Over the last two weeks in my blog I have exegeted 1 Cor 13.4-7 and unpacked the way in which
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Five ways love does act
In last week’s blog we looked at Paul’s hymn to love in 1 Corinthians 13 where Paul went into a
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In 1 Cor 13.4-8 Paul goes into a good deal of detail to describe the nature of agape love. He
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Today I want to look at the story of the wedding of Cana when Jesus turned gallons of water into
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The term ‘Christian’ is only found three times in the New Testament. First in Acts 11.25-26 Luke comments: “It was
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Paul addresses his Letter to the Romans “To all God’s beloved in Rome, called to be saints”. This translation found
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My maternal grandfather belonged to ‘The Brethren’. The Brethren trace their origins to Dublin, where several groups of Christians met
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Rom 10.9 makes a wonderful text for an Easter baptismal service: “If you confess with your lips that Jesus is
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The first Christians saw themselves as followers of ‘the Way’. For instance in Acts 9.2. Luke introduces the story of
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Over the years I have often preached on the Great Commission of Matthew 28.18,19 with a view to encouraging my
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