Welcome Hymn: 560 Praise my soul the king of heaven We sit or kneel to prayAll:Almighty and most merciful Father,we have strayed from your ways like lost sheep.We have followed the desires of our own hearts.We have broken your holy laws.We have...
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The Jerusalem Declaration Article 1 The Gospel of God We rejoice in the gospel of God through which we have been saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit. Because God first loved us, we love him and as...
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Stephen Walton In 2018 I had the great privilege of being in Jerusalem with 2,000 other believers as a delegate at Gafcon – the Global Anglican Futures Conference. It was one of the great moments of my life, and I will always be grateful to the...
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The most popular religion that you’ve never heard of. What is the most popular religion in the world? Some might say Christianity, some Islam, some Hinduism. But it may be that the most popular religion in the world is one of which you...
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The Holy Kiss Last Sunday, Trinity Sunday, I preached on some very familiar words, that many Christians have said hundreds of times, 2 Corinthians 13:14: The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of...
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Zooming In. Providence sometimes displays a sense of humour. A couple of months ago, just before the Covid-19 lockdown started, and churches and homegroups were suddenly prevented from meeting, I read a book on conferencing, and it has been on my...
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Is Church Essential? One thing that the Covid-19 crisis has done is to expose what we think really matters- what we have to have, and what we can do without. Haircuts may come in the second category- but toilet roll is probably in the...
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Schooling while stuck at home by Jason and Andrea Stoddard We’ve gotten lots of funny responses in our 6 months in Düsseldorf when people ask where our daughter, Ava, is in school. Our answer, “Nowhere! We home school!” Our family is in...
Read moreThe empty tomb and the empty cross
The empty tomb and the empty cross Two years ago, I visited Israel for the Gafcon conference. After dumping my bag at the hotel, I walked the two miles into the old city of Jerusalem. There, hidden in the heart of a labyrinth of little...
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I have spent a lot of the last two weeks on the telephone, calling members of the church to see how they are during the Covid-19 crisis. What I have discovered is both encouraging and humbling. There is some worry and frustration, but very little...
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Family Worship 1 O my people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth. 2 I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter hidden things, things from of old– 3 what we have heard and known, what our fathers have told us. 4 We will...
Read moreThings to do during Corona
Things to do during Corona. I am a classic introvert: so if someone tells me to self-isolate, I am likely to leap with joy. Well no, that would be far to extrovert; a smile of quiet satisfaction is more likely. Others will look on the...
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