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Malcolm Rogers
Contributing sermons since Sep 6, 2007
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A Disciple Making Community
Contributed on Apr 23, 2016
The risen Jesus commands us to be a disciple making, grace offering and teaching, learning, obedient people who by faith know that he is always with us
It is good on this sort of occasion to go back to basics and to remind ourselves what sort of community we are called to be. And for that I have turned to the last few words of Matthew’s gospel and what is known as the great commission. The disciples have gathered together and Jesus has ...read more
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Who Is Your True Mother?
Contributed on Apr 14, 2016
Where are our true origins? We can only be free from death and law and the need to justify ourselves when we realise that our real mother is not from this world, but that we are children of the heavenly Jerusalem, of the promise of God
Paul writes, ‘The other woman corresponds to the Jerusalem above; she is free and she is our mother’ (Galatians 4.26) It is strange language. Why not ‘home’? It would make more sense But when Paul talks about ‘our mother’, he is speaking of our ...read more
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Hospitality To A Stranger
Contributed on Apr 14, 2016
Principles to learn from Abraham. Eagerness to show hospitality; Abraham chose to offer hospitality; Hospitality with no strings attached; Disruptive hospitality; Hospitality that honours the guest.
Today we are looking at a story of hospitality shown to some strangers. This is a story that comes from a different world: a different place and a different time. About 4000 years ago in what we know as the west bank today. We would find it a far less ‘busy’ world than the one we ...read more
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Hope Is Kindled
Contributed on Apr 14, 2016
The Resurrection of Jesus gives hope. Hope to people who are crushed. Hope for our bodies and for this created world.
One of our boys talks in his sleep. We were on holiday, had been watching The Lord of the Rings, and were sharing a room in a B and B, when our comatose 12-year-old declared: ‘Don’t worry mummy. Hope is kindled!’ The resurrection of Jesus gives hope 1. It gives hope to ...read more
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Mark 9:2-13
Contributed on Sep 6, 2007
The transfiguration points us to Jesus the Son of God, to the cross and is an encouragement to persevere in prayer.
There are moments, often extremely rare, when the scales fall away and we see reality as it is. It is a bit like looking through a microscope or telescope. What we thought was a blob suddenly appears transformed into something wonderful. Well, in a sort of way, that is what happens here. ...read more
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Transfiguration
Contributed on Sep 6, 2007