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SUNDAY 8 JULY 2001 2 Kings 5: 1 - 19; Luke 10: 1 - 11, 16 - 20 In St Lukes church we live with a visible sign of twenty centuries of Christian commitment to missionary endeavour. I refer to more»
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SUNDAY 1 JULY 2001 Galatians 5: 1, 13-25; Luke 9: 51-62 Sermon at a service during which a child was baptised At the beginning of the third millennium we have done what countless millions more»
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SUNDAY 19 MAY 2002 : PENTECOST Acts 2: 1-8, 12-21; John 7: 37-39 A Presbyterian couple felt it important to own an equally Presbyterian pet, so they went shopping. At a kennel more»
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SUNDAY 24 JUNE 2001 1 Kings 19 1-15a, Galatians 3: 23-29 One of the common criticisms of Christianity is that it has been the cause of so much suffering, hatred and death. Just take the last more»
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SUNDAY, 4 AUGUST, 2002Genesis 32: 22-31, Matthew 14: 13-21 Jacob is a deeply unattractive person. So are some of more»
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SUNDAY 17 JUNE 2001 READINGS Both readings today are powerful dramatic narratives. The first (1 Kings 21: 1-10, 15-21a) comes from a series of stories tracing the confrontation between the more»
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SUNDAY 10 JUNE 2001 : TRINITY SUNDAY Proverbs 8: 1-6, 22-31; Romans 5: 1-5; John 16: 12-15 I probably need to say at the outset that I do not really understand the doctrine of the Trinity, and more»
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SUNDAY 3 JUNE 2001 : PENTECOST READINGS - Genesis 11: 1 - 11 and Acts 2: 1 - 8, 12 - 21 The two readings for Pentecost rather complement each other in their contrasting emphases on human more»
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SUNDAY 27 MAY 2001 : SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Acts 16: 11 - 24; Psalm 97; John 17: 20 - 26 A great deal of what turn out to be decisive and significant moments in history often happen without more»
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SUNDAY 13 MAY 2001 : FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Acts 11: 1 - 18 John 13: 31 - 35 Sheldon Kopp, an American psychotherapist, is from a New York Jewish family. I sometimes think of him when I watch more»
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SUNDAY 6 MAY 2001 I have to begin with a confession. When I finally got the order of service ready for proof reading, the administrator looked at me and said, "Did you know that Mothers' more»
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INDUCTION OF THE REV. DOUG LENDRUM, ST DAVID'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, KHYBER PASS, AUCKLAND THURSDAY 26 APRIL 2001 Jeremiah 32: 6 - 15; Matthew 5: 13 - 16 When I was inducted at St Lukes more»
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SUNDAY 29 APRIL 2001 : THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER Psalm 30; John 21: 1 - 19 When I was speaking about the church's stained glass windows during the Lent sermon series, I occasionally wondered what more»
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Maps 'Something there is which loves a map...' Even a street map of Remuera has its primitive fascinations. I once had a parishioner who built special shelves to hold a lifetime supply of more»
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So What? A response to a response By Neil Wright, co-editor of the St Lukes News Towards the end of his sermon on "The Church as a Salvationary Experience", Antony Nobbs (25 February more»
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SUNDAY 15 APRIL 2001 : EASTER DAY Isaiah 65: 17-25; Psalm 118: 1-2, 14-24; Luke 24: 1-12 A POINTLESS STORY In the beginning God created not one or two but a whole bunch of us. Lots of us. more»
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"IF I HAD BEEN ALIVE THEN, I MIGHT NOT BE ALIVE NOW" It was a beautiful morning when I visited Choeung Ek some ten kilometres south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. We started out early so as more»
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SUNDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2002 : First Sunday in Lent 'A community open to questions…" Are we respectful of the faithfulness of other people whose lives are guided by other teachers and more»
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FRIDAY 13 APRIL 2001 : GOOD more»
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Beliefs, I've had a few … Sermon by Sande Ramage, Sunday 22 April 2001 Reading - John 20: 19-31 Isn't it thrilling, now that Marion Hobbs has got TVNZ to be more concerned with our more»
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"THROUGH A GLASS, COLOURFULLY" Reflections on Jesus, based on representations of Jesus in the St Lukes stained glass windows. 6. So what? To follow thee more nearly In the more»
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SUNDAY 21 JULY 2002 Genesis 28: 10-19a; Psalm 139: 1-12, 23-24; Romans 8: 12-25 Jacob's ladder. It makes me think of the Negro spiritual we used to sing in the late 60s and the early 70s, more»
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GATHERING IN SILENCE There seem to be some themes running through the responses to the simple question "how are you doing"? Stories of feeling pushed for time, of not having enough time 'for more»
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dare to explore The Community of Saint Luke seeks to be a nurturing community where each is committed to the spiritual and personal well-being of all and where all who come are more»
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Getting Married in Saint Lukes Church Remuera Some Basic Information Answers to some FAQs CAN ANYONE BE MARRIED IN SAINT LUKES?Yes. We have no requirement that one or both of more»