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The Third Sunday of Advent has a theme of Joy. The readings relate to John the Baptist. So in this Intergenerational service we have a discussion about what brings us joy and look at two times John was joyful. This is from 14:50 in the video.
John baptised people to prepare them to receive Jesus; today we have two baptisms in the service. Angelica shared her courageous testimony at 21:40. The baptisms start at 25:20. In the Sermon blog we have the sermon for the 8am service which was entitled "Hope, Peace, Jpy and the Love - the attendants of Christ."
The second Sunday of Advent carries a theme of Peace. Isaiah gives us hope in Christ's future reign of peace.
Here we are on Advent Sunday 2022. The first Sunday of Advent carries the theme of Hope. In today's Old Testament reading we hear Isaiah's message of Hope to Israel even in the midst of the disaster of defeat and exile. Yet there is the hope of a future reign of peace. We too can have hope in the midst of trials and stress - it is the promise of God.
As we close the Church year with the Sunday before Advent, our attention is drawn to Jesus as King. Jeremiah prophesied of a righteous king; Luke tells us of Jesus crucified yet with two people acknowledging his kingship: Pilate (with irony) and the criminal to his side (with great faith). Paul takes us behind the scenes as it were to understand that Jesus is the King of God's kingdom, he is redeemer, saviour, creator.
Have you prayed - will you pray - "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom"?
In the gospel, Jesus gives an overview of history leading up to the Second Coming. He warned his followers of two dangers: (1) false teachers preaching false hope and (2) giving way to fear at the thought of what is to come. In today's service we explore this passage with material supplied by Barnabas Aid.
There is hope for life after death for those who believe in Jesus. We will also one day be resurrected to life. Jesus' resurrection guarantees ours.
It is Saints Day on Tuesday - what is that about? When the New Testament refers to saints it means Christians. The portion of the Letter to the Ephesians speaks of the HIP we have as God's people: Hope, Inheritance and Power.
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Today in our service we look at 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5, where Paul speaks of the importance and inspiration of Scripture.
In the readings, two men hundreds of years apart are cleansed of leprosy, healed and come into relationship with God. We see the importance of testimony, of giving thanks and glory to God, of encouraging others to believe that God can heal them and use them to heal others.
The Bible tells us that "faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of Christ." In today's service, Ian looks at the nature of faith and a way which may help us to hear God.
In summary it is: 1. Quieten yourself; 2. Look for vision; 3. Hear God as a spontaneous flow of thoughts; 4. Record this in a journal.
Today, Captain Peter Lloyd started his sermon based on Luke 16:19-31. The point of the parable is to be careful about our attitude and actions with regard to money. It also raises the subject of hell. Peter talked about the fact that we have insufficient knowledge of people to be able to pass judgement and we need to remain humble in our thinking about others.
In our service today, Anne shared her reflection on Luke's gospel chapter 16. What can we learn from this parable of the shrewd manager and how do we ought to live?
This Sunday is our monthly Intergenerational service which takes the theme "Lost and Found" from the gospel reading. We explore this from a variety of approaches. This week has been marked by the news of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. During the prayers we reflected on her, her Christian faith and had the opportunity to light a candle in memory of her.
Today we focus on the Letter to Philemon and Christian Fellowship with its profound commitment, joys and costs.
Peter has met with the leadership of three parishes in the last two weeks - all battered by the lockdowns but all with hope for the future. He reflects on these and calls us to renewed commitment to following the Lord.
In our service today, we focus on God as the One who heals. He declares it in the Old Testament, David assures us from the Psalms and we see Jesus healing in the Gospel.
Today's video is from our monthly, intergenerational service - with the theme of Faith. Follow along as we explore where faith comes from with the help of Jenga blocks, Indiana Jones and Abraham! In the service, we talked about Bible promise cards - a set may be downloaded below.
Today is our patronal festival when we celebrate our life together as a parish and look to the example of Stephen our patron saint. Peter looks in the sermon at Stephen as a man who was called to serve food but became a man of perception, purpose and power.
As we continue through Colossians we move from the high description of who Christ is and how he has rescued us to the practical outworking in our lives. Paul tells us some things in us need to be put to death and we need to strip off some behaviours like dirty clothes and put on fresh clean clothes.
In today's service, Captain Peter Lloyd shared from Colossians 2:6-15. He reflected on four of St Paul's principles on how to handle times of uncertainty. No matter what the world throw at us, no matter how dire the circumstances are, we know that God is looking after us.
Today's video is from the 8am service. The theme of the sermon is the Good Samaritan.
Today Ian preaches on Galatians 6 and the principle of Sowing and Reaping. What choices do we make and what are their consequences? We need to choose to sow to the Spirit and not to the flesh.
Today we hear of those who put conditions on following Jesus; "First ... me!," as Torben point out in his sermon. We need to seek wholeheartedly the Kingdom of God.
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