Tag: Evangelical Anglican
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The Fulfilment of Hope
This is a season of longing, where we find ourselves waiting for a moment to come- or a moment to pass – and then, in a whisper, it always does. It might be as simple as that anticipation of waiting for the moment to be able to open the presents that are in front of…
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Hope in the Impossible (Isaiah 7:10-16)
There is always hope when we have hope in Jesus.
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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 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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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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Faithfulness Amidst False Teachings (2 Timothy 3)
This has been a heavy letter, as Paul seems to capture everything about, and in the human experience. He writes to Timothy from the depths of his heart, and with an honesy that we rarely see today Paul has reminded Timothy of his Call, Delight and duty in the gospel. It is a letter to…
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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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The Path to Glory: Jesus’ Journey to Jerusalem (Mark 10:32-45)
We are at this pinnacle moment in Mark’s account of the ministry and life of Jesus. Things have been building steadily for ten chapters as Mark sets us towards Jerusalem. This account has been building steadily towards something Gospel is moving towards something, and for ten chapters, we have been on the road slowly moving…
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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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