Alistair shares some thoughts from Acts 11:1-18 and John 13:31-35 recorded at the worship service on 15 May 2022.

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G.K Chesterton once wrote that "The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting.  It has been found difficult and left untried."

Alistair shares from John 21:19-31 on the 3rd Sunday of Easter 2022.

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“Peter’s shame meets Jesus’s grace, and Jesus’s grace wins.  That’s the Gospel story in a nutshell” - Debbie Thomas

Alistair shares from John 20:19-31 and Acts 5:27-32 on the Second Sunday of Easter 2022 as part of KNEC Church Online.

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Quotations used:

1) Desmond Tutu wrote this, “Dear Child of God, it is often difficult for us to recognise the presence of God in our lives and in our world. In the clamour of the tragedy that fills the headlines we forget about the majesty that is present all around us. We feel vulnerable and often helpless. . . . But we are not helpless and with God’s love we are ultimately invincible. Our God does not forget those who are suffering and oppressed”.

2) Richard Rohr puts it like this, ”We’re finally indestructible when we recognise that the thing which could destroy us is the very thing that could enlighten us….God’s one and only job description is to turn death into life”.

3) Brian McLaren writes that, “Resurrection has begun. We are part of something rare, something precious, something utterly revolutionary. It feels like an uprising. An uprising of hope, not hate. An uprising armed with love, not weapons. An uprising that shouts a joyful promise of life and peace, not angry threats of hostility and death. It’s an uprising of outstretched hands, not clenched fists. It’s the “someday” we have always dreamed of, emerging in the present, rising up among us and within us. It’s so different from what we expected—so much better. This is what it means to be alive, truly alive. This is what it means to be en route, walking the road to a new and better day. Let’s tell the others: the Lord is risen!” [Brian D. McLaren, We Make the Road by Walking (New York: Jericho Books, 2014)]

Alistair reflects on Luke 19 on Palm Sunday 2022

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Alistair shares from John 12:1-8 as part of KNEC Church Online.

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Alistair shares from Luke 13:1-9 as part of KNEC Church Online

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On my kitchen window

What do I do with it now?

Ach, it really is an ugly thing.

Who wants to look at that?

And yet with so little effort on my part, a little water now and again,

A bit more time then.

And my is it worth the wait!

What if, at my lowest moment, people gave up on me?

(Spill the Beans, 42)

Alistair shares from Luke 13:31-35 on the Second Sunday of Lent 2022 as part of KNEC Church Online.

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Alistair shares from Luke 4:1-13 on the First Sunday of Lent 2022 as part of KNEC Church Online.

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With thanks to Debie Thomas and Journey with Jesus.

Alistair shares from 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 and Luke 9:28-36.

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Alistair shares more from Luke 6:27-38 as part of KNEC Church Online

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Forgive and you will be forgiven. Do to others as you would have them do to you. Love your enemies.

- Jesus of Nazareth