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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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Luke 3:1–18 | Preparing the Way (Advent 25)
Introduction I wonder when the last time you walked our streets, and took time to see the unseen things. The people and places that seem to exist in the shadows of culture and busyness – yet they make up the life of the City, the soul of the City, and if we are honest, the…
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See The New Thing: The Hope of the Servant (Isaiah 42:1-9)
What worries you the most at the minute? That might be tricky because there is so much to worry about. There is so much going on that even the little things can feel heavier than usual. I managed to crack my windscreen this week, and I found myself thinking, “Not another thing I have to…
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Hope in the Waiting (Micah 5:1-5)
Introduction I’ve only ever lived in a country that has known the benefit of stable leadership and is generally good! We might not have liked the prime ministers who have led our nations over the years, nor their policies—and let’s be honest, we’re rarely enamoured with the other choices either. Yet, when an election comes,…
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Hope For the Nations (Genesis 12:1-3)
The memory of perfection is long lost, as the acts of Eden have rippled through the world and human history devastatingly. Eden’s goodness and perfection have no longer been forgotten; it has never been known. Sin has corrupted everything in the world: the ground from which the Lord provides, the animals people have been hunting…
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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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Atr Irwin 