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Thoughts 4: Shibboleths of Christian Belief

(Thought 3 Jun 2014) …………………… Do you believe that Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God? Do you believe in the Trinity? Do you have a personal relationship with God? All these questions have been set up to distinguish between the ‘sheep and the goats’ throughout Christian history. What Read more…

By philsimister-admin, 7 monthsSeptember 2, 2022 ago
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Thoughts 3: The Bible CAN’T be the Divinely Inspired Word of God

(Thought 3 Jun 2014) Précis – Jesus is the Word of God NOT the Bible. …………………… I often hear the description of the bible as the divinely inspired word of God; but it cannot be that if you think about it. It puts you in dangerous territory and here’s why. Read more…

By philsimister-admin, 7 monthsSeptember 2, 2022 ago
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Thoughts 2: God Working Thro or DESPITE the Church?

(Thought 3 Jun 14)  Précis – a thought questioning the oft quoted line of orthodox Christian thought. …………………… Why do we insist on claiming the God is working your purpose out thro the church? All the evidence is to the contrary. The history of the Christian church from the point Read more…

By philsimister-admin, 7 monthsSeptember 2, 2022 ago
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Talks 2: Making God’s Dream Come True

(Sermon 29 May 14) Précis – a sermon probing at God’s dream for creation – based on Matthew 13: 31-32, 44-52 – The Kingdom of Heaven.  …………………… If we look closely at the four gospels as stand alone narratives – and by that I mean NOT being read in the Read more…

By philsimister-admin, 7 monthsSeptember 2, 2022 ago
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Talks 1: A New Model for God’s Creation 

(Sermon 2 Mar 2014) First an admission – this sermon was written for Candlemass one month ago and has been adapted to this week’s readings; so you’ll be relived to know that I’m only going to touch upon the Transfiguration rather than attempt a full exposition When I first looked at Read more…

By philsimister-admin, 7 monthsSeptember 2, 2022 ago
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Thoughts 1: Have Christians Distorted The Message of Jesus? 

(Thought 29 Jun 13)  Let me start off by floating a controversial idea: and it’s that we in the church, and indeed in the faith at large, concentrate on the wrong things about Jesus and that we’ve become a self centred, if not ‘selfish’ faith. Why do I suggest this Read more…

By philsimister-admin, 7 monthsSeptember 2, 2022 ago

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