Esther 9: 18 – 10: 3 But the Jews who were in Susa gathered on the thirteenth day and on the fourteenth, and rested on the fifteenth day, making that a day of feasting and gladness. Therefore the Jews of the villages, who live in the open towns, hold the fourteenth day of the month […]

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Esther 9: 1 – 17 Now in the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, on the thirteenth day, when the king’s command and edict were about to be executed, on the very day when the enemies of the Jews hoped to gain power over them, but which had been changed to a day […]

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Esther 8 On that day King Ahasuerus gave to Queen Esther the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews; and Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had told what he was to her.  Then the king took off his signet ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. So […]

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Esther 6:14 – 7: 10 While they were still talking with him, the king’s eunuchs arrived and hurried Haman off to the banquet that Esther had prepared.  So the king and Haman went in to feast with Queen Esther. On the second day, as they were drinking wine, the king again said to Esther, ‘What […]

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 Today’s service is led by Peter Ranscombe   Call to Worship In the beginning was the one who is called the Word. he Word was with God, and was truly God.  From the very beginning the Word was with God. And with this Word, God created all things. Nothing was made without the Word. Everything that […]

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Esther 6: 1 – 13 That night the king could not sleep, and he gave orders to bring the book of records, the annals, and they were read to the king. It was found written how Mordecai had told about Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs, who guarded the threshold, and who had […]

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Esther 5: 9 – 14 Haman went out that day happy and in good spirits. But when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, and observed that he neither rose nor trembled before him, he was infuriated with Mordecai; nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home. Then he sent and called for his friends and […]

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Esther 5: 1 – 8 On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s palace, opposite the king’s hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne inside the palace opposite the entrance to the palace. As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing […]

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Esther 4: 9 – 17 Hathach went and told Esther what Mordecai had said. Then Esther spoke to Hathach and gave him a message for Mordecai, saying, ‘All the king’s servants and the people of the king’s provinces know that if any man or woman goes to the king inside the inner court without being […]

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Reflecting on Tragic Events Dear Friends, We have been shocked, over the last week, by the dreadful murder of three children and attacks on others in Southport and by the riots which have followed those tragic events.  I prepared the following material for the Church House prayers this morning and it’s been suggested I make […]

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