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Why
Here? Why Tonight?
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24-Dec-08
11:30 p.m.
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John
1: 1-14
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Relationship with the Almighty;
two ways in which religion can go astray, and the real purpose of Christianity.
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10:50/
1.86 MB
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Christmas
Present
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21-Dec-08
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Luke
1: 26-38
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Living in the present - the
tiny sliver of time that is the only part of our existence available to
us.
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14:18/
2.45 MB
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Prophecy 101
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7-Dec-08
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Isaiah
40: 1-11; 2 Peter 3: 8-15a; Mark 1: 1-8
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Easy methods of prophecy.
Why real prediction is difficult, and some things that we do know
about the future.
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16:35/
2.84 MB
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Three Dimensions
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30-Nov-08
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Isaiah
64: 1-9; Mark 13: 24-37
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Different types of Trinity.
Looking at our own histories as part of our preparation for the
wonder of Christmas.
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19:30/
3.34 MB
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The Barnabas
Fund
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23-Nov-08
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Matthew
25: 31-46
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The Revd Canon Ron Taylor
speaks about an organisation which supports persecuted Christians worldwide.
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21:48/
3.74 MB
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Water,
Blood and Spirit
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16-Nov-08
7:00 p.m.
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1
John 5: 1-12
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Three themes brought together
in one life: why our beliefs about Jesus are at the heart of Christianity.
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11:30/
1.97 MB
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Are You Ready?
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9-Nov-08
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1
Thessalonians 4: 9-18; Matthew 25: 1-13
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Politicians, pilots and St
Francis of Assisi; being prepared at all times.
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14:23/
2.46 MB
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Fear and
Anger
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2-Nov-08
7:00 p.m.
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1
John 4: 13-21
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Our response to threats. The
security that comes from recognising that God is not threatening but loving.
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9:37/
1.65 MB
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Past,
Present and Future
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2-Nov-08
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Revelation
7: 9-17; Matthew 5: 1-12
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All saints: three pieces of
good news from a fellowship that spans both space and time.
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13:29/
2.31 MB
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The Acid Test
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26-Oct-08
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Matthew
22: 34-46
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Religion and politics: when
talking becomes a substitute for action.
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11:28/
1.96 MB
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Tangled Love
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19-Oct-08
7:00 p.m.
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1
John 4: 13-21
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God's type of love, and the
many human things which get mixed up with it.
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14:23/
2.46 MB
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A Rough Party
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12-Oct-08
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Philippians
4: 1-9; Matthew 22: 1-14
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Tragedy and redemption: the
wedding feast and the fall of Jerusalem.
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12:54/
2.21 MB
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Tracks
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5-Oct-08
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Exodus
20: 1-4, 7-9, 12-20; Matthew 21: 33-46
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Sensing the underlying direction
- Galileo, the Ten Commandments and the alignment of cows.
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10:55/
1.87 MB
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Breaking
the Pattern
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28-Sep-08
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Philippians
2: 1-13; Matthew 21: 23-32
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Learning to see: the habitual
patterns which obscure the underlying reality.
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11:46/
2.02 MB
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Walking
in the Light
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21-Sep-08
7:00 p.m.
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1
John 2: 1-17
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The characteristics and different
types of guilt, and the cure.
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13:59/
2.40 MB
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The
Way of the Cross
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14-Sep-08
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John
3: 13-17
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Offering up the good with
the bad: the danger of using our own better qualities selfishly.
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12:55/
2.21 MB
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One Word
for Love
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7-Sep-08
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Romans
13: 8-14; Matthew 18: 15-20
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Extending yourself for the
sake of another: different types of love, and some things which they have
in common.
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12:29/
2.14 MB
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Shipwreck
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31-Aug-08
7:00 p.m.
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St Paul's interrupted voyage
to Rome in the final chapters of Acts, and its lessons for us.
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14:45/
2.53 MB
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True
and Secret Names
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24-Aug-08
7:00 p.m.
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Matthew
16: 13-25
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The significance of names,
and of our choice of names for others.
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14:12/
2.43 MB
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Our
Safe Little Ships
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10-Aug-08
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Matthew
14: 22-33
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The comfortable illusions
we live in, and Jesus' call to something larger, more dangerous and more
real.
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13:26/
2.30 MB
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Wrestling
With God
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3-Aug-08
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Matthew
14: 13-21
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Jesus finds abundance in the
wilderness: a miracle and its neglected context. (Ven Jan Clark)
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13:48/
2.36 MB
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Uphill
All the Way
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27-Jul-08
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Genesis
29: 15-28; Romans 8: 26-39; Matthew 13: 31-33, 44-52
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Perils and promises: the difficulty
of Christian life, and the little things which carry the weight of the
Kingdom. (Revd Pamela Welch)
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14:30/
2.49 MB
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The Simple
Truth
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20-Jul-08
7:00 p.m.
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Acts
4: 1-22
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St Peter's irrefutable message,
and our opportunity to follow his example in the modern world. (Ven
Jan Clark)
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16:37/
2.85 MB
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New Life
in Christ
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13-Jul-08
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Genesis
25: 19-34; Romans 8: 1-11; Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-23
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Esau and food, or Lucy and
Aslan - baptism, hope, and a different way of life. (Revd Stephen
White)
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17:59/
3.08 MB
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Refugee Sunday
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6-Jul-08
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Matthew
11: 16-19, 25-30
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Silenced people and silenced
texts. Looking beyond ranting when faced with the world's problems.
