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Jesus heals a man with who won’t shut up! (Mark 1:40-45)
“And a leper came to him, imploring him, and kneeling said to him, “If you will, you can make me clean.” Moved with compassion , he stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, “I will; be … Continue reading
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Tagged guy, Jesus, leper, leprosy, miracle, miracles of Jesus, priest
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The battle for the vineyard (Matthew 21:33-40)
“We were told that this [operation] was against armed people and against people climbing on our armed vehicles. Our APCs (armed personnel carriers) were cruising 24 hours a day close to buildings (in Jenin), waiting for kids to climb on … Continue reading
Ripped off by God? (Matthew 20:1-16)
“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the workers for one denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. When he … Continue reading
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Tagged Henry Lindeman, Kingdom of God, office, plenty, Religion, vineyard, work, workers
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How to Waste your time looking for lost sheep! (Matthew 18)
One of the things I hear a lot in the business world is that if you want to be successful, you need to hang around successful people. I don’t know if you’ve heard of the concept of the ‘Mastermind Group’, but … Continue reading
The deserving poor? (Matthew 15:10-28)
‘And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman from the region came out and cried, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely … Continue reading
The MacDonaldtown Parables (Matthew 13:31-33, 44-45)
Our Gospel reading this week confronts us with a series of parables – the sort that my dad (if he was still alive) might well have referred to as MacDonaldtown Parables. I don’t know if you’re familiar with MacDonaldtown Station. It‘s … Continue reading
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Tagged heaven, mustard, mustard seed, mustard seeds, Parables, property, seed, station
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Unbind him and let him go! (John 11:1-53)
“Unbind him and let him go!” These are the words of Jesus, recorded in John 11 – dramatic words that come at the climax of a dramatic story – the death and resuscitation of Jesus’ friend Lazarus. It is an … Continue reading
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Tagged answer, Christ Jesus, death, friend Lazarus, Jesus, Mary and Martha, movie, resurrection, story
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A guest sermon from Sandy Gray (Luke 21:5-19)
“All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field. The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the Lord blows on them”. (Isaiah 40:6-8). I’m wondering if you noticed a new … Continue reading
Beatitudes or Be-Attitudes? (Matthew 5:1-13)
We have as our Gospel reading this morning what is certainly one of the best known and best loved portions of the Bible. Along with ‘The Lord is my Shepherd’ and ‘For God so love the world …’, the verses from the beginning … Continue reading