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Act justly, love mercy and walk humbly

Bible Text: Micah 4:1-5 | Preacher: Ian Banks | Series: Remembrance Sunday | We’re going to try something different today….

Sunday, November 10, 2019
Bible Text: Micah 4:1-5 | Preacher: Ian Banks | Series: Remembrance Sunday | We’re going to try something different today. During the sermon there will be a call and response,…
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What’s important to you?

Bible Text: Genesis 32:22-31, Luke 18:1-8 | Preacher: Nigel Silvester | Series: After Pentecost | What is important to you?…

Sunday, October 20, 2019
Bible Text: Genesis 32:22-31, Luke 18:1-8 | Preacher: Nigel Silvester | Series: After Pentecost | What is important to you? What's worth fighting for? What would make you be determined…
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The slave girl and Naaman

‘The slave girl and Naaman’ started and finished with a reading of the reflection by Katherine HawkerSelf which is at…

Sunday, October 13, 2019
'The slave girl and Naaman' started and finished with a reading of the reflection by Katherine HawkerSelf which is at the foot of this post. I have psoriasis quite badly…
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Mind the Gap

Bible Text: Luke 16:19-31 | Preacher: Ian Banks, Nigel Silvester | Series: After Pentecost | Ian. Nigel and I had…

Sunday, September 29, 2019
Bible Text: Luke 16:19-31 | Preacher: Ian Banks, Nigel Silvester | Series: After Pentecost | Ian. Nigel and I had originally planned a talk which was very loosely based on…
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The Shrewd Manager

Bible Text: Luke 16:1-13 | Preacher: Margery Spencer | Series: After Pentecost | In my former life as a teacher…

Sunday, September 22, 2019
Bible Text: Luke 16:1-13 | Preacher: Margery Spencer | Series: After Pentecost | In my former life as a teacher I often encountered pupils who found it difficult to grasp…
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Moses and the Goldfish

Bible Text: Exodus 32:7-14 | Preacher: Ian Banks | Series: After Pentecost | I wouldn’t normally play with my phone…

Sunday, September 15, 2019
Bible Text: Exodus 32:7-14 | Preacher: Ian Banks | Series: After Pentecost | I wouldn’t normally play with my phone during a talk or sermon, least of all if I’m…
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St Bartholomew & the PoW

Preacher: Ralph Mallinson | Series: St Bartholomew | In a book that I have that was written some 50 years…

Sunday, August 25, 2019
Preacher: Ralph Mallinson | Series: St Bartholomew | In a book that I have that was written some 50 years ago, the Editor quotes a poem written on the wall…
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You gotta have faith

Bible Text: Hebrews 11:29-12:2 | Preacher: Ian Banks | Series: After Pentecost | My Mum’s family were very keen on…

Sunday, August 18, 2019
Bible Text: Hebrews 11:29-12:2 | Preacher: Ian Banks | Series: After Pentecost | My Mum’s family were very keen on taking and keeping photos. Her Dad wasn’t the greatest photographer…
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Maximilian Kolbe

Preacher: Keith Trivasse | Series: Max Kolbe | Today is the feast of Maximilian Kolbe, a friar who died as…

Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Preacher: Keith Trivasse | Series: Max Kolbe | Today is the feast of Maximilian Kolbe, a friar who died as a martyr in Auschwitz. He was born in 1894 in…
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The faith challenge

Bible Text: Hebrews 11:1-3,8-16 | Preacher: Nigel Silvester | Series: After Trinity | Faith – how many times did we…

Sunday, August 11, 2019
Bible Text: Hebrews 11:1-3,8-16 | Preacher: Nigel Silvester | Series: After Trinity | Faith – how many times did we hear the word in our reading? 6. The word is…
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Dominic and Dominicans

Preacher: Keith Trivasse | Series: St Dominic | There are two great founders of religious orders in the late-twelfth and…

Thursday, August 8, 2019
Preacher: Keith Trivasse | Series: St Dominic | There are two great founders of religious orders in the late-twelfth and early-thirteenth centuries. We are very aware of Francis. We enjoy…
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Possessed by possessions?

Bible Text: Luke 12:13-21 | Preacher: Margery Spencer | Series: After Trinity | Good morning, it is good to be…

Sunday, August 4, 2019
Bible Text: Luke 12:13-21 | Preacher: Margery Spencer | Series: After Trinity | Good morning, it is good to be here. I wonder - do you have a cupboard under…
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