully every Sunday as their minister gathers them for worship, and the children meet under a different tree just on the other side of the same plot of land. When it…
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Who Are You Looking For? ( John 20:1–18)
View recipe: Who Are You Looking For? ( John 20:1–18)If you could pick one word to describe our world, what would it be? Many options come to mind—purpose, identity, politics, tribe. You could make a case for any of these as defining our present moment or how we relate to the world. But none fully capture it. As I reflected on this passage for…
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The Silence of Holy Saturday is the Life of Faith
View recipe: The Silence of Holy Saturday is the Life of FaithEaster is vital for the church, reflecting hope and identity. However, Holy Saturday’s silence symbolizes the struggles and uncertainties in our faith journeys. It challenges believers to confront their doubts and the messiness of life while emphasizing that God’s presence remains, even in confusion, as we await the hope of resurrection.
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The Agony of Triumph: The Journey of Palm Sunday (Psalm 31:9-16) | Holy Week 2026
View recipe: The Agony of Triumph: The Journey of Palm Sunday (Psalm 31:9-16) | Holy Week 2026Psalm 31:9–16 is one of the Bible’s most honest prayers, giving voice to grief, weakness, fear, and the deep sense of being overwhelmed by life. Yet in the middle of that trouble David turns to God in trust, declaring, “But I trust in you, O Lord… my times are in your hand.” This sermon explores…
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From Plagues to Covenant (Hope in The Exodus)
View recipe: From Plagues to Covenant (Hope in The Exodus)Freedom Formed by God’s Story 1. Introduction — Freedom Is Only the Beginning In 2009, I was travelling for the first time out of the UK/Ireland, by myself with a team, to Senegal. From start to finish over those two weeks, it was one of the most formative times of my life—the constant experience of…
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Present but Absent: Who Is the Parish For?
View recipe: Present but Absent: Who Is the Parish For?Many Church of Ireland parishes remain physically present in deprived urban areas while becoming socially and missionally distant from the people around them. Focusing on North Belfast, this article asks whether the parish can recover a clearer, more credible presence in the communities it is called to serve.
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1 | Grace in the Wilderness and For the Wilderness | Matthew 4: 1-11
View recipe: 1 | Grace in the Wilderness and For the Wilderness | Matthew 4: 1-11I wonder: if you were asked what some of the challenges the Church faces in our context are, what would you say? The answer would depend a lot on our background and our desire for our own lives. We might say: declining numbers, a loss of tradition, a lack of confidence, among other things. Then,…
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5 | From the Mountain to the Ordinary (1 Peter 1:22-25)
View recipe: 5 | From the Mountain to the Ordinary (1 Peter 1:22-25)There is something about the mountain top, the beauty of getting there after a long hike, and looking around and suddenly the breathlessness of the couple of hours it took to get to that moment feels a lot less, and the world seems a lot smaller as you look out across the views, and it…
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4 | Redeemed for Such a Time as This (1 Peter 1:17–21)
View recipe: 4 | Redeemed for Such a Time as This (1 Peter 1:17–21)A Holy life because of the wholeness of Christ
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3 | The Beautiful Life is a Holy life (1 Peter 1:1-10)
View recipe: 3 | The Beautiful Life is a Holy life (1 Peter 1:1-10)1 Learning To Linger (Introduction) Last week, I spoke with someone preparing for a challenging test: memorising 150 answers, then facing an interview where they’d be asked about any of them at random. A friend who had taken the exam before shared a photo of their hallway—white walls covered with colourful post-it notes, each packed…
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Restoring the Centre: Grace as Our First Priority (Ezekiel 36:22-38)
View recipe: Restoring the Centre: Grace as Our First Priority (Ezekiel 36:22-38)1. What is it All About (Introduction) Every Wednesday night, we have bible study at church, and I have to confess that as I went down this week, I was not really in the mood for it or feeling prepared. I would go so far as to say I was not sure I even wanted…
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