Sanctuary

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Read On the Road to Emmaus 13 Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles[a] from Jerusalem. 14 They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. 15 As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along Read more

Read 1“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven… 5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the Read more

Reflection: I love the way words can sometimes conjure up wonderful images in our minds, so when the phrase “Peace, Like a River” came into my mind I was immediately captured by the phrase. We all know what a river is of course, but how do we apply the word Read more

In a previous Midweek Musings, we have mentioned that the Psalms, in all their glorious poetry, function as a ‘toolbox,’ a jumping off point for our exploration of our relationship with God. The simplest way to illustrate this perhaps is the association of Psalm 23 with funeral services.    And so to Psalm 27… Read more

Sanctuary this Sunday was planned as a follow-up to the previous week’s study of the Holy Spirit in our Equipping services. We know that the Holy Spirit is active, powerful, and constantly working in us as the third person of the Trinity. We also know, from reading John 4:1-24, that Read more

Thankfulness is a word used both for the feeling and expression of being grateful for something.  Our friend Janet Hardwick used to remind us how important it was to have an ‘attitude of gratitude’. Thankfulness is deeply embedded in the Old Testament. In fact, there is a specific category of fellowship Read more

This is a turn of phrase I’m sure most of us have heard at one time or another. To some of us, it’s a virtuoso guitar instrumental, for others a Damien Hirst sculpture, maybe a film? Or maybe you’ve heard it used as a substitute swear word. But of course, its Read more

Surely the God of the universe, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords can’t really want to have a personal, intimate relationship with you? Isn’t that a paradox? Well, He knows every hair on your head and every star in the sky. He knows your thoughts and has examined Read more

I love the phrase ‘compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love’ in this reading: But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness. Turn to me and have mercy on me; show your strength on behalf of your servant; Read more