Sermons by Paul Peterson

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How far would you go?

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Bible reading: Luke 5:17-26 (NIVUK) Jesus forgives and heals a paralysed man 17 One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal those who were ill. 18 Some […]

Lives transformed – equipped to serve

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Bible reading 1 Corinthians 12 (NIVUK) Concerning spiritual gifts 12 Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to dumb idols. 3 Therefore I want you to know that no one who is […]

Back to basics – who is this Holy Spirit?

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Bible readings (NIV): Joel 2:28-32 The Day of the Lord 28 “And afterward,     I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy,     your old men will dream dreams,     your young men will see visions. 29 Even on my servants, both men and women,     I will pour out my Spirit in those days. 30 I […]

Fear and doubt to joy and peace

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Bible reading: John 20:19-31 (NIVUK) Jesus appears to his disciples 19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you!’ 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and […]

The triumphal entry

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Bible reading: Matthew 21:1-11 (NIVUK) Jesus comes to Jerusalem as king 21 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, ‘Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring […]

Do not worry

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Bible reading: Matthew 6:25-34 (NIVUK) Do not worry 25 ‘Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or […]

Presentation of Christ in the Temple

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Bible reading: Luke 2:22-40 (NIVUK) Jesus presented in the temple 22 When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, ‘Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the […]

The baptism of Christ

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Bible reading: Matthew 3:13-17 (NIVUK) The baptism of Jesus 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptised by John. 14 But John tried to deter him, saying, ‘I need to be baptised by you, and do you come to me?’ 15 Jesus replied, ‘Let it be so now; it is proper for us to […]

How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land?

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Bible readings: Isaiah 35:1-10 (NIVUK) Joy of the redeemed 35 The desert and the parched land will be glad;     the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, 2 it will burst into bloom;     it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it,     the splendour of Carmel and Sharon; […]

Growing on the front line 2 – Our choices affect our fruitfulness

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Bible reading: Genesis 3:1-13 (NIVUK) The fall 3 Now the snake was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, ‘Did God really say, “You must not eat from any tree in the garden”?’ 2 The woman said to the snake, ‘We may eat fruit from the […]