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What Makes You Tick . . .

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Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 1-027 (Sermon) FOUNDATIONS FOR PERSONAL IDENTITY (or What Makes You Tick?) by Rod Benson Genesis 1:26-28 What makes you tick? What gives you a sense of identity, or consciousness? If we conducted a poll of attenders tonight, we’d probably come up with a variety of answers – some general, some focused; some […]

Great Expectations

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Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 0-237 (Sermon) GREAT EXPECTATIONS by Andy Campbell Isa 65:17-25 Luke 21:5-19 Isa 12 2 Thess 3:6-13 One of my favorite Charles Dickens novels is “Great Expectations”, and that title itself holds a meaning of its own. Many people have “Great Expectations” even if it is only wondering what they will be getting […]

Psalms On Sundays: 57 – Praising God From The Depths

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Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 1-070 Sunday 08 Apr 2001 Reading: PSALM 57 – PRAISING GOD FROM THE DEPTHS (From ‘Encounter with God’ Bible Reading Notes) When disaster strikes, it is easy to curse our fate rather than ask God to help us. In these days of instant praise and glib hallelujahs, I find I am wary […]

Psalms On Sundays: 40 – Body Language

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Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 0-242 Sunday 10 Dec 2000 Reading: PSALM 40 – BODY LANGUAGE (From ‘Encounter with God’ Bible Reading Notes) What we call our worship may in fact be an evasion of true worship; something we offer in order to escape full selfoffering. ‘I desire to do your will, O my God’ (v 8). […]

The Last Word (Easter Message)

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Dear Fellow-Yoked, The one who has the “Last Word” is usually the one with the greatest power. Jesus’ death and resurrection is His “Last Word” over sin, death and Satan. Ministry Health’s Easter message, “The Last Word,” reminds us that the last words of Christ are the first and last words of our Christian faith…and […]

Joseph And Mary

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Text: Matthew 1: 18-25. Joseph and Mary would have to be two of the most amazing people – not merely because of what happened to them, but in their responses to those events. Luke says Mary was astonished, perplexed, afraid, incredulous. She was not, as the Church has depicted her – at least initially – […]

Encouragement Of Easter

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Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list R-014 [Repeat of CLM 823: 07 Apr 1999] THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF EASTER (Sermon notes) by John Rallison Last Sunday was Easter Sunday, the most encouraging holiday of the year. On Easter, God not only proved his love for us, but his power to give us what he promises, by raising Jesus from the […]

God In A Cowshed

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Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 0-244 (Sermon) GOD IN A COWSHED Luke 1:26-38; 2:1-7 by Rod Benson Christmas is a depressing time for many people, punctuated by greater emotional stress and more acts of violence than any other time of the year. For some, Christmas is little more than an excuse to get drunk, to party, to […]

Unsung Hero Of Christmas

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Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 0-245 (Sermon notes) UNSUNG HERO OF CHRISTMAS by Jack Peters Matthew 1; 2 We hear much about the virgin, the angels, the shepherds, and the wise men. All of these, of course, can be considered “heroes”, in a sense, because of their roles in the Christmas Story. However, we tend to forget […]

Psalms On Sundays: 41 – Caring Love

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Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 0-247 Sunday 17 Dec 2000 Reading: PSALM 41 – CARING LOVE (From ‘Encounter with God’ Bible Reading Notes) The love of God cannot be communicated unless it is embodied in people who love. We are called to bear his love to others: `Lord, help me to have regard for the weak’ (v […]

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