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Monthly Archives: September 2014
Psalm 126:6, 7
Those who sow in tears shall reap with songs of joy. Those who go out weeping, bearing the seed, will come back with shouts of joy, bearing their sheaves with them.
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Solomon dedicates the house of The Lord
“Solomon offered as sacrifices of well-being to the Lord twenty-two thousand oxen and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord.” (1 Kings 8:63) That’s some housewarming! … Continue reading
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Don’t normally read from the Book of Tobit, but it comes up in the lectionary today, the Feast of Michael and All Angels. This extract from Wikipedia gives you an idea of what you’ve been missing: “That night, he (Tobit) … Continue reading
The Two Sons (Matthew 21:23-32)
Last night some of us were at the Cathedral for the Pastoral Workers’ Licensing service. It was an interesting experience, going to church on a Saturday night. (As I said to the Archdeacon, some of us have to work in … Continue reading
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Herod’s Perplexity
Over the summer, I preached at Ely Cathedral – in the Lady Chapel, to a group of pilgrims from Halewood and beyond. Beforehand, eager to prepare, I looked at the lectionary readings set for that day, 29th August. On 29th … Continue reading
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Rich Men, Camels and Needles
Jesus said, “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.” Matthew 16:24 You may have been told at Sunday school that there … Continue reading
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Do You See This Woman? (Luke 7:36-50)
Jesus asks a good question. Let me rephrase that: does Jesus ask a good question? (You’ll have guessed that I think he does.) Here, the question addressed to a respectable religious man named Simon, is:
Do you see this woman?
How could he not have seen her? She’s in his house! And behaving… Like that! Continue reading
A Sermon for Holy Cross Day
Sermon preached at St Cross Appleton Thorn At Holy Communion on Sunday 14 September 2014 Psalm 22:23-28 First Reading: Philippians 2:6-11 Second Reading: John 3:13-17 Additional Collect: Almighty God, you search us and know us: may we rely on you … Continue reading
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2 Samuel 16.1-14 / Acts 10.1-16
It’s tough being king. One minute they’re bringing you bread, fruit and wine. The next, someone’s chucking stones at you and covering you with dust! But then, if you’re Simon Peter, you get a sheet full of reptiles to eat…
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The Golden Rule
Luke 6:27-38 The ‘Golden Rule’ – “Do to others as you would have them do to you” – has been around in some form or other in different cultures over many centuries. It was around before Jesus used it, … Continue reading
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