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Sermon: Calling and character
It is as citizens of the kingdom that Jesus’ disciples will be enabled to live in the way that he will outline in the great block of teaching that we call the Sermon on the Mount, to which we will listen over the next eight weeks. Continue reading
Sermon: Jesus, Jeremiah, and answering God’s call
Today the scripture has been fulfilled. That ‘today’ is still ours. How are we going to respond to the God who comes today, who calls us today, who brings liberation today? To borrow some words from Rabbie Burns, ‘Now’s the day, an’ now’s the hour’. How are we going to answer God’s call? Continue reading
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Tagged call, call to ministry, calling, Epiphany 4, Jeremiah 1:4-10, Luke 4:21-30, Nazareth Manifesto, prophecy, Prophet Jeremiah, vocation, Year of Luke
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Sermon: Come and see God in the ordinary
Eighty per cent of women are dissatisfied with our bodies. Would it help us to think of our bodies as ‘members of Christ,’ ‘a temple of the Holy Spirit’ within us? Would we treat our bodies with more respect if we remembered that they are gifts to us from God, given to us to glorify God? Continue reading