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Address To The Queen Mother

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[Lambeth Palace] “The test of greatness”, William Hazlitt once said, “is the page of history”. What is written there has been told and celebrated in this great cathedral for many centuries. It is fitting then that we celebrate here, the one-hundredth birthday of a lady whose calling and whose life are already inscribed on history’s […]

Psalms On Sundays: 30 – False Confidence

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Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 0-190 (Bible Reading Notes) FALSE CONFIDENCE PSALM 30 (From ‘Encounter with God’ – Sunday 24 Sep 2000) Are you at risk from things going too well in your life? Or are you dogged by recurring problems? Jewish history records that this psalm, though written much earlier, was used at the restoration of […]

Cast All Your Anxiety On Him

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Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 0-138 (Practical Christian Living) by David Virtue “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7 Bulstrode Whitlock was born in London on August 6, 1605. During Cromwell’s rebellion, he provided Cromwell with financial support and diplomatic advice. After Cromwell became leader of the nation (in 1649), […]

Happy Christmas

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Text: Matthew 1: 18-25. Joseph and Mary would have to be two of the most amazing people in the biblical record – 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 probably not, as the Church has depicted her […]

Psalms 21 – With God We Will Win Through

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Through Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 0-144 (Bible Reading Notes) PSALM 21 (From ‘Encounter with God’ – Sunday 23 Jul 2000) How do you handle successes and deliverances. Do pride or revenge ever taint your rejoicing? This psalm, like the previous one, appears to have a liturgical form intended for use on royal occasions; in this case, […]

Instant Replay (John 6:1-15)

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Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 0-186 (Sermon) INSTANT REPLAY (John 6:1-15) John 6:1-15 – an instant replay of 1) Man’s miscalculation 2) God’s providence 3) Man’s management of resources It was a strange thing for which to be ejected from a baseball game. A close call at 2nd base prompted the usual argument. Umpires will most often […]

Psalm 24 – Let Me In!

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Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 0-159 (Bible Reading Notes) PSALM 24 (From ‘Encounter with God’ – Sunday 13 Aug 2000) LET ME IN! How comfortable are you about the prospect of entering into the presence of God? Are you ready to seek his face? This psalm reads like a dramatic liturgy. Maybe its original setting was something […]

Unparalleled Power (Psalm 104)

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Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 0-161 (Sermon) UNPARALLELED POWER Rev Rod Benson Psalm 104 When American poet John Crowe Ransom published his first book in 1919, he titled it Poems about God. Psalm 104 is another poem about God – one of the most majestic and profound reflections on God and his works ever penned. American theologian […]

Don’t Worry, Be Happy

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Texts: Matthew 6:25-34, Philippians 4:4-9, Romans 8:28, 1 Peter 5:7. Do you remember the Bobby McFerrin song “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”? When it hit the top of the charts, it was criticized as being too simplistic and naive. But it has some very important sentiments? Of all the living things that God created, human beings […]

Psalms On Sundays: 26 – Ritual Or Refreshment

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Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 0-171 (Bible Reading Notes) PSALM 26 (From ‘Encounter with God’ – Sunday 27 Aug 2000) RITUAL OR REFRESHMENT? When you gather for worship with other believers, how consciously do you prepare yourself to worship? Nobody’s perfect, but this psalm depicts the man or woman coming to worship as a forgiven believer seeking […]

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