Christmas Midnight and Day 2018 25 December 2018 Readings: Isaiah 9:2-7; Psalm 96; Luke 2:1-14 “It’s like a smile all over my body.” That’s how one grandma described the birth of her grandchild. Dr Susan Crowther, a senior lecturer at Auckland university with 20 years experience as a midwife, came to […]
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Seeing Through a Glass Darkly 9 December 2018 Sermon for Remembrance Service Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:12 When our daughter Rebecca was growing up she came to me with a very sensible question. “When you were young Dad was the world in black and white?” She had seen old films and old news items […]
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A Ministry of Loving Hospitality 2 December 2018 St Saviours, Lyttelton Reading: John 21:1-15 Faithful God, open Scripture to us in a new and exciting way. In Jesus name. Amen. Today is a milestone moment in the life of this parish. As you welcome your new Vicar, John and his family Yaekco, […]
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Finding Peace in the midst of Chaos 2 December 2018 St Luke’s, Yaldhurst Reading: Luke 21.25-36 When our family was young, grandad gave the girls a video of Dad’s Army. As a result, before they could even talk properly the girls would do impersonations of Sergeant Jones. “Don’t panic Captain Mannering. Don’t panic. […]
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