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Advent Series number 1

With Steve and Jenny planned as our preaches we are taking the opportunity to use the Sundays of Advent to follow a series. It is based on Richard Rohr’s book ‘Preparing for Christmas’ Jenny has a few copies for sale at £3 if you would like to buy the book which gives daily mediations for Advent. If you missed one of the series or want to listen again use the link here For reflection What do I feel is my special message to deliver to the world? My reason for being alive in a nutshell. To work out how to let yourself deliver your special message, during Advent this year pay particular attention to: 1.        listening to God E.g. notice in spiritual reading, which words of Scripture~ (or in poetry, e.t.c.) are speaking to you.In the silence in your prayers before God, listen to your intuition of what God is saying lovingly back to you. Notice which of your daily attitudes and activities increase in you a sense of faith, hope and love in you (lift ...
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RACHEL'S WELCOME On Tuesday 23 August we had a very joyful and uplifting welcome to our new Superintendent minister, Rachel Borgars. The District Chair, Andrew Wood, gave the address reflecting on the two passages that had been read earlier. The one from Isaiah 61 reminds us of Jesus’ own mission statement which he declared at the synagogue in Nazareth. This was to preach good news, proclaim deliverance, release the oppressed and give recovery of sight to the blind. The other reading was from Acts 2 when the people responded to the coming of the Spirit and formed the first Christian community. Both readings include an invitation to action. The good news of God’s love does not generate a passive response, it requires action. Of course we have to be careful that we don’t just busy ourselves and thus feel we are fulfilling our purpose as Christian disciples. Busyness is sometimes an excuse for not getting on with the important things in life. Rachel reflected on her Quaker upbringi...
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Advent Series number 4

I will upload the recording after the service on Sunday. Meanwhile here are the thoughts for discussion What makes us fearful about the future? How ever optimistic we are, fear plays a lesser or greater part in our thinking about the future. We fear what we do not know. The art of living confidently is to acknowledge fear when it creeps in rather than deny it. By acknowledging it we go some way to robbing fear of its power over us. What do we fear about the future of our church? How much is that mind-set controlling our thoughts and attitudes? How do we meet fear with Faith? How is Faith different from clutching at straws? How can we build each other up in faith? Mary could not have gone through with God’s plan without the support of Joseph. When events take an unexpected turn do we look for others who will support us? How do we support without patronising them by either over simplifying their concern or by sharing a defeatist attitude? Joseph’s response was changed by a dream...
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