Luke 1: 67 – 80 Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke this prophecy: ‘Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,    for he has looked favourably on his people and redeemed them.He has raised up a mighty saviour for usin the house of his servant David,as he spoke through […]

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St Luke 1: 57 – 66 Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. Her neighbours and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to […]

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St Luke 1: 5 – 24 In the days of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly order of Abijah. His wife was a descendant of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.  Both of them were righteous before God, living blamelessly according to all the commandments and […]

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St Luke 1: 1 – 4 Since many have undertaken to set down an orderly account of the events that have been fulfilled among us,  just as they were handed on to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word,  I too decided, after investigating everything carefully from the […]

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inspiration in your inbox Tuesday 19 November 2024Safeguarding 8 Let us build a (safe) house Psalm 46  God is our refuge and strength,    a very present help in trouble.Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change,    though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea;though its waters roar and foam,    though the mountains […]

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1 Timothy 3: 1 – 13 The saying is sure: whoever aspires to the office of bishop desires a noble task. Now a bishop must be above reproach, married only once, temperate, sensible, respectable, hospitable, an apt teacher,  not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, and not a lover of money.  He must […]

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 Today’s service is led by the Revd Andy Braunston  Introduction Hello and welcome to worship for Safeguarding Sunday.  As we hear Tracy Chapman’s haunting song about domestic violence fade away we think about this year’s theme for Safeguarding Sunday “let’s talk about it”.  For some this will mean talking about what’s happened to them, for […]

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2 Samuel 11: 1-5, 26: 12:7 In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab with his officers and all Israel with him; they ravaged the Ammonites, and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem. It happened, late one afternoon, when David rose from his couch and […]

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15 November 2024 Safeguarding 5  Justice – What might this look like?  Proverbs 21: 15  When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.  Reflection  We are passionate about justice; we have boycotted Nestle, promoted Fair Trade, and given money through our Commitment for Life programme to help various projects around the world.  […]

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Safeguarding 4 Forgiveness – the last step?  St Matthew 6: 9-14  Jesus said: ‘Pray then in this way:  Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.Your kingdom come.Your will be done,    on earth as it is in heaven.Give us this day our daily bread.And forgive us our debts,    as we also have forgiven our debtors.And […]

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