Did you know? (Sunday, November 8, 2020)
It was customary for virgins to be a part of marriage banquets. Since the wedding procession was usually at night, many would carry torches or lamps. However, no one would…
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Did You Know? (Sunday, November 1, 2020)
All Saints’ Day had its origins in the fourth century, when churches in the East began to celebrate “the Feast of the Martyrs of the whole world” on the Sunday…
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Did You know? (Sunday, October 25, 2020)
The Harvest service provides an opportunity for worshippers to thank God for all the things God has provided for them and others in the world. Since the middle of the…
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Did you know? (Sunday, October 18, 2020)
A Profession refers to the career that one opts for or chooses. It may involve training and the acquisition of special skills before one can become eligible for a specific…
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Did you know? (Sunday, October 11, 2020)
In the biblical understanding of what it means “to know the Lord” there is a “knowing about,” there is an “entering into trusting relationship with,” but there must also be…
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Did you know? (Sunday, October 4, 2020)
The command and promise of Jesus, on which the Christian healing ministry is founded, are not found in an isolated corner of Scripture. I now see the Bible as primarily…
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Did You know? (Sunday, September 27, 2020)
God’s purpose is that all his people shall both receive the new covenant blessings of the forgiveness of sins and the gift of the Spirit, and receive water-baptism as the…
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Did you know? (Sunday, September 20, 2020)
Taking up one’s cross is an analogy which means that “…Christ calls upon believers to be ready to sacrifice their selfish interests and to daily bear reproach, misunderstanding and shame…
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Did you know? (Sunday, September 13, 2020)
The Eucharistic Prayer recalls that Jesus was at a meal with his disciples when he blessed the bread and the wine, but more than that it recalls the central act…
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Did you Know? (Sunday, June 7, 2020)
Trinity Sunday is the first Sunday after Pentecost when we honour the Holy Trinity – the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Although the word “trinity” does not appear in Scripture,…