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What do your words say about you? Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand. What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.” Matthew 15:10-11 What is it, do you think, that marks someone out as a “good person,” …
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Genuine worship The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth and honour me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.” Isaiah 29:13 When I was at university, a worryingly long time ago now, I …
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God’s people, together in unity How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! Psalm 133:1 Unity is something that we seem to talk about a great deal in the Church these days. Whether it’s a discussion about whether a particular denomination should allow women to be bishops, or the possibility …
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Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has said, even among the survivors whom the LORD calls. Joel 2:32 I’m sure that you …
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Posted on 11th August 2011 by Simon Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear. But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” “Lord, if it’s …
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“The most important [commandment],” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’ There is no …
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The Lord will indeed give what is good Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other. Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven. The LORD will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its harvest. Psalm 85:10-12 Have you ever made a promise that …
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I will listen to what God says I will listen to what God the LORD says; he promises peace to his people, his faithful servants—but let them not turn to folly. Psalm 85:8 Sometimes I struggle with listening. You’d think that it was a fairly basic skill, but for some reason, I can be really …
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Posted on 7th August 2011 by Simon 22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, 24 and the boat was already a considerable distance …
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They were all satisfied They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. Matthew 14:20 I love going out for a curry with my friends. Sadly it’s not something that happens all that often, but I do enjoy it when I get a chance. …
