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Reflection on Nehemiah 8 (Week 17, 2026)
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Reflection on Mark 7 (Week 15, 2026)
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This is what God is about. God is not about numbers and treating people as just a tick on a form. It clearly was important to Paul but I don’t think it is a principle. His concern, I believe, is his detractors. Jesus, however, told the disciples he sent out on their mission to “Stay …
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OUR GLORY AND JOY1 Thessalonians 2 “For the appeal we make does not spring from error or impure motives, nor are we trying to trick you. On the contrary, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel. We are not trying to please people but God, who tests our hearts.” …
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THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL1 Thessalonians 1 “For we know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you, because our gospel came to you not simply with words but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and deep conviction.” In my view, Paul speaking of the Thessalonians’ experience of the Gospel in …
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Sermon on Hosea 13 and 14 delivered on 15 March, 2026. After 40 years wandering in the wilderness, Israel was once again at the river Jordan, preparing to cross over into the Promised Land. Moses used the occasion to remind the Israelites about God and his relationship with them. God was going to make a …
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WE PUT OUR HOPE IN YOUPsalm 33 “But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love, to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine. We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.” In the …
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YOU ARE MY HIDING PLACEPsalm 32 “Therefore let all the faithful pray to you while you may be found; surely the rising of the mighty waters will not reach them. You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.” The hiding place is a secret hideout …
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REDEEMING THE PAST “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” As we all live in this fallen world, none of us can escape the consequences of the evil that surrounds us. As a result, our past is often heavy …
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AS FOR ME, I TRUST IN THE LORDPsalm 31 “In you, Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness. Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me. Since you are my rock and …
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“it is most holy” is repeated numerous times except when speaking about the fellowship offering. Likely because of the likelihood of people transgressing unintentionally. However, those who are ceremonially unclean must refrain from eating the fellowship offering. “Anyone who touches something unclean—whether human uncleanness or an unclean animal or any unclean creature that moves along …
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I think so. God clearly marks certain things as his. Even in the sacrifices he makes clear what must only be burnt and what can be eaten. Christian thought rationalises that since we are now able to enter into the Holy of Holies then all other “lesser holies” should no longer be considered off-limits. That, …
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