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SERMONS

Sharing How- Issues of the Heart

31/7/2023

 
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Readings:       Col 3:1-14, Luke 6:43-45
Sentence:        Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. Proverbs 4:23
Collect:           God of mercy, you have blessed us beyond our dreams; you have set before us promises and perils beyond our understanding; help us to struggle and pray that the perils may be averted and your promises fulfilled. Hear this prayer for your love’s sake. Amen.
Preacher: Rev. Glen Ashworth

Sharing How - In Touch

24/7/2023

 
Readings:       Romans 5:6-8, Matthew 9:9-13
Sentence:    But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us. Romans 5:8
Collect:         God of all power and might, the author and giver of all good things, graft in our hearts the love of your name, increase in us all goodness, and of your great mercy keep us in the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
Preacher:      Rev. Glen Ashworth

Sharing How - Testimony

17/7/2023

 
Readings:       1 John 1:1-3, Acts 22:6-16, John 9:24-27
Sentence:        We declare to you what we have seen and heard so that you also may have fellowship with us. 1 John 1:3
Collect:           Praise to you, God, for all your work among us.
Yours is the vigour in creation, yours is the impulse
in our new discoveries. Make us adventurous, yet reverent and hopeful in all we do. This we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Preacher: Rev. Glen Ashworth

Living Alongside the Supernatural- Barry Struthers

10/7/2023

 
Readings:       Acts 19:1-6, Acts 18:24-26, John 3:1-8
Sentence:        “Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.” John 3:6
Collect:           Holy and eternal God, give us such trust in your sure purpose, that we measure our lives not by what we have done or failed to do, but by our faithfulness to you. Hear this prayer for your love’s sake. Amen
Speaker: ​Barry Struthers

The Good News of the Good Samaritan

4/7/2023

 
Theme:           The Good News of the Good Samaritan
Readings:       Colossians 1:3-7, Luke 10:25-37
Sentence:        Just as it is bearing fruit and growing in the whole world, so it has been bearing fruit among yourselves from the day you heard it and truly comprehended the grace of God. Colossians 1:6
Collect:        Almighty Father, grant that we your children may never be ashamed to confess the faith of Christ crucified, but continue his faithful servants to our lives’ end; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
​Preacher: ​Rev Glen Ashworth

Riffing the Good News- Rev Glen Ashworth 25th June 2023

4/7/2023

 
Theme:           Riffing the Good News
Readings:       2 Timothy 1:8-12, Mark 1:14-18, John 20:19-23
Sentence:        "Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God." Mark 1:14
Collect:       Holy God, grant us the beginning of wisdom and love to cast out every fear: that we may grow more brave,
more ready to hear, more ready to obey; through Jesus Christ our Redeemer. Amen. 
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Sow & Reap - Rev Glen Ashworth 18th June 2023

4/7/2023

 
Theme:           Sow and Reap
Readings:       1 Cor 3:5-11, John 4:27-39
Sentence:        For here the saying holds true, ‘One sows and another reaps. John 4:37
Collect:        Almighty God, by your grace alone we are accepted and called to your service; strengthen us by your Holy Spirit and empower our calling; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
Preacher: Rev Glen Ashworth

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