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2020/05/31 By Barry Leave a Comment

What does Pentecost have to do with today?

Pentecost is one of those days that can be tricky to handle. What is there to say about Pentecost that hasn’t been said a thousand times before. Is there anything to say about it other than maybe it is the birthday of the church, or tongues of fire are pretty cool, or even back then […]

Filed Under: Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year A Tagged With: Acts 2, fire, holy spirit, Pentecost, preaching, spritual gifts

2019/06/23 By Barry Leave a Comment

Listening

Listening. Something we all do, to a greater or lesser degree depending on what’s on offer. Listening. It is easy unless you have a physical issue of some sort. Listening. We always hear what is there to be heard . . . or do we? This Sunday there is only one sermon as today was […]

Filed Under: Pentecost, Sunday, Year C Tagged With: Communion, earthquake, Elijah, fire, Holy Communion, joint service, listening, preaching, wind

2015/09/13 By Barry Leave a Comment

Who? Me?

I think it is virtually impossible for any of us over a particular age to hear “Only you . . .” without filling in the rest with “. . . can prevent forest fires” complete with the visual image of a stern bear pointing directly at us. For some people that might have been their […]

Filed Under: Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year B Tagged With: fire, fires, holy spirit, language, talk, tongue, word, words

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