Tag: Church of Ireland
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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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A City Stirred (Acts 2:1-13 | Pentecost Pt.1)
1 | The Tension of Waiting (Acts and the Acension) There are moments of waiting that affect the whole world yet are the most personal of things. In 1952, on a holiday in Kenya, a young princess, Elizabeth, was informed of the passing of her Father and her ascension to the throne. What a surreal…
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We Are Sent Like The Son (John 20:19-31)
The events around the Cross must have been the most intense moments anyone could experience. In a few days, the pressure built, and the disciples watched helplessly as their Teacher was arrested by the power of the Sword and then put through a false trial by the political powers of this world (all while the…
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The Promise of Hope (Genesis 3:1-15)
Advent invites us to rediscover the unshakable hope found in Jesus, the promised Redeemer who restores what was lost.
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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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Hope Made Known By Love Among Us (1 John 3:7-18)
What does it mean to love one another?
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Atr Irwin 