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Prayer and our part in God's community

23/5/2016

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Trinity Sunday. now that's some Sunday for a preacher. Do you go all high faluitin academic and talk about three cornered stools, triangles and clover leaves? Do you stick with what is familiar about God or do you pick out the music held in the weave of God's tartan? Decisions. Then something strange happens. 
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Pentecost and Persistence

15/5/2016

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John 14.8-17,(25-27
The Spirit enables the disciples to share in Jesus’ true way of living for the Father.
The Spirit shows us the truth;.
The Spirit can change us-stretching us and unleashing greater works.

How would you feel if you were the figure in this painting?
Overwhelmed?
Empowered?


There are many great theologians piling thought onto thought through Church history. but remember the Spirit that we celebrate the coming of at Pentecost moves as it will. What does that mean, well simply that you don't  need to be famous or work in an ivory tower counting the number of angels on a pin head to have great theological insights. Take my dentist for example. It turns out she is a bit of a theologian. Not only does she have a good grasp of the Maximus mouse stories, but she gets the Holy Spirit and Pentecost How do I know? Well she was the one who gave me the key to the sermon this week.
​Sitting in the dentist chair, my mouth occupied with things metal, and my gums occupied with things anaesthetic, I discovered my dentists view of just how the Holy Spirit works.' There's one word that sums up the Holy Spirit,' she said,' removing what felt like a ten foot metal spanner from my mouth. twisting a metal screw on the filling mould, she said one word....... 

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Spending Gods love in the world

8/5/2016

 
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John 17.20-26

Where are you in this picture?

What connects you to others in your community?

At the Last Supper, Jesus concludes his teaching with a final prayer for his disciples.
He prays for future believers who will come to faith through the disciples’ witness.

Jesus prays that his disciples may be united in God’s glory, so that the world may know that God sent him.

I'm a bit surprised this week. Why? Well all sermons have a starting point and this week mine was our kettle.
​Now don't get me wrong I'm as .........

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Banchory Ternan East Parish Church of Scotland
Station Road
Banchory
AB31 5YP

Minister: Rev Alan Murray
AJSmurray@churchofscotland.org.uk

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