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Martha, Mary and the Youth Group

Martha, Mary and the Youth Group

That said, don’t you wish Jesus had replied: Martha, go and put your feet up. And to the disciples: Come on boys, we’re going to the kitchen

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Walk on by

Walk on by

It’s possible for us to identify with any of the characters in this story. The man in the ditch, the one who cares & the ones who walk on by.

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His church – human and blessed

His church – human and blessed

Jesus started his church with a bunch of men and women that we know about from the Gospels. For the…

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Elijah, Elisha and transition

Elijah, Elisha and transition

Do you ever wonder that if your church or organisation or your place of work would cease to function, then…

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No longer Jew or Greek

No longer Jew or Greek

I want you to help me with this. If I say: ‘No longer Jew or Greek,’ you say: ‘no longer slave or free, no longer male and female.’

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The Trinity

The Trinity

I bind unto myself this day the strong name of the Trinity. The Creator’s gifts of earth and sky, the flowing creeks and fertile land…

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Luke: a flair for the dramatic

Luke: a flair for the dramatic

If you’re wanting a quiet life, then the very last thing you want to do is to go looking for a prayer meeting. Luke puts on the style…

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A challenge

A challenge

No matter how rubbish, how disappointed, angry or frightened we feel, there’s hope. But there’s a challenge for us too. An expectation of us.

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My twin brother, Tom

My twin brother, Tom

“Have you believed because you have seen me?” Jesus says to our twin brother, Tom. With the eyes of his heart, Tom saw the God become man.

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A new thing

A new thing

God sustained us in the past and will take us through the present and into the future too. But, but, he may do it in a completely new way.

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Comeuppance

Comeuppance

What do we get told? “There I told you so! You never listen to me or take any notice! You’ve got your comeuppance!

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Ukraine and the water of life

Ukraine and the water of life

As we’ve seen in response to Ukraine from everyday people in Poland and other European countries – there is enough of that love to go around.

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Who are you?

Who are you?

Who are you? What kind of Christian are you? Indeed, what kind of person are you? And how often do you think about it?

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The Transfiguration

The Transfiguration

Here we are at the Transfiguration. The earthly Jesus, the Chosen One, shares the company of two men who are now residents of heaven.

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The man who calmed the sea

The man who calmed the sea

In Luke, we’ve had Jesus the Son of Man, Jesus as King, Jesus the bringer of good news to the poor. Today he is the man who calmed the sea.

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