Did You Know? (Sunday, May 2, 2021)
“When Jesus rose from the dead, he came as the first installment of the power of God, which will renew the world at the end of history. The Bible tells […]
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Did You Know? (Sunday, April 25, 2021)
In the canonical resurrection stories there are six occurrences of various forms of the root word fear. Twice the word is used to express terror: the Roman guards before the […]
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Did You Know? (Sunday, April 18, 2021)
“The resurrection of Jesus is the prelude to the resurrection of those who believe in him, and who are united to him by faith and baptism. It is through the […]
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Did You Know? (Sunday, April 11, 2021)
Easter is regarded as a movable feast, because it is always the first Sunday after the full moon that falls on or after March 21. The colour used for this […]
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Did You Know? (Sunday, March 28, 2021)
The sixth Sunday of Lent is known as ‘The Palm Sunday’ and falls on the Sunday preceding Easter Sunday. The other name for this day in the Christian calendar is […]
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Did You Know? (Sunday, March 21, 2021)
“Baptism is the celebration of a person’s passing from outside the church to inside the church, from not belonging to Christ to becoming a member of his Body, from being […]
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Did You Know? (Sunday, March 14, 2021)
“Records from the third century tell us that candidates wishing to enter the community were brought to the community teacher and presented for acceptance into the church. The sponsors had […]
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Did You Know? (Sunday, March 7, 2021)
“Baptism after all, has been known from the earliest times as the “sacrament of faith.” The role of faith in baptism is crucial. A sacrament is a celebration in which […]
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Did You Know? (Sunday, February 28, 2021)
“A simple confession of faith in Christ [was] no longer sufficed for admission to baptism. Those who had initially heard the news about Jesus were Jews who were living according […]
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Did You Know? (Sunday, February 21, 2021)
Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent – a period/time which the Christian Church uses for prayer, fasting, and spiritual preparation for Easter, in which we […]