Monthly Archives: January 2010

The Body Beautiful?

25 January, 2010 – 6:59 am

Delivered24 January, 2010 By Rev Dr John Evans Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 Psalm 19 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a Luke 4:14-21 I believe on websites there are things called spoiler alerts. Warnings that you may not wish to proceed. You may hear information about a film, or program or a book, that you yourself may wish to [...]

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A New Community

17 January, 2010 – 7:42 am

delivered on 17 January, 2010 by Rev. Dr John Evans Isaiah 62:1-5 Psalm 36:5-10 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 John 2:1-11 One of the classics of theological writing in the last generation has been the comparatively small book by Walter Brueggemann, The Prophet Imagination. Brueggemann, an American Old Testament scholar, has keen insight into the contemporary issues [...]

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Water and the Spirit

11 January, 2010 – 6:57 am

delivered 10 January 2010 by Rev. Dr John Evans Isaiah 43:1-7 Psalm 29 Acts 8:14-17 Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 John the Baptist says: “I will baptize you with water . .. he, Jesus, will baptise you with the Holy Spirit.” Water – precious water. Oh how it has risen in our estimation of being important. Water [...]

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An Epiphany to Challenge Us

3 January, 2010 – 8:26 am

Delivered on 4 January, 2010 by Rev Dr John Evans Isaiah 60:1-6 Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 Ephesians 3:1-12 Matthew 2:1-12 In our very secular world, it is strange to see and hear central and important words of the church are being appropriated by others. Today, no organisation worth its salt would be caught dead without a [...]

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