(Jolyon White)
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8:38/
1.48 MB
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Responding
to God's Faithfulness
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29-Jun-08
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Genesis
22: 1-14; Romans 6: 12-23; Matthew 10: 40-42
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Passing on God's love to others,
even in difficult times. (Revd Helen Metzger)
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10:48/
1.85 MB
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What
St John's Roslyn Means to Me - 2008
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22-Jun-08
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John
21: 19b-25
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At the annual Patronal Festival
service, parishioners Alan Edwards, Chris Sole and Talita Aitken talk about
their connections to the parish.
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12:11/
2.09 MB
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Valued
Traditions
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15-Jun-08
7:00 p.m.
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1
Samuel 21: 1-15; Psalm 43
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The Anglican tradition of
Evensong, and an example of the scriptural traditions to which Jesus looked
back. (Revd Pamela Welch) (poor sound quality)
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17:13/
2.95 MB
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Offerings
of Grief and Joy
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15-Jun-08
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John
6: 51-58
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The Eucharist. Symbolic
acts which bind the church community together.
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10:21/
1.77 MB
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Welcome Home
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8-Jun-08
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Genesis
12: 1-9; Matthew 9: 9-13, 18-26
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Abram, Matthew the tax collector
and others: God makes a place for His people. (Revd Shirley Brunton)
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9:53/
1.69 MB
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Saints
from Saints
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25-May-08
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John
21: 20-25
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The Venerable Bede of Jarrow,
and some modern-day saints he inspired. (Revd Shirley Brunton)
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9:47/
1.68 MB
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The Holy
Spirit
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11-May-08
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Acts
2: 1-21; 1 Corinthians 12: 3b-13; John 20: 19-23
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The historical background
to Pentecost, and the birth of a church where God is present in everyone.
(Robert Budd)
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15:09/
2.60 MB
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A Whisper
of Truth
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4-May-08
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Acts
1: 6-14; John 17: 1-11
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Living in the gap: the time
of waiting and prayer between Ascension and Pentecost. (Ven Jan
Clark)
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13:31/
2.32 MB
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Perfecting
the Image
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27-Apr-08
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Acts
17: 22-31; John 14: 15-21
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Light, lens and image: how
a changing world-view causes problems for religion.
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17:13/
2.95 MB
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It Finds
You Mad or it Leaves You Mad
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20-Apr-08
7:00 p.m.
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Zechariah
4: 1-10; Revelation 21: 1-14
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Understanding the Book of
Revelation - apocalyptic writing, its historical context, and how to interpret
it.
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20:38/
3.54 MB
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Good
and Bad Shepherds
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13-Apr-08
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Luke
15: 1-7
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Who lost the sheep? Jesus'
attack on some religious leaders, and the implications for the 21st-century
Church.
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16:03/
2.75 MB
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Where is
Emmaus?
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6-Apr-08
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Luke
24: 13-35
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Easter for ordinary people
- how perception can change everything.
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11:48/
2.02 MB
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Patterns
of the Universe
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30-Mar-08
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1
Peter 1: 3-9; John 20: 19-31
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Life, death and resurrection:
endings and the glorious beginnings that follow them.
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14:00/
2.40 MB
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To
Thine Own Self Be True
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16-Mar-08
7:00 p.m.
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Palm Sunday: the influence
of others, and the one person who wasn't swayed by the crowd.
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11:53/
2.04 MB
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Is
There Life Before Death?
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9-Mar-08
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Ezekiel
37: 1-14; John 11: 1-16
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Ezekiel, Lazarus and Ignatius
Loyola: why external circumstances aren't what makes life worth living.
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14:46/
2.53 MB
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Who
is Really Blind?
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2-Mar-08
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John
9: 13-34
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How our mental pictures of
reality can get in the way of the truth.
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14:44/
2.52 MB
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Well? Well
. . . Well!
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24-Feb-08
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John
4: 5-24
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The woman at the well: living
and still water in reality and in metaphor.
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11:47/
2.02 MB
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Ah
. . . To Be Young Again
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17-Feb-08
7:00 p.m.
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Life Stages 2: the transitions
of adolescence, and the role of the Church.
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13:55/
2.39 MB
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Childlike
Faith
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10-Feb-08
7:00 p.m.
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Mark
10: 13-16
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Life Stages 1: faith and
belief, and the development of faith in childhood.
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18:17/
3.14 MB
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Struggling
With God
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10-Feb-08
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Genesis
2: 15-17, 3: 1-7; Romans 5: 12-19; Matthew 4: 1-11
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Big and little temptations:
what really matters is a person's essential character.
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12:17/
2.10 MB
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The
Lens of the Cross
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3-Feb-08
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Micah
6: 1-8; 1 Corinthians 1: 18-31; Matthew 5: 1-12
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The presentation of Jesus
in the temple, the date of Easter, and some tips for rededication in Lent.
(Bishop George Connor)
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26:52/
4.61 MB
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Choosing
For the Best
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27-Jan-08
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Matthew
4: 12-22
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Simon becomes St Peter: following
the call of Jesus despite the cost.
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9:05/
1.56 MB
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Getting
Our Bearings
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20-Jan-08
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John
1: 29-42
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Reconciling the southern-hemisphere
summer holiday with the Christian calendar. (Revd Shirley Brunton)
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8:53/
1.52 MB
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Outside In
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6-Jan-08
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Matthew
2: 1-12
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The way of the Magi: how
followers of a different faith could recognise and reach the Messiah.
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17:29/
3.00 MB
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