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‘The 7 dance steps of prayer’ (Part 4)
Who do you look out of the window with? Last week we thought of the God who is on our right hand, the God who showers us with blessings and joy. This week we think of the God who is on our left, the God who permits, or even dare
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‘The 7 dance steps of prayer’ (Part 3)
Who do you look out of the window with? When I spoke of the 7 dimensions of prayer how many of you were counting? Let me remind you what I said. I spoke of the God who is above us; the God who is below us, the God who is
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‘The 7 dance steps of prayer’ (Part 2)
What do you see when you look down out of a window? The question, like last week, is obvious but what about the answer? To look down is to look at the ground for though we are to look up, in awe and worship, prayer also calls us to look
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‘The 7 dance steps of prayer’ (Part 1)
What do you see when you look up out of a window? I know the question is obvious but the answer isn’t. Your answer should be the sky but the similarity between what we see and what the people in the Bible saw ends right there. We ‘see’ layers of
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‘Have you a minute or five?’ (Part 4)
Are you familiar with the 2 step? The 3 step? How about the 7 step? The 2 step is a break dance move and for those who prefer something a bit more highbrow the 3 step is the Foxtrot; but what I would like us to focus on is the
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‘Have you a minute or two?’ (Part 3)
The hardest thing to do in silent prayer is to discipline your mind. We are very used to being over stimulated and to have that TV remote mentality, if you’re allowed to hold it of course (!!), of channel hopping. Culturally we have built into ourselves an almost pathological inability
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‘Have you a minute or two?’ (Part 2)
My hunch is, is that a number of you are a bit disappointed. You may have thought that when I was going to be speaking about prayer it would be what you might say and not about breathing. Also, what is it with these 2 minutes? Let me help you.
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‘Have you a minute or two?’
I read on Facebook this week something that got me thinking. The post said during this Coronavirus lockdown it’s ok not to start a new hobby, not to redecorate the whole house or do all of those jobs you’ve been promising yourself to do. As I pondered this I appreciated
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‘Keep It Serious Salome’
The story of Salome is about sensuality, sexuality and seduction. She is described as being frivolous, callous and manipulative but she is a young woman trying to survive and thrive in a man’s world. We may not like the way she does it but this is who she is. Salome
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‘Keep It Sensible Samson’
Samson and sensible don’t belong together. Is it sensible to attack a lion? To marry your enemy? To alienate everyone at your wedding so that they burn your wife’s family home? To pursue a devious woman like Delilah? To allow yourself to be seduced by your enemy? To presume upon
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