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SERMONS

All Saints' Day

1/11/2020

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​Theme:
All Saints Day (8am)
               Gods’ people in Exile (10am)

​Readings: Revelation 7: 1 - 4; 9 -17 & Matthew 5: 1 - 12 (8am)
                   
Psalm 137:1-6  & Jeremiah 29:1, 4-13 ( 10am)
 
Sentence: Know what is the hope to which God has called you, what are the riches of the glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of Gods’ power in us who believe.  Ephesians 1:18-19
 
Collect: Almighty God, your saints are one with you in the mystical body of Christ; give us grace to follow them in all virtue and holiness until we come to those inexpressible joys which you have prepared for those who truly love you; 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.

Sermon:  
John Neal (8am),
​                  Kaye Dyer (10am Family Service - not recorded)
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Luke, the Beloved Physician

25/10/2020

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Readings
: Acts 1: 1 – 9 & Luke 1: 1 - 4
 
Sentence: You shall love the Lord you God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.  This is the greatest and first commandment.  And a second is like it: you shall love your neighbour as yourself.  On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Matthew 22:37-40
 
Collect: God of love, your Son teaches us the heart of the law.  Open our minds, souls and hearts to discern what you ask of us. Empower us to love you with our whole being, to love our neighbour as ourselves and thus fulfil your law. 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

Sermon: 
John Neal (8 & 10am)
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Lessons from the Mission Field

18/10/2020

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Readings: Matthew 13:44-46 & Matthew 11:12.
 
Sentence: This is our God for whom we have waited; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
Isaiah 25:9
 
Collect: Almighty God, you reign over all things and have created each one of us in your own image.  Assist your people to give to earthly rulers and powers what belongs to them and to give our allegiance and ourselves to you alone, the one whose image is imprinted on every human soul. 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: 
Nathan Hughes

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We want to see Jesus!

11/10/2020

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Readings: John 12:20-26 & Habakkuk 3:1-2
 
Sentence: Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, let us press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13b-14 
 
Collect: Kind and generous God, you prepare a feast for all people.  May we prepare for your banquet by putting on the garment of love that springs from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a genuine faith.  Help us to bring the lost and lonely, the poor and those in need to your feast where all are fed.  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  

Sermon/Bishops' Charge: Bishop Steve Maina (via recording)
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Hosea

4/10/2020

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Readings: Hosea 1:2-3 & 3:1-5 and John 14:1-7
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Sentence: Come let us return to the Lord, that we may live before Him.  Hosea 6:1a-2b
 
Collect; Loving God, yours is the vineyard and the harvest. Help us to recognise the one you send and to follow him.  Make us willing workers in your vineyard, so that we may offer you an abundant harvest.  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

Sermon:
Joe Keighley ( 8am)
                Kaye Dyer ( Family Service -10am ( not recorded))
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