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Strait is the Gate, Jan Luyken (1649–1712), date unknown; published in the Bowyer Bible 1791–5

Strait is the gate and narrow is the way

Sunday 21 August 2022

Christ insists that we “strive to enter by the narrow door.” The way isn’t easy, as to follow Christ into eternal life is to walk the way of the cross, to deny ourselves and follow him.

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Where is your treasure?

Sunday 31 July 2022

If our life is hidden with Christ in God and we can own our true identity as children of God, then nothing in the world can take that away.

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Not a scorpion, but the Holy Spirit

Sunday 24 July 2022

Only as children of God can we — with wonderful assurance — seek, knock and find the very presence and gifts of God that he longs to give us.

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Go and do likewise

Sunday 10 July 2022

Let us follow Christ’s calling and create a little bit of heaven on earth, seeing the example he gave and going to do likewise.

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Follow Christ out of the world

Sunday 26 June 2022

Sometimes it is all to easy — even without thinking — to find ourselves following the voice of the world at large. The way of discipleship isn’t the easy way and may well lead us into a position where we find ourselves in direct opposition to the world.

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Fresco of the Holy Trinity, Giovanni Maria Conti della Camera (1614–1670), c.1660; Chiesa di Santa Croce, Parma

One God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity

Sunday 12 June 2022

The intimacy between Father, Son and Holy Spirit reveals a dynamic relationship of love into which we are called to participate and to which we are called to bear witness.

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