Tag: Bible
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Praise Amid our Ordinary (Psalm 148)
A Lectionary Reflection from Psalm 148, Jeremiah 30:18–31:9 , and Matthew 20:29–34 || Praise in the Wilderness, Mercy on the Road
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Strangers Chosen and Sent into a Stranger World (1 Peter 1:1-2)
1 Everything Has Changed: Nothing Had Changed (Introduction) Before Christmas, I was able to go over to the Lyric theatre and see a telling of that world-famous work, A Christmas Carol. It was absolutely fantastic, but one of the things I loved about it was how they had set it in Belfast all those years…
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Live Because The Light Has Come (Isaiah 63:7-10)
1 What Do We Do When the Wait is Over? We have all had that season in life when we have been waiting for something to come, or perhaps even something to finish, and then it does. We find ourselves thinking, is that it or now what? The tension of waiting is that, when the…
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Christmas | The Light Has Come | John 1:1–14
The light has not only come — it has come near. 1. Introduction On Sunday evening, we gathered in the church, lit by candles, flickering light, and the screen. The carol service has become one of the most important services any church can do for its life and local witness, as for one night a…
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Advent 3 | Micah 5:2-5 | Small Place: Great Promise
In today’s world, so much of our significance comes from size, numbers, and reach. We live in a world where size is significant, and numbers matter. Even though most of us know it means nothing, we are drawn to things that appear substantial because they are bigger. People are naturally drawn to the city because…
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Atr Irwin 