17th May 2015  

                                                                                                                                                           Luke 12: 13 – 34. Loving the world means viewing our resources differently. Differently from whom? The earth and everything in it belong to God. What resources do we have available to us? What choices do we make and on what basis? The Pharisees loved money and sneered at Jesus. Greed and anxiety were key concerns of Jesus. The greed and consumer choices of the West impoverishes and hurts the developing world: example of Congo and minerals like Coltan. JTH.

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10th May 2015

                                                                                                                                                                 1 Timothy 2: 1 – 7. Loving the world means praying for world rulers. We considered what this might mean and why we should do it. We are praying for God’s kingdom to come on earth. Paul and Timothy knew all about oppressive rulers and occupation. In our hearts we want to live quiet and peaceful lives, to see God respected and people behaving well. Rulers have the power to favour certain groups rather than rule in justice. They can also discriminate against various groups. The prophet Daniel declared that God controls the times and seasons: he makes and unmakes kings. How are we praying? JTH

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03 May 2015                                                                                                            

2 Samuel 2: 1 – 15 and Matthew 19: 16 – 26. Loving the world means praying for the poor and powerless and the rich and powerful. In this talk we ask is it harder to pray for the rich or the poor and how do we pray. We consider the Prophet Nathan’s challenge to King David and Jesus and the Rich Young Ruler. JTH. 

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26th April 2015

Luke 18:1-.8 Loving the world. Praying for a change

The talk from Geoff is from the parable of the persistent widow and continues the theme of Jane’s talk given a few weeks ago around praying for justice, and the fact that this week has been the spring week of prayer. This has encouraged the adoption of new rhythms of prayer for a short while but also to act as an encouragement to strengthen the anticipation, experience and desire as a church community to be a people of prayer. In learning and discovering what that could mean and might look like in our lives as individuals, but also encouraging and developing one another to open up new horizons of prayer. GTH 

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19th April 2015 

Loving the world. Prayer

This topic was delivered and discussed in an informal cafe style church setting.

1. What is prayer and why pray?  LD
2. Does God always answer prayer?  GTH
3. How and when do we pray?  JTH
   

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