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HomeWorshipPastoral CarePrayer Daily Offices Lectio Divina Prayer MinistryTeachings Articles/News SermonsAbout Us LeadershipContact Us Christ heals man with dropsy, French Medieval manuscript by Gianluca Ephesians 4:1-6      St Luke 14:1-11   Today’s Gospel reading, written by the beloved physician St. Luke, contains a unique account of Jesus healing a man with dropsy. It is unique,…

HomeWorshipPastoral CarePrayer Daily Offices Lectio Divina Prayer MinistryTeachings Articles/News SermonsAbout Us LeadershipContact Us Crops in Danger by Gianluca   For many of us, the holiday season brings exciting new experiences. We visit new places and try new activities. These pleasant changes, however, can make us more alert. Is the place we’re visiting secure? Can the…

HomeWorshipPastoral CarePrayer Daily Offices Lectio Divina Prayer MinistryTeachings Articles/News SermonsAbout Us LeadershipContact Us Bread from Heaven, woodcut, Solomon Raj Sloth and the failure to recognise God’s challenge by Gianluca   “Taste and see that the Lord is good!” (Ps 34:8)   We all know how refreshing it can be to spend some time abroad -…

HomeWorshipPastoral CarePrayer Daily Offices Lectio Divina Prayer MinistryTeachings Articles/News SermonsAbout Us LeadershipContact Us Parable of King who arranged a Marriage Feast for his Son, Decani Monastery, c. 1348 (Hieronder staat een Nederlandse vertaling van de preek)   Ephesians 5:15-21      St Matthew 22:1-14   The LORD preserves all who love him, but all the wicked…

HomeWorshipPastoral CarePrayer Daily Offices Lectio Divina Prayer MinistryTeachings Articles/News SermonsAbout Us LeadershipContact Us St James 1:17-21       St John 16:5-15   “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth”   Eastertide is a marvellous time of the year. As we celebrate Jesus’ complete bodily resurrection, having triumphed over death,…

HomeWorshipPastoral CarePrayer Daily Offices Lectio Divina Prayer MinistryTeachings Articles/News SermonsAbout Us LeadershipContact Us Romans 6:19-end            St Mark 8:1-9   But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. (Rom 6:22 NIV)   Today’s gospel relates…

HomeWorshipPastoral CarePrayer Daily Offices Lectio Divina Prayer MinistryTeachings Articles/News SermonsAbout Us LeadershipContact Us John 20: 19-23       1 John 5.4-12   “For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.” (1 John 5:4) Closed doors and hearts The gospel reading for today begins…

HomeWorshipPastoral CarePrayer Daily Offices Lectio Divina Prayer MinistryTeachings Articles/News SermonsAbout Us LeadershipContact Us 2 Corinthians 11:19-31            St Luke 8:4-15 Jesus said, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables” This Sunday is called Sexagesima, which counts about 60 days to Easter.…