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Build on the Rock - Glen Ashworth     29th June 2025

30/6/2025

 
Readings:       1 Corinthians 3:1-9; 10-15, Matthew 7:24-27
Sentence:   For no one can lay any foundation other than the one that has been laid; that foundation is Jesus Christ. 1 Cor 3:11
Collect:           Jesus crucified, despised and suffering, you made yourself one with us. Help us to follow you and bear the shame; for the glory of your holy name. Amen. 

We Speak God's Wisdom

23/6/2025

 
Readings:       1 Corinthians 2:6-16; John 3:1-9
Sentence:        But we speak God’s wisdom, secret and hidden, which God decreed before the ages for our glory.                       1 Corinthians 2: 7
Collect:           Almighty God, you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you; so lead us by your Spirit that in this life we may live to your glory and in the life to come enjoy you for ever; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
Preacher: Glen Ashworth

Holy Spirit and Us - Richard Dyer - 15th June

16/6/2025

 
​Readings:       Acts 2:1-12; John 14:15-29
Sentence:        You O Lord reign for ever; your throne endures from generation to generation. Lamentations 5:19
Collect:           God of unchangeable power, you have revealed yourself to us as Father, Son and Holy Spirit; keep us firm in this faith that we may praise and bless your holy name; for you are one God now and for ever. Amen
Preacher: Richard Dyer

Pentecost

9/6/2025

 
Readings:       Acts 2:1-21; Matthew 10:1; 16-25
Sentence:        When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you at that time; for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Matthew 10:19–20
Collect:        Living God, eternal Holy Spirit, let your bright intoxicating energy which fired those first disciples fall on us to turn the world again. Hear this prayer for your love’s sake. Amen.
Preacher: Glen Ashworth

Becoming Fools

4/6/2025

 
Readings:       1 Cor 2:6-7;10-16, Matt 5:13-16
Sentence:        Yet among the mature we do speak wisdom, though it is not a wisdom of this age. 1 Corinthians 2:6
Collect:           Holy God, you feed us with earthly and spiritual food. Deathless, unalterable, you have chosen us, sinful as we are, to hear your word and to proclaim your truth. Alleluia! Make us salt of the earth; make us yeast in the loaf. Praise to you our God; you answer prayer. Amen.
Preacher: ​Glen Ashworth

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