Tag: Church
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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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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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Are You Listening? (1 Samuel 3:1-10)
“Are you listening to me!” How many of us have memories of that ringing in our ears over the years as parents or teachers sought to ensure we were focused on what they might have been saying or teaching us? “Are you listening to Me!” It might have rung even louder in our ears if…
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The King and the beauty of his Kingdom Rule (Mark 1:29-45)
Introduction Last week’s section of Mark Chapter one finished with Jesus beginning his public ministry at the Capernaum Synagogue on the Sabbath with his four new disciples. Such was the power in the way that Jesus taught that people who had slumbered through the routine of their religiosity and faith suddenly found themselves awoke by…
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Do We See The King? (Luke 19:28-40)
When is a wedding better than any other wedding even though it is the same as any previous one? When you have one on the day after Covid regulations east, people can enjoy the full day for the first time in nearly eighteen months. It was a fantastic day, with a wonderful outside service full…
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Atr Irwin 