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Category: Hope in troubled times

peter

Living by faith, not by sight 2 Corinthians 5:7

Posted on April 18, 2021

On 23rd March 2020 the United Kingdom entered its first Coronavirus lockdown. The last year has been strange and confusing and frustrating and sometimes…

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Posted in Hope in troubled times
peter

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me – Philippians 4:13

Posted on January 3, 2021

Happy New Year! Please forgive me if I am not sounding quite as upbeat as I would hope to. Usually I come back after…

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Posted in Hope in troubled times, Pastoral Sermons, Philippians
peter

TWELVE Great Reasons for Meeting Together One-to-One

Posted on September 28, 2020

AN INTRODUCTION DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. We thought last week about 10 ways in which God wants to bless us. Three of those ways…

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Posted in Hope in troubled times, The Next Step 2020
peter

How to pray when life is tough Psalm 54

Posted on August 30, 2020

I was on the point of missing out the next dozen Psalms from this series because they seemed to be almost boring in the…

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Posted in Hope in troubled times, Psalms
peter

Keep On Being Filled With The Spirit Ephesians 5:1-18

Posted on July 26, 2020

Take of your old nature. Put on your new nature. We thought last week about how as Christians our lives should be different from…

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Posted in Ephesians, Hope in troubled times
peter

Put On Your New Nature Ephesians 4:17-5:2

Posted on July 19, 2020

We started our expedition 6 am. Trains took us to Dover and a very rough sea crossing. By evening we were in Paris and…

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Posted in Ephesians, Hope in troubled times
peter

As each part does its work Ephesians 4:7-16

Posted on July 5, 2020

What is life in the church supposed to be like? Ephesians 4 15 … speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become…

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peter

No-one can redeem the life of another Psalm 49

Posted on July 5, 2020

Psalm 49 is different from most of the Psalms we have looked at so far. It is not a song of praise or thanksgiving.…

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Posted in Hope in troubled times, Psalms
peter

Keep the Unity of the Spirit Ephesians 4:1-6

Posted on June 29, 2020

We have now been in Covid lockdown for 100 days. From next weekend many parts of the lockdown are going to be lifted. Some…

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Posted in Ephesians, Hope in troubled times
peter

The Glorious City of God Psalm 48

Posted on June 29, 2020

We looked last week at Psalms 46 and 47. Those two Psalms gave us a number of reasons why we should put our trust…

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Posted in Hope in troubled times, Psalms
peter

Immeasurably more than you can ask, or even imagine! Ephesians 3:20-21

Posted on June 21, 2020

The last three months have been very hard for everybody! So our verses for this morning are especially relevant and encouraging. Ephesians 3 20…

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peter

God is our refuge and strength Psalms 46 and 47

Posted on June 21, 2020

Many theologians link Psalms 46 and 47 and also Psalm 48 with the suggestion of an annual ritual drama performed in the temple. They…

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Posted in Hope in troubled times, Psalms
peter

Awake, O Lord! Psalm 44

Posted on June 15, 2020

This is a Psalm written on behalf of all the people of Israel. It was attributed to a group of people “the Sons of…

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Posted in Hope in troubled times, Psalms
peter

How wide and how long and how high and how deep EPHESIANS 3:14-19

Posted on June 15, 2020

God loves us! God loves you. And God loves me. In these strange and uncertain and fearful times God wants us to know just…

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Posted in Ephesians, Hope in troubled times
peter

Thirsty for God Psalm 42

Posted on June 7, 2020

In these days of Covid lockdown, many of us may be feeling just as the Psalm writer did. 4 These things I remember as…

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Posted in Hope in troubled times, Psalms
peter

God’s Cosmic Masterplan of Salvation Ephesians 3:1-13

Posted on June 7, 2020

We are going to need to reinvent the church. The last 11 weeks of Covid19 Lockdown have brought all the regular activities and events…

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Posted in Ephesians, Hope in troubled times
peter

Church of the Gaps Psalm 41:1-3

Posted on June 2, 2020

Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the LORD delivers them in times of trouble. (Psalm 41:1) In Psalm 41 David is…

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Posted in Hope in troubled times, Psalms
peter

The Church – God’s Holy Temple Ephesians 2:11-22

Posted on June 2, 2020

Right from the beginning of this time of lockdown, Christians have been declaring a simple message. The church is not the building. The church…

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Posted in Ephesians, Hope in troubled times
peter

I waited patiently for the Lord Psalm 40

Posted on May 26, 2020

Psalm 40 is attributed to David. It is a song of praise for all the ways God has rescued him in the past and…

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Posted in Hope in troubled times, Psalms
peter

Pretty Amazing Grace – God’s Free Gift Ephesians 2:1-10

Posted on May 26, 2020

This morning I want to talk about one word. Grace. The word occurs 124 times in the Bible and the idea of grace is…

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Posted in Ephesians, Hope in troubled times
peter

Knowing God Better Ephesians 1:15-23

Posted on May 18, 2020

Paul is giving thanks to God for the Christians at Ephesus, and especially for their examples of faith and of love. This leads him…

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Posted in Ephesians, Hope in troubled times

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