Scripture: 1 Kings 17:8-16, (17-24); Psalm 146; Galatians 1:11-24; and Luke 7:11-17 (N.B. Psalm 30 -also on Year C Proper 5) Aim: To explore what it means to trust God. All four readings today are about trusting God. In the OT God asks Elijah to hide from his enemies in the heart of their land, and asks …
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Miracles, and What We Can Learn from Them
Scripture: Mark 5:21-43 (N.B. 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27; Psalm 130; Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15, 2:23-24; Lamentations 3:22-33; Psalm 30; and 2 Corinthians 8:7-15 also on this day- Year B Ord. 13) Introduction Mark 5:21-43 is about miracles. Some try to rationalise, e.g. feeding the 5,000 was people being shamed into sharing food by the boy with …
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What’s the Healing of Naaman got to do with me?
Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-14 (N.B. Psalm 30; Isaiah 66:10-14; Psalm 66:1-9; Galatians 6:(1-6), 7-16; or Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 also this day- Proper 9, Year C) Aim of the story “Now I know that there is no God in all the world except in Israel” (v15). There is humour at the enemy general’s expense, and rulers/oppressors in …
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Miracles- How Close Do We Want To Get?
Scripture: Mark 5:21-43 (N.B. 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27; Pslam 130; Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15, 2:23-24 or Lamentations 3:22-33; Psalm 30; and 2 Corinthians 8: 7-15 also this day- Proper 8 Year B) Introduction Mark 5:21-43 is about miracles, as are so much of the Gospels. I can think of two mistakes we could make about miracles: …
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