Hope : The Glory of God

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Hope : The glory of God Romans 5:1-5, Luke 2:8-20, John 1:14 ‘It is always darkest before the day dawn’ Thomas Fuller Walking the Road Have you ever had a time in your life where you have found yourself in the middle of an adventure?  A time when you have started out on a simple journey and it’s turned into …

Pesach

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Luke 22:7-23 The Passover was the meal that celebrated and reminded the Jews of their great liberation from Egypt. As Jesus shared it with his disciples, He was preparing for a much greater liberation. So, He takes bread and breaks it and He shares wine amongst them speaking of a new covenant and the forgiveness of sins. He talks about …

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Holding On

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Luke 8:40-48 This woman had suffered not just physically for 12 years but socially, mentally, financially and spiritually. This condition meant that she was always unclean, no one would have come near her and she would never be able to worship in the temple. When Jesus walks by that day she decides that, if she can just touch him she …

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Answering the Cry

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Luke 18:1-8 This story links three concepts together, prayer, justice and faith. The widow persistently asks the unjust judge to grant justice and, in the end, he gives in and answer her cry. So we are being taught something here about persistence in our prayer and the things we should pray about. We are then asked a question. “Will the …