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Are we full and overflowing with the presence of God? A Pentecost Sermon
This is a talk I have put together using a variety of Bible passages, visuals and video clips that thinks about how we need to be overflowing with rather than just being full of and content with the presence of … Continue reading
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Feeling fragile? It’s what is on the inside that counts
If you are feeling fragile today I want to encourage you that this is perfectly normal. We have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. (2 Corinthians 4.7) … Continue reading
He’s On Every Page Even If You Can’t See Him
Wally (or Waldo to our American & Canadian friends) wears bright clothing with red and white stripes but he can still be very hard to spot on the page of a ‘Where’s Wally’ book. Try this beach picture, can you … Continue reading
No Room at the Inn or Somewhere Else?
In most nativity plays there is an Innkeeper who says (often too enthusiastically!) that they have no room. Was it the innkeeper who had no room or is there more to the story? Joseph was travelling to his ‘ancestral town’ of Bethlehem … Continue reading
Posted in christmas, Christmas story, Faith
Tagged Christmas story, first Christmas, friend of sinners, God's presence, innkeeper in nativity, Jesus is offensive, marmite, no room for Jesus, practicing the presence of God, why was there no room for mary, why was there no room in the nativity
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The One About the Phone Call
So, my phone rang and it was my son. Although it was great to hear his voice, I had to ask why he was calling me from upstairs. Apparently, he thought I had gone out with Tracey and the girls and so … Continue reading
I am being followed!
I am being followed by someone and I can’t shake them off. Wherever I go, they are there and although I can’t always see them when I look hard enough I can find them. I feel like I can’t escape from this person. … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Following Jesus, God is with us, Listening to God, Relationship with God
Tagged God is like our shadow, God with us, God's presence, I am with you always, jesus is the good shepherd, lost sheep, psalm 139, relationship with God, the God who pursues us, you can't get rid of your shadow, you can't run away from God, you will never run away rend collective
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Access granted?
Have you ever forgotten a password and been locked out of a website? Internet security can be really, really frustrating! The sites that really get to me are the ones that specify that you must have certain types of characters in … Continue reading