Spirituality
Do Our Prayers Really Affect Others?
(Sermon preached at Blackburn Baptist Church, Victoria, Australia, by Rev. Tom Keyte, sometime in the late 1970s). Bible Reading: Ephesians 1: 15 ff. Hugh Redwood was a well-known newspaper man. He was the first appointed religious editor of any major religious paper. At a Salvation Army meeting, when the appeal was made, to his great […]
The Skill To Be Still
Psalm 23 (Leslie Brandt) Point of Contact: The importance of laughing at ourselves Deserts – Anyone been to one? Anyone been anywhere where you cannot hear a sound? My desert experiences – Western Australian desert, The Kimberleys INTRODUCTION Our world of noise – dishwashers, washing machines, blenders, slamming doors, children’s voices, angry voices, the drone […]
Doing God’s Work For Him
Am currently reading a book by Eugene Peterson titled “A Long Obedience in the Same Direction – Discipleship in an Instant Society”. Came across a quote from Hilary of Tours that challenged me. I sat with the quote for a time and asked God to speak to me. It was an interesting/challenging/humbling time! I felt […]
Spirituality For Ministry
The bishop of Belley, Jean Pierre Camus, wanted to know if Francis de Sales was really as holy as he seemed to be. So he drilled a hole in the wall of his bedroom in the episcopal residence to spy on him. What did Camus discover? Only that Francis was the same in secret as […]
Carry Me On Your Shoulders
But by thy saving power, 0 God, lift me high above my pain and my distress, then will I praise God’s name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever… I was given a painful physical ailment… […]
Free Only In God
Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. So Jesus addressed […]
Better Than Jewels
Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. If any of you falls short in wisdom, ask God for it and it will be given to you, for God is […]
You Are Accepted (Paul Tillich)
The Lord your God chose you out of all nations on earth to be his special possession. It was not because you were more numerous than any other nation that the Lord cared for you and chose you… it was because the Lord loved you. Now the word of the Lord came to me saying, […]
The Collect For Purity
Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hidden Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,… that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Administration Of The Lord’s Supper
THE ORDER FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE LORD’S SUPPER OR HOLY COMMUNION Book of Common Prayer (1962), pages 67 to 92. The Lord’s Table, at the Communion time, shall have a fair white linen cloth upon it. An introit (see pages 1 to 1iv) may be sung or said as the Priest proceeds to the […]
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