For the reflection on Matthew 5.33-37 click here.
Truth-Telling (Matthew 5:33-37)
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inLast Sunday we looked at what the New Testament has to say about the practice of water baptism. Mind you, we have only scratched the surface. There is much more that we could have learnt, many more angles from which we could have viewed the practice. However, for two reasons, we viewed it from the perspective of the burning of bridges – the renunciation of everything that would turn us away from Jesus.
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21 Monday Feb 2022
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inFor the reflection on Matthew 5.31-32 click here.
16 Wednesday Feb 2022
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inA Presbyterian pastor and a Baptist pastor were arguing about the mode of baptism. The Baptist insisted it should be by immersion only. So the Presbyterian asked, “So if the person is wet to the knees it does not matter?” “Certainly not!” said the Baptist. “Surely if the person is wet to the waist it is enough?” “No way, Jose!” said the Baptist. “What about if he gets in to his neck?” “Not enough,” said the Baptist. “How about to his forehead?” “Nope! All of him should go under,” explained the Baptist getting quite annoyed at this waste of time.
“So you are saying that until all of the person’s hair is wet it does not count?” “Finally, you’re getting the point!” exclaimed the Baptist. “So that’s why,” explained the Presbyterian, “we only pour the water on the person’s hair!”
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14 Monday Feb 2022
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For the reflection on Matthew 5.29-30 click here.
09 Wednesday Feb 2022
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The 19th century Spanish philosopher and litterateur, Jorge Santayana gave us the well-known quote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” We may have heard a corrupted version, “Those who forget history are condemned to repeat it.” Recent events in South India have borne out the truth of this declaration.
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07 Monday Feb 2022
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Bread, Bread of life, Daily bread, I Am sayings, Jesus, John, Living Bread
Last week, we looked at the passage in Exodus 3 in which God called Moses to lead the people of Israel out of their Egyptian slavery. Two burning questions posed themselves. First, Moses’ question, “Who am I?” to which God responded that Moses was the one with whom God is. Second, Moses’ question, this time about God’s name, “What shall I tell them?” to which God responded, “I am who I will be” claiming that God is known primarily through his actions and what he does.
Today we begin our exploration of that enormous claim, looking at it through the lens of the ‘I am’ sayings of Jesus recorded in John’s Gospel.
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