Tag: Sunday Sermon
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Dressmaker
We do not know how old Dorcas when she died, only that she was a maker of tunics and clothing for widows, and that she was ‘devoted to good works and acts of charity’. And, it seems, that the saints and widows couldn’t spare her just yet.
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Red, Red, Wine.
Jesus asks James and John if they can drink from his cup. The boys, and their mother, believe they can. After all, what have they experienced of drinking in Jesus’ company? They were present at the wedding when Jesus turned water into the finest wine; can they drink that cup, yes they can! And what…
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Only Words
All of the Bible passage set for this week concern language and how we use it; the prophetic passage from Isaiah includes this verse which I think needs to be our watch word as Christians, and if there is just one thing you are to take from this week’s sermon this would be it: The…
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Where’s Wally?
Time and again, though, we see Peter, James, and John, selected when Andrew is left behind. Just as James and John were brothers and fishing partners, so were Peter and Andrew, and the four of them were cousins. In other gospel accounts the four fishermen are called together, yet Jesus separates Andrew out, and I…
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Come as you are.
Perhaps over the centuries Jesus has been wrapped up in so much sacred behaviour that it is difficult to remember him as the itinerant preacher with dirty hands and dusty feet welcoming all those with clean hearts. We feel that we need to be perfect in order to come, timidly before God, and yet throughout…