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A Child is born who…
In the lead up to Christmas this year we are going to prepare for Jesus’ birth by looking at the prophecy about him recorded in Isaiah ch 9:6-7. We will tease out a few of the names and role of Jesus, and see just how remarkably good this promised child is…and therefore, just how great
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The Air We Breathe
All around us, the air we breathe, we often don’t think about it, just assume it will be there. The concept of the air we breathe parallels the idea of the values, that many in the West hold in common, and form the foundation of our society. But, take a quick holiday to a different
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Firmly Established
When the Apostle Peter wrote his second letter, he wrote a warm encouragement to believers to grow in their faith, watch out for false teachings and to live in anticipation of Christ’s return. He was explicit about his goal (so believers can be ‘Firmly Established’ (1:12); to simulate wholesome thinking (3:1)). It’s a great little
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Hope25
“Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.” Andy Dufresne, The Shawshank Redemption As the concentration camp survivor Victor Frankl argues in his critically acclaimed book Man’s Search for Meaning (published in 1946 after Frankl survived a Nazi concentration camp); while despair can lead to a loss