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Acts 19 And The Current ‘War Against Terror

By and others ⋅ January 5, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

This release from Mennonite Central Committee U.S. (from one of their in-house chapel services), provides Australian Christians opportunity to reflect on our own government’s policies, popular as they are with the majority of our population, including church-goers. Feel free to forward this email to others who may find this meaningful. Neil Horsburgh., Community Church of […]

Psalms On Sundays: 111 – The Mark Of God’s

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People Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-093 Sunday 12 May 2002 Reading: PSALM 111 – THE MARK OF GOD’S PEOPLE (From ‘Encounter with God’ Bible Reading Notes) Come as you are, for the Lord welcomes you into his presence. As they met for worship long ago, a tiny fellowship in ancient Corinth heard this challenge from the […]

The Holy Spirit’s Gift Of Energy (A Sermon For Pentecost)

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PENTECOST: The Holy Spirit ¢â‚¬â„¢s Gift of Energy Pentecost Sunday is sometimes called  ¢â‚¬Ëœthe birthday of the Church ¢â‚¬â„¢. Pentecost is a Greek word meaning  ¢â‚¬â„¢50 ¢â‚¬ ², so we celebrate Pentecost 50 days after the resurrection of Jesus. Forty days he taught and encouraged his followers, then after his Ascension they waited another ten days for his gift […]

Source Of Eternal Salvation (Hebrews 4)

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Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-100 (Expository Sermon) THE SOURCE OF ETERNAL SALVATION (Hebrews 4:14-5:10) Prominent New Age author Marianne Williamson one time commenced what she called an “international prayer vigil” aimed at securing a miracle in Kosovo. She asked that, for 30 days, everyone around the world devote two minutes of silent meditation and prayer focused […]

Psalms On Sundays: 108 – A Soldier’s Prayer

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Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-079 Sunday 21 Apr 2002 Reading: PSALM 108 – A SOLDIER’S PRAYER (From ‘Encounter with God’ Bible Reading Notes) ‘The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the Lord’. (Prov 21:31) ‘Show your power, O Lord!’ Although apparently composed of sections borrowed from Psalms 57 […]

Hail To The King!

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Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-080 HAIL TO THE KING! From ‘Sunrise Sunset’ (HarperCollins/Harper San Francisco), Rowland Croucher’s book of daily meditations. Feel free to use or adapt it. Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord – the king of Israel! John 12:13. W E Sangster has a sermon about the […]

Jesus Our Faithful High Priest

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Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-081 (Expository Sermon) JESUS OUR FAITHFUL HIGH PRIEST (Hebrews 3:1-6) by Rod Benson Do you ever grow dispirited? Can you identify with how the readers of this letter felt, as they encountered a crisis of faith and a failure of nerve? Others may think of us as secure, impenetrable fortresses of faith, […]

Psalms On Sundays: 109 – Bitterness & Betrayal

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Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-083 Sunday 28 Apr 2002 Reading: PSALM 109 – BITTERNESS AND BETRAYAL (From ‘Encounter with God’ Bible Reading Notes) ‘Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceedingly fine’ (F Von Logau, 1604-1655). This psalm describes a situation of false accusation, in which a bitter, humiliated, and broken sufferer finds […]

Let There Be Light

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A September 11 sermon By William H. Willimon On that fateful Tuesday, I turned from the trivialities of morning TV for only a moment. When I looked again, there was the smoke, a tower with its top in the heavens now aflame, and a world rocked. Stuck in South Dakota, I began my three-day trek […]

Palm Sunday – Crowds

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[From Barry Chant, 20 March 2002]: Dear Rowland, Thanks for your thoughtfulness. As it happens, I don’t have a preaching appointment for Palm Sunday! Now to take up a trivial point — talking of large crowds, a year ago, Reinhard Bonnke preached to over one million people in one meeting. I have a short video […]

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