1 Peter 1:1-2 and 2:11-17 Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming
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Learning from church saints
Hebrews 11:1-8 & 11:32 – 12:2 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.
The centrality of Jesus
For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things… (Colossians 1:19-20)
Joining God in redeeming creation
1 Cor 15:35-58 So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritualContinue reading “Joining God in redeeming creation”
Psalms of Praise
All-Age Service Psalms 148 and 149 Praise the LORD.Praise the LORD from the heavens;praise him in the heights above.Praise him, all his angels;praise him, all his heavenly hosts.
Pentecost – New life in God’s Spirit
When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.
Jesus the King: Join his mission
Luke 10: 1-9 and 17-20 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workersContinue reading “Jesus the King: Join his mission”
God’s people, in God’s place, under God’s rule
Royal Psalm (Kings Coronation)
Endow the king with your justice, O God,
the royal son with your righteousness.
The story begins: Creation
In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord. 4 And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering, 5 but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.
Crabtree Church Harpenden 