Merry Christmas. This morning at MGPC, among everything else, I threw these two thoughts out as part of the sermon. Firstly, that while people may contend that the spirit of Christmas is about giving, the real heart of Christmas is about getting. The incarnation of God in the person of the Lord Jesus and his …

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Songs of preparation: Did You Know?; Once In Royal David’s City; and Jesus Is The Name We Honour. Prayer of adoration and confession: thanking God for His faithfulness to all the generations of His people and asking that we will continue to live in reception of that faithful love until Jesus comes again. Assurance, confession …

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Songs of preparation: Tell Out My Soul and I Praise You, Lord (Psalm 138:1-8) Prayer of adoration and confession: reaching out to the one who sees us sowing in tears and will bring the fruit that we will reap in joy, we ask God that our hearts will be prepared to receive Jesus when he …

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This time last year Jozua had an accident. Many readers followed the ongoing story of his recovery and prayed along. Last night I (and lots of others) received the following email from his father. Hello All, Last year, 9 December, the last Monday of the school year, Jozua’s life (as all our lives are every …

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