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SUNDAY 28 DECEMBER 2003 1 Samuel 2: 18-20, 26; Luke 2: 41-52 There are a number of themes emerging from Luke's story of the twelve-year old Jesus being taken on pilgrimage to Jerusalem. more»
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SUNDAY 21 DECEMBER 2003 : Fourth in Advent An introduction before a series of readings and carols for Christmas - readings from Luke 2: 1-20, Mathew 2: 1-12, and John 1: 1-14 Today we are more»
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SUNDAY 7 DECEMBER 2003 : Second Sunday in Advent Malachi 3: 1 - 4; Luke 3: 1 - 6 Oliver Wendell Holmes was one of the keenest legal minds in the history of the United States Supreme Court. more»
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SUNDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2003 Revelation 1: 4-8; John 18:33-37 I'm sure most of us can remember the days when going to church meant putting on your 'Sunday best'. For women, this included hats and more»
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SUNDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2003 Ruth 3: 1-5, 4: 13-17; Mark 12: 38-44 In ancient Middle Eastern societies as represented in the two biblical stories this morning, as in some contemporary more»
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Intercessions, Christmas Day, 2003 After about 15 attempts to write a sensible prayer for this morning, I gave up, and took refuge in verse. It gets harder and harder to address God in spoken more»
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SUNDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2003 Proverbs 22: 1-2, 8-9, 22-23; Mark 7: 24-37 I'm not sure how old I was when it dawned on me that my father was not a cross between Horatio Hornblower and Superman. I more»
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SUNDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2003 Ruth 1: 1 - 18; Mark 12: 28-34 The account of the giving of the two great commandments is read each year of the three-year cycle of the lectionary, as it appears in more»
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SUNDAY 31 AUGUST 2003 Song of Solomon 2: 8 ?± 13; Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Often, usually towards the end of a week, someone will ask me ?¨what are you preaching about on Sunday??Æ Usually, more»
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SUNDAY 17 AUGUST 2003 1 Kings 2: 10-12; 3:3-14; Psalm 111; Ephesians 5: 15-20 The phrase ?¨the wisdom of Solomon?Æ is part of our language, denoting someone exercising a high level more»
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SUNDAY 10 AUGUST 2003 (Isaiah 55: 1-5); John 6: 35, 41-51 Eating food is at one and the same time both one of the most commonplace and one of the most profound experiences of any life. It is more»
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SUNDAY 3 AUGUST 2003 : Peace Sunday Isaiah 1: 11-17; Luke 12: 13-21 Two brothers, one a bachelor, the other married with five children, owned a farm whose fertile soil yielded an abundance more»
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SUNDAY 13 JULY 2003 John 18: 33-38; 20: 11-18 May I begin with a homely story? Not long ago I encountered two doctors. I was what we used to call the patient, but these days it seems that I more»
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SUNDAY 20 JULY 2003 II Samuel 1: 17-27; Mark 7: 1-8 This will be a little odd as sermons go, and I should perhaps begin with an explanation. About three weeks ago, roaming in a stately more»
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SUNDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2003 Psalm 1; James 3: 13 - 4: 3, 7 - 8a If I close my eyes and think hard enough, I can just remember the days of my innocence. You know, those childhood days more»
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SUNDAY 6 JULY 2003 2 Corinthians 12: 2-10; Mark 6: 1-13 If I were to say that our group visiting Thailand this week are missionaries, I imagine that would meet with some strong resistance more»
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SUNDAY 27 JULY 2003 2 Samuel 11:1-15; Ephesians 3: 14-21 One of the attractions of visiting Thailand, for me, is the opportunity to read The Bangkok Post. Not only does it have a full page more»
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SUNDAY 15 JUNE 2003 : TRINITY SUNDAY Isaiah 6: 1 - 8; John 3: 1 - 10 As soon as I say that I intend to speak this morning about 'religious experience', that is likely to be a sure signal more»
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CHURCH - VIAGRA FOR THE SOUL This title emerged first as an idea for a publicity slogan for St Lukes - "The Community of Saint Luke - Viagra for the Soul." It was the outcome of four more»
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SUNDAY, 1 JUNE 2003 Psalm 131 - Luke 10: 38 - 41 "Pay attention!" It is entirely possible that each of us could write our own life story, biography, around that one concept - the more»