National Church Life Survey Results 2021
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Reseurrection Sermon Series
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We explore Resurrection from both a Gospel and Old Testament perspective in the last two weeks before the Christ the King Festival.
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Vision Sermon Series
This sermon series explores our new Vision through the lens of scripture. Welcoming - God Centred - Thriving |
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Hebrews Sermon Series
Explore the meaning of Faith with our sermon series on Chapters 11 (Revd Roxanne) and 12 (Leon Pollard) of the Letter to the Hebrews. |
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Luke 6.27-38
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Jesus challenges our way of thinking, our very values. And he continues this challenge in today’s Gospel. If last week’s challenge was about how we think, this week’s challenge is about how we act. So today, I want to look at how we act, focusing particularly on three aspects: love in action, mercy and forgiveness, and lastly, extravagant generosity.
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Luke 6.12-26
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This week in chapter six, Jesus' attracted a whole group of disciples, and more, who come to see him, hear him and be healed by him. He has a power that comes out of him.
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1 Corinithians 13
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And now faith, hope and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love.
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1 Corinithians 12.12-31
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I want to let you know ahead of time that as you leave here today that I really have one goal for you and that goal is this, I…. I…. pray that every single one of you understands how incredibly Valuable you are and how important you are, to the health, the life and the unity of the church here at Holy Trinity/Little River Lara / Little River can be a very lonely place.
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1 Corinithians 12.1-11
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Today we embark on a mini sermon series about the diversity of our gifts, given by God, about our interdependence on each other as the body of Christ and lastly, on the Sunday before our Vision Day, we’ll explore chapter 13 which is Paul’s vision for the body of Christ, that everything we do, all of our ministries, are framed by love.
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The Baptism of our Lord
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Like our New Year, here today in January 2022, Jesus’ baptism marks a new beginning. It became the prelude to a three year ministry that changed the world. And interestingly in Luke’s Gospel, the text today is as much about John the Baptist as it is about Jesus. It led me to think about the many roles that we can all play in preparing people to meet Jesus.
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Advent 1
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In today’s modern world, the focus in this time, tends to be on Jesus’ birth, but Advent also has a deeper meaning, a meaning that is mysteriously tied up with the concept of time, and that is, the preparation for Jesus’ second coming.
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Esther
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As I considered the texts for this week I couldn’t get past the reading from Esther. It’s the only time in our three year lectionary cycle that we get a portion from this unique Old Testament book and, read in isolation, it doesn’t make much sense. So I thought it would be fun to have a look at the whole book of Esther and try to find some meaning and application to our volatile and uncertain world today. I also have a confession to make. I have always considered myself something of a feminist and the book of Esther introduces Queen Vashti in its first chapter who some commentators consider is the world’s first documented feminist! So do find a bible and let’s together have a look at the Book of Esther.
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John Chapter 6
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"It’s quite possibly the most famous and infamous section of John’s Gospel. It has something for everyone. If you like drama, it has miracles; if you like narrative, it has the story of Jesus’ ministry in his homeland in northern Galilee, if you like theology, chapter six gives us Jesus’ Bread of Life reflection."
"Explore the idea of God's presence, particularly as it comes in the form of Jesus."
Jesus says “I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
"How many of you have struggled with belief and unbelief? Particularly when the world around us, seems so arbitrary, when the actions of those in power seem pointless or unhelpful."
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