18th April 2010

Jane Thorington-Hassell spoke on the theme of BOB, this weeks talk was around building on rock (Jesus) Jane used the passage from Matthew 7, 24-29.

11th April 2010

Geoff spoke on I Thessalonians 5:1-11 about the scaremongering and speculation around the “end of the world.” Aside from this is the teaching in scripture on the “ Second Coming” of Jesus, the dangers Christians can fall into of being asleep and what we are invited to build in the “ light of day” of what will happen.

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4th April 2010

Easter Sunday service. Jane spoke on Luke 23: 44-46 on the resurrection theme of “ breakout.” Jane detailed the measures to ensure that neither the disciples or anyone else were able to steal the body. Yet in reality nobody broke in,but Jesus broke out – not as in a prison drama but as act of God. The stone is rolled away not to let Jesus out but for people to see in- He is already risen! We no longer need to cling to the past but embrace the future.

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28th March 2010

Palm Sunday all age talk from Georgina involving a good donkey joke and a reminder of both the comfort and danger of crowds

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21st March 2010

Jane spoke from Paul's letter to the Ephesians (Chpt 2:20 -3:11). Intrinsic to God's wise planning for a redeemed humanity is the weaving together of a multicoloured, multi racial, multi cultural peoples as a piebald and beautiful tapestry – God's new community.

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14th March 2010

Rebecca spoke about “giving up or selling out.” Drawing the distinction in our imitation of Christ that it is not so much giving up certain things but surrendering everything and being obedient to God. That in our giving authority to God it is based on the confidence and trust in God's love for us.

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7th March 2010

Jane spoke to the parable of Jesus in Luke 14:25-33 concerning what Jesus taught about counting the cost before you build. How do we draw up the “cost benefit analysis” of the real cost of true discipleship when the entry fee is nothing but life membership is everything ? In this summons to put Jesus as pre pre-eminent in all our relationships is also to be aware of the excuses people make as illustrated in the Great Banquet invitation of Luke 14:15 to 24.

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