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We saw His Star in the East (Mt 2.1-12) In defiance of our weather, we are determined to finish our Christmas series on the theme suggested by the Moravian star. We began with Creation and 'Let there be light'; then we looked at the pagan 'soothsayer-for-hire', Balaam and his remarkable prophecy, 'A star shall come forth from Jacob'. This week we come to the Christmas star … [Read more...] about 1.4.09 AM • Christmas

True Satisfaction (Jer 17.1-10) Duncan Johnson Our pastor's son, Duncan, preached our afternoon service this week. He brought a message from Jeremiah, demonstrating the inadequacy of trust in self and satisfaction in our own endeavours. He called us to seek true satisfaction in God. No notes for this message. … [Read more...] about 12.28.08 PM – Guest

A Brief Survey of the First Moravian Mission Our second look at the Moravians is a survey of their first mission to St Thomas in the Virgin Islands. We plan to see a documentary of this effort on New Years Eve. Our study today is something of a verbal "preview" of First Fruits. Read the notes while you listen. … [Read more...] about 12.28.08 Study – Christmas

A star shall come forth from Jacob (Num 24.15-19) Continuing our Christmas series after our snow-hiatus, we turn to the second passage associated with the Moravian star, Num 24.17. In this message we see how a man can have such a close relationship with God that he can be given inspired prophecy to utter, yet still be in rebellion, an enemy of God, and miss the real light of … [Read more...] about 12.28.08 AM – Christmas

We are snowed out again. The main roads were clear, but our church is on an unplowed side street and our parking lot is buried. We have about a foot of snow. The mountain to the west (over which half our congregation drives) is a skating rink. As an alternative, we held a small service in our home this afternoon with a few who were able to make it over. We recorded it (with … [Read more...] about 12.21.08 Christmas