Tag: Anglican
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The Weight of Paul’s Final Words to Timothy (2 Tim 4)
The last words of Paul to his Son in the Faith
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Endurance and Grace: Lessons for Gospel Ministry (2 Timothy 2)
Introduction: Passing the Baton As the metaphorical page turns from Chapter One, where we have remembered the call to rekindle Gospel boldness, the blessing of gospel friendship, into Chapter 2, we see a great change in the thrust of Paul’s writing here. Timothy has been encouraged to rekindle the flame of his faith, stand firm…
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Seeds and the Saviour (Mark 4:1-20)
I am so thankful for my childhood; I am grateful that it was filled with beautiful memories with my wonderful family over the years. We lived a simple life. I went to school 10 minutes down the road, and every afternoon, I was picked up by either my Granny or Granda, as they took us…
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Through the Lens of Grace: Knowing and Experiencing God (1 Kings 8:22-30)
I have used this moment before, but it captures something so well and is so important. A few years ago, on a cold, dark, dull winter evening in Northern Ireland, I had pulled into the Garage to get some of the bare necessities from the Shop. It was one of those nights when you did…
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The Beauty of Worship (1 Kings 8:12-21)
Last week, we considered the beginning of the pinnacle moment in the history of the nation of Israel. The people who were once stateless and enslaved to a world superpower had finally established their Kingdom as promised by God. Here they are after years of wandering in the wilderness, decades of lawlessness and anarchy in…
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The Wisdom of Worship: The Ark, the Temple, and the Joy of God’s Presence (1 Kings 81:-11)
Introduction It seems that one day, King David was sitting in the comfort and beauty of his Palace, surrounded by the splendour of Jerusalem, protected by her walls; it suddenly dawned on the King that while he was sitting in the splendour and comfort of his palace, the Ark of the Covenant – that Symbolised…
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Atr Irwin 