Excitement builds as we contemplate the signs and wonders heralding the birth of Jesus. Our readings over the season have revealed the promises that God has made to us through his prophets and gospellers, creating a pattern of promise, followed by fulfilment, followed by proclamation … [To read more, click on title]
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Advent Implications
Advent always promises that something is coming, something new and unexpected. We don’t know when or where or how it might come. But it comes. And it comes to us as a call, an asking, an insistence that we respond. It asks our participation … [To read more, click on title]
Precious Water
This Advent we’ve been lighting candles for Hope, Peace, Joy and Love, and Christian World Service are requesting our help in providing water for those who need it. So I thought I’d enrich the mood of this sermon by relating two of our family’s water experiences … [To read more, click on title]
Horizon
How, then, do we prepare for our future? We all have a future and we all deal with it in our lives. Some look toward the future with fear, anxiety and worry …
Others look to the future with hope, eagerness and optimism. They “stand up and raise [their] heads” with anticipation and expectancy … [To read more, click on title]
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