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Preached by Richard Humphrey on Sunday, September 22nd, 2019
A part of the Let's Get Levitical: A Spiritual Workout series.
How are we to be holy?
Is what Jesus teaches different from what the Old Testament teachers?
Do we understand the depth and challenge of the meaning of loving our neighbour?
This is a serious spiritual workout.
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Preached by Richard Humphrey on Sunday, September 15th, 2019
A part of the Let's Get Levitical: A Spiritual Workout series.
Can you really understand the Ashes without understanding Cricket?
Can you really understand the cross without understanding the Day of Atonement?
And what does this have to do with being a spectator?
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Preached by Mark Willis - Principal Air Chaplain on Saturday, September 14th, 2019
The sermon delivered at the National Commemoration on the 79th Anniversary of the decisive conflict of the Battle of Britain.
The preacher is Mark Willis, Principal Air Chaplain, Director General Chaplaincy – Air Force
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Preached by Richard Humphrey on Sunday, September 8th, 2019
A part of the Let's Get Levitical: A Spiritual Workout series.
“A glutton is a man who digs his own grave with his teeth” French proverb.
How much do we as Christians think about how we are to be holy in relation to food.
What does Leviticus have to teach us, and why are we now allowed to eat pigs?
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The Food Laws in Leviticus 11
| Type | Standard | Unclean | Reason? |
| Animals | Parted or cloven hoof and chews the cud, eg. cattle, sheep, goats | Camel, rock badger, hare, pig | Do not fit the standard. Also if it can be sacrificed, generally, it can be eaten |
| Fish | Has fins and scales | Shellfish etc. | Do not fit the standard |
| Birds | Not defined, so generally all birds, with these exceptions | Eagle, vulture, kite, owls, bat etc. | Not explained but assumed association with blood, as carrion eaters |
| Insects | Flying, hopping insects eg. grasshoppers | Winged, walking insects | Perhaps plant eating. Also not confused in movement. |
| Swarming things | Not allowed at all | Mice, rats, lizards etc. | Movements are “abnormal”, slithery, or rapid |
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Preached by Rev. Jacob Crane on Sunday, September 1st, 2019
A part of the Let's Get Levitical: A Spiritual Workout series.
Does the Church, still need a priest?
As we continue our series on Leviticus, chapters eight and nine leave us asking this very question. But to answer this question, we must first understand the purpose of the Levitical priest.
Join us as we engage with this ancient text, as we discover the purpose of the priest’s of God’s people; and God’s people of priests.
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Preached by Richard Humphrey on Sunday, August 25th, 2019
A part of the Let's Get Levitical: A Spiritual Workout series.
What does this 1982 Van Halen concert contract have to do with Leviticus?
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Preached by Richard Humphrey on Sunday, August 18th, 2019
A part of the Let's Get Levitical: A Spiritual Workout series.
What are we to make of Leviticus?
Why should we bother?
How does it help us be disciples of Jesus?
Our sermon series on Leviticus is going to challenge us in our thinking about Scriptures and about sacrifice.
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Preached by Dr Paula Gooder on Sunday, August 11th, 2019
Our visiting speaker who looks after treasures at St Paul’s Cathedral, London, follows Jesus teaching to ask us where is our treasure?
Dr Paula Gooder is a writer and lecturer in Biblical Studies. Her research areas focus on the writings of Paul the Apostle, with a particular focus on 2 Corinthians and on Paul’s understanding of the Body. Her passion is to ignite people’s enthusiasm for reading the Bible today, by presenting the best of biblical scholarship in an accessible and interesting way. Her books include Phoebe, Journey to the Empty Tomb, Body: Biblical Spirituality for the Whole Person and Heaven. Paula works full-time for the Church of England as the Director of Mission Learning and Development in the Birmingham Diocese, and this year was appointed as the Chancellor of St Paul’s Cathedral, London, the first lay person appointed to this role.
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Preached by Alistair Bain on Wednesday, August 7th, 2019
Ali said he was the greatest, but is greatest about power and defeating your enemy?
The Rev’d Alistair Bain is the senior minister at St. John’s Prebyterian Church.
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Preached by Rev. Jacob Crane on Sunday, August 4th, 2019
Confronted by a civil concern, Jesus grasps the opportunity to teach His disciples about the subtle and tempting lure of greed, preparing them for their mission in the world.
Far from condemning wealth, through the parable of the Rich Fool, Jesus strongly warns against the Rich Man’s error, not that he acquired wealth, invested in safely, or that he enjoyed some of its fruits, but that he praised only himself, and used his riches, only to benefit himself.
Much of what the Rich Man seems applaudable, but his actions testify to the treasures of his heart. It’s about him, and him alone. We must consider our attitude, towards all God’s blessings, but especially money, lest we fall into the same temptation.
Through this parable, Jesus illustrates that life does not consist of an abundance of possessions, instead, it is to be abundant in richness towards God.
From the passage, we’re encouraged to give thanks to God for what we have, whether rich or poor, and to prayerfully seek to use God’s blessings to us, for His purposes.
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