Between Easter and Pentecost Jesus prepared his disciples for their mission. It is a time where we too can be reminded of our purpose as a church, to offer life in his name.

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Click here for the hymn, “Love’s Redeeming Work Is Done”.

Christ is risen! And his resurrection is good news for frail, fallen and fearful people like us.

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Click here for the hymn, “See What A Morning”.

And click here for one of my favourite Easter songs: “His Heart Beats”.

These meditations focus on the irony of the cross. Each meditation is about 5 minutes long, with a corresponding hymn and time for silence afterwards.

Opening Hymn – When I survey

Irony 1 – the rebellious son is freed

Hymn – O sacred head, surrounded

Irony 2 – the King is crowned on the cross

Irony 3 – the Son is forsaken

Hymn – My song is love unknown

Palm Sunday seems like it should be the crowning moment of Jesus’s life, yet Mark’s ending is a damp squib! Why? And how is that a source of great encouragement for us?

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Click here for the hymn, “All Glory, Laud, and Honour”.

What is the biggest obstacle to the church’s work? Money, buildings, numbers? All those things were obstacles Jesus faced – but there was one that was even greater.

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Click here for the hymn, “Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah”.

While storms and demon-possession may be out of our normal life experience, this next part of Mark is all too well-known – the suffering of chronic illness and death. And yet even in these we can have confidence in Jesus Christ.

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Click here for the hymn, “Christ Is Made The Sure Foundation”.