inspiration in your inbox 9 December 2024  St Luke 5: 17 – 26One day, while he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting nearby (they had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem); and the power of the Lord was with him to heal.  Just then some men […]

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 Today’s service is led by the Revd Dr Elaine Colechin  Words of Scripture  “And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;for you will go before the Lord to prepare this ways,to give knowledge of salvation to his people.”Luke 1:76-77a Welcome and Introduction On this second Sunday of Advent when we are reminded […]

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St Luke 5: 12 – 16Once, when he was in one of the cities, there was a man covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he bowed with his face to the ground and begged him, ‘Lord, if you choose, you can make me clean.’ Then Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him, and said, […]

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St Luke 5: 1 – 11Once while Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God,  he saw two boats there at the shore of the lake; the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.  He got into […]

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Thursday 5 December 2024 St Luke 4: 42 – 44 At daybreak Jesus departed and went into a deserted place. And the crowds were looking for him; and when they reached him, they wanted to prevent him from leaving them.  But he said to them, ‘I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of […]

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After leaving the synagogue he entered Simon’s house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked him about her. Then he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. Immediately she got up and began to serve them. As the sun was setting, all those who had any […]

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Tuesday 3 December 2024   St Luke 4: 31 – 37 He went down to Capernaum, a city in Galilee, and was teaching them on the sabbath. They were astounded at his teaching, because he spoke with authority. In the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he […]

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Monday 2 December 2024 St Luke 4: 22 – 30 All spoke well of Jesus and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth. They said, ‘Is not this Joseph’s son?’  He said to them, ‘Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, “Doctor, cure yourself!” And you will say, “Do here […]

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 Today’s service is led by the Revd Andy Braunston Welcome  Songs, poems, and writing all have multiple ways of interpreting them.  Bono, from the band U2, wrote the song Tomorrow about those who had died in the Troubles in Northern Ireland – the black cars at the side of the road and the knock at […]

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