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Sermon: Enough for all
Each ‘daughter’ receives from Jesus what it is they need. While the delay caused by healing the haemorrhaging woman makes it appear that Jairus’ request has been denied: ‘Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher any further?’ both daughters are healed. The time and power Jesus gives to one is not taken from the other. Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Corinthians 8:7-15, A Christmas Carol, Apostle Paul, generosity, haemorrhaging woman, healing, Jairus' daughter, Mark 5:21-43, Poverty, Scrooge, sharing, wealth
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Sermon: Joy Sunday
Today, I am not suggesting that those of us who struggle to find the joy in Christmas should pretend that everything in our lives is perfect. I suspect that our lives would be better were we able to say honestly that Christmas is a difficult time for us. Continue reading
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Tagged A Christmas Carol, Advent, Advent 3, Blue Christmas, Charles Dickens, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Joy, Luke 1:46b-55, Matthew 11:2-11, Scrooge
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