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Word. Become Flesh. – sermon for 29 Dec 2019

Posted on December 28, 2019 by Chris Arnold

And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory. Now we are a few days away from Christmas. We have travelled to Bethlehem and seen the child lying in the manger. We have felt the stirrings of hope and joy in our hearts. Now, though, a few days after…

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Became Flesh – a sermon for Christmas Day 2019

Posted on December 25, 2019January 6, 2020 by Chris Arnold

Today, we hear a different take on the Christmas story. Matthew and Luke give us the story of the Nativity, or two different Nativities. Matthew tells us about the angel’s visit to Joseph, and the Magi, and wicked king Herod, and the Holy Family’s flight into Egypt. Luke tells us about the shepherds watching their…

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Ready or not – sermon for Christmas Eve 2019

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Chris Arnold

Well hello! Merry Christmas. Welcome to Trinity, or welcome back. I’m delighted that you’ve come this evening, and I hope and pray that this evening’s worship brings God’s blessing. Ah, I need Christmas. Don’t you? I need this season and this holiday. I love Jesus, of course, and I love celebrating his birthday. I love…

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Are you the one? – sermon for 15 Dec 2019 (Advent 3)

Posted on December 15, 2019 by Chris Arnold

While John the Baptist was in prison, he sent his followers to ask Jesus: Are you the one, or are we to wait for another? Now this is peculiar. John knew that Jesus was special. In Luke’s Gospel, we are told about the time that Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth. Both women were pregnant, Mary…

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One Mission – sermon for 8 Dec 2019 (Advent 2)

Posted on December 7, 2019January 21, 2020 by Chris Arnold

John the Baptist had one mission. It was a strange mission. He was a strange man. He ate weird food. Wore weird clothes. Did weird stuff. Say weird things. John the Baptist didn’t care. He was a man on the mission. I bet he actually relished all the weirdness. They helped the cause. They filtered…

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