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Signs of Summer - Hope

29/11/2021

 

Readings: Jeremiah 33:14-16, 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 & Luke 21:25-36
 
Sentence: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees; as soon as they sprout leaves you can see for yourselves and know that summer is already near.  Luke 21:29–30
 
Collect: God of hope, when Christ your Son appears may he not find us asleep or idle, but active in his service and ready; through the same Jesus Christ our Redeemer. Amen.
 
​Sermon: Rev. Glen Ashworth (8 &10am)

Science and Christianity: Friend or Foe?

22/11/2021

 

Readings: Psalm 19:1-6 & John 18:33-37

Sentence: When the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. John 16:13

Collect: Majestic God, ruler of all creation, your kingdom is not of this world. Christ revealed a new truth. Raise up truth in our lives, that as your people we may see your glory, sing your praises, and live a new way. Through Jesus Christ our Liberator, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen
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Sermon: Rev. Kaye Dyer (8 &10am)
 

Nativity Vision

14/11/2021

 

Readings: Ephesians 4:1-13, Ephesians 4:14-16 & John 1:14-18 
 
Sentence:  But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by every ligament with which it is equipped, as each part is working properly, promotes the body’s growth in building itself up in love. Ephesians 4:15–16
 
Collect: Most loving God, you have made us hungry for spiritual growth, and we remain malnourished until we receive the Bread of Life. Feed us now through your Son, that we may find boundless life possessing and strengthening us, enabling us to be your agents in the world. Through Christ Jesus our true joy. Amen

Sermon: Rev. Glen Ashworth (9 8&10am)
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Learning to See with Job and Blind Bartimaeus

7/11/2021

 

Readings: Job 42:1-6,10-17 and Mark 10:46-52
 
Sentence: "I have uttered what I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know. Job 42:3" 
 
Collect: Compassionate God, you love the widow and the orphan, the poor and the marginalized; you provide for us in our hour of need, make us willing to share what we have received, giving even the smallest gift with great love, as an act of generous worship to you. Through Jesus Christ our Liberator, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen

Sermon: Rev. Courtnay Wilson ( 8 &10am)

Why come to church?

2/11/2021

 

Readings: Romans 12:3-8, John 13:33-35 & Hebrews 10:22-25
 
Sentence: Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.  And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,  not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:23-25
 
 
Collect: Holy God, you call us to love you with all our passion, prayer, intelligence and energy; you call us to love our neighbor, you call us to love ourselves. Draw us closer to you, that we may reveal your mercy, justice and peace. Through Jesus Christ our Liberator, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen   
           
Sermonette: Dion Mundy (9am)  
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