Truthquest is an occasional series of talks exploring science and faith. On Thursday 13th June 2013 Professor Bob White from Cambridge University came to talk about Genesis & Geology. Professor White has been Professor of Geophysics at...
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Lay Reader Peter Woodhead spoke about the second instalment in our short series on Galatians. In this passage Paul justifies his ministry by describing how he was commissioned directly by God with this message for the gentiles. There was very...
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We began a 6 week study of Galatians by looking at what we mean by ‘The Gospel’. Paul writes a lot about this in Galatians and as he was writing so early in the life of the church it’s interesting to consider what exactly he is...
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PENTECOST Revd. Martin Poole came to this service immediately after cycling 75 miles across the South Downs off-road for The Argus Appeal. While cycling the endless ups and downs of this route Martin was struck by the pattern of life that was...
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THE TRINITY It is often said that it’s hard to speak two sentences about the Trinity without falling into heresy so it was good to have Revd. John Gooding to talk to us about this complex issue. John spoke about what it means to be a...
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The second in a short series about giving focussed on Treasure in Heaven. In many churches this passage is used to persuade Christians to give to the work of the church so that they can build up treasure in heaven but Revd. Martin Poole took...
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Throughout May we aim to look at our giving in a variety of different ways and Revd. Martin Poole began with this passage from Luke 16. This is a difficult passage and it’s hard to understand what Jesus was illustrating in telling it...
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Following immediately after Judas leaves the Last Supper to betray him, Jesus talks about love. This love demonstrates two characteristics of Jesus: Extraordinary Grace – that he can talk in this way so shortly after being betrayed...
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This was a very personal talk when Revd. Martin Poole reflected on his last three years here at St. Luke’s prior to our 2013 Annual Parochial Church Meeting. Jesus replied when asked to tell people plainly, if he was the Messiah, “I...
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Revd. Martin Poole talks about his favourite character in the Bible – Thomas, and suggests that it is perhaps unfair to call him ‘Doubting Thomas’. All of the disciples doubted that Jesus had risen from the dead, it is an...
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Revd. Martin Poole looks at the story of Mary washing Jesus feet with perfume and wiping them with her hair. The background is that this is the house of Mary and Martha, the sisters of Lazarus whom Jesus had recently brought back from the dead...
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This second Sunday in Lent we were looking at some of the things that Jesus says on his way to Jerusalem. In todays reading he is asked the question “Are only a few people going to be saved” leading to the answer to make every effort...
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