Christine Housel – AI Ethics Adviser The disciples were all together in one place, we learn that it was early in the morning. Unlike several weeks earlier, in the Upper Room, where they were mourning, grieving, disappointed, fearful, and discombobulated, today they are full of anticipation for what’s next. Why? Because they have seen the risen Lord. They have seen the marks…
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Anglican worship in Geneva Sermons on Acts
Safeguarding Sunday Some of you may have wondered why safeguarding is important and why we are putting such a focus on ensuring that those involved in leadership and helping roles in the church have received appropriate safeguarding training. If that was the case, then I hope what Carol and Rawsette have said today will have shown you just why it is so…
‘And I appointed you to go out and bear fruit, fruit that will last’ (John 15.16) In our reading from St John’s Gospel this morning, Jesus gives his disciples three clear commands: to abide in his love; to love one another and to go out and bear fruit that will last. Moreover, he makes it plain to them that they can do…
‘Perfect love cast out fear’ (1 John 4. 18) There is a lovely story in St Matthew’s Gospel when Jesus, after the miracle of feeding the five thousand, sends the disciples ahead by boat on the lake whilst he goes up the mountain to pray all night. The disciples are buffeted in the boat by the wind all night and no doubt…
Becoming Children of God ‘See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are’. (1 John 3.1). It may be quite a shock to think of ourselves as children of God. A shock for as adults to think of ourselves in any sense as children again and a shock also…
A few weeks ago I started a Thursday morning service with this terrible joke: “Did anyone know Communism would fail? Well, there were just so many red flags…” And yet in our reading today from the book of Acts, we had a story of the early church living as, it would seem, like communists! Private property was no more! The people of…
Christ is risen – we are set free! Christ is risen – we are set free! Today is our liberation day when God raises Jesus to life and in so doing, calls us to new life in Him. But from what and how are we set free? What does it mean? Each of us here will have had some experience of being…
Recognizing, listening, and following the voice of our shepherd as the pathway towards a really meaningful and everlasting life. As you know, every year Easter reveals the divine purpose to initiate a new resurrected world. As Daphne reminded us on Easter Sunday, Jesus is inviting us to celebrate with deep joy that He is risen from the dead. The cross of death…