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The truth shall set you free
John 8:31-36 The current television show using the tried and tested formula is Would I lie to you, in which contestants tell incredible stories, allegedly about themselves, and the other team has to guess whether they’re telling the truth or not. Sometimes the really incredible is, in fact, true, and sometimes the really incredible…
Lifted up
Ephesians 2:1-10 John 3:14-21 At 404 ft, the spire of Salisbury Cathedral is the tallest church structure in Britain. Somewhat taller than our own, and be grateful we don’t have their maintenance bills! Completed in 1320, Salisbury Cathedral spire gives inspiration to visitors who feel thrilled when it first comes into sight while they are…
The Universal Christ
Acts 1:1-11 Luke 24:44-53 Perhaps some of you remember Sputnik going into space in 1957, and then in 1961, when Yuri Gagarin made that first manned space flight. Apparently some were concerned that the godless Russian might use his craft to break physically into heaven. Others pointed out that Gagarin was not the first person…
Healing
2 Kings 5:1-14 For much of his career, F.W. de Klerk was a sound conservative, solidly pro-apartheid politician. He rose through the ranks, yet became the one to dismantle apartheid, in direct contrast to his earlier policies. Likewise, Mikhail Gorbechov was a solid communist, who worked his way through the ranks. Once he had become…
Compromise and challenge
Galatians 2:1-14 A son asked his father the difference between love and marriage. His father replied that love is blind, but marriage is an eye-opener. If you’ve ever been married, you’ll know that after you get married to someone and set up a home together, you always discover things about your partner that you simply…
Goodness is not enough
Luke 18:9-14 People often assume that the purpose of religion is to make people good. You may remember the Good Friday hymn There is a green hill far away with its line He died to make us good. And sometimes it is said of the dead, Even though he did not attend church, he was…