RevSarahShares

Welcome to our readings and sermon podcast taken from our Sunday Service. It was our Stated Annual Meeting today and so it was a mix of reports from various parts of our church life. Therefore it is a short podcast with readings from Matthew 28, Proverbs 8, and just after the sermon from 2nd Corinthians 13.

Our reflection focused on being a John 15:5 church - abiding in Jesus for he is the vine and we are the branches.

Hope you enjoy!

Every blessing

Sarah

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Hey - welcome to another edition of the life of a parish rev. Lots of pondering today around words and interpretation and sharing some of the workload. It was recorded before the quiz night but ran out of time to post before I left due to a long phone call with one of my 'bosses' who I love chatting to.

Indeed I'd love to have a group to chat too - any takers?

Enjoy and God bless

love Sarah

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This week we consider embracing the Holy Spirit - see the deeply personal yet corporate nature of her presence, pushing past the 'object' view we are tempted to take and pondering the value of her presence within and around.

Readings from Acts 2 and from I Corinthians 12: 3-13 read by Sheena.

All of us are important and all of us contribute.

Blessings

Sarah

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Welcome to the podcast after a two week break - due to busyness not holiday! Sorry!

General chat about life, the General Assembly, grief and bits and pieces in between. Reading from Galatians 5.

Hope you enjoy it.

Love Sarah

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Welcome.

Apologies there wasn't a podcast on Friday. Hopefully have one up early this coming week.

Today's all age considers briefly the Holy Spirit as an introduction and preparation for Pentecost Sunday. Thinking about who supports us.

And then our reflection focuses on our Gospel text and a support text from Hebrews. Living in loving obedience that balances rights and responsibilities rather than just rights, considering it under terms of freedom, mutual accountability (covenant) and faithfulness built on the solid foundation of love.

Next week it is our worship leaders taking the service.

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Welcome to the readings and the sermon this week. We had a baptism so don't have an all age message included.

Today we are looking at the them of lost and found and the fact there is room for all of us. And that even if we think we have little to offer or influence Jesus puts us in the middle of the room and makes us the greatest.

Hopefully an encouraging word and maybe an opportunity to consider if you are lost or found or not sure!

Blessings

Sarah

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It is a shorter episode this week but I still manage to blether about the week that was. Not so much of an emotional week but a lot to ponder. The challenge of being conflict averse yet finding confidence in prayer and pondering with God. A wee toe in the water about the place of a communion table (no judgement here) and a few other bits and bobs.

And finish with a consideration about being a messenger and not the one who sent it! This is a good thing.

Enjoy!

Love Sarah

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Welcome to the bonus edition of the RevSarahShares for Sunday 26th April. In another switch around we are looking at texts for next week - namely John 14:1-14 and considering in particular what the 'way' might look like. In the all-age we did take a moment to consider that our heavenly home would be homely and what that might for us. So I have included that for we want to know the way there.

Hope you enjoy! The full video is available online on our YouTube channel (not livestream due to technical difficulties).

Be blessed.

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Hi and welcome.

This week there is a long winded chat about jargon and you can get back to me on that. I had some technical difficulties but I think it all worked in the end.

It is a bit longer than normal but I hope you enjoy it sharing a bit about family life and some the random things of ministry.

Oh and I got told by someone they really don't like my music choice so I have changed to something more mellow - not sure yet how I feel about that. Maybe I need my own theme song!

God bless you all!

Sarah

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Welcome to Sunday 19th April theme built around distraction and peer pressure and finishing on the presence of Christ. With a little reminder not to be swept up by some of our current politic outpourings.

This week includes a ponder on dealing with distraction and contemplating peer pressure, doubt and more with Thomas and others.

Thanks to Heather for the reading from John's Gospel.

For the full service visit Moncreiff Parish Church on YouTube (East Kilbride).

Peace be with you.

Blessings

Sarah

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