Love All : God + Neighbour

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Doing love : John 3:16, Who is your neighbour? : Luke 10:25-37 Love came down at Christmas Cold nights, twinkling lights, warm fires, the smell of pine, nativities, carols, good food, mulled wine, cards, presents, family, friends, laughter, and love. Christmas is a magical time. It’s a time when we remember that Jesus came to us; as a cute baby …

Give More : Hope for all People

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Family Tree : Matthew 1:1-17, Word and Flesh : John 1:1-14, Becoming Like Us : Philippians 2:5-11  Look who moved in John 1:14 tells us that ‘the word became flesh and dwelt among us’ or as another version puts it ‘he moved into the neighbourhood’.  Jesus’ birth, that first Christmas was world-changing, unprecedented and unexpected. This moment in history where …

Advent 2014: Conspiracy

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What Advent is the season observed in the church in the weeks before Christmas and is a time of waiting, preparation and celebration. It has a dual purpose of focussing our thoughts on Jesus’ first coming which we celebrate at Christmas and on his expected return in the future. Tradition Advent has many traditions associated with it, advent candles and …