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HOPE:the Lord will sustain you with His righteous right hand. Do not fear; there is hope!
Advent Sunday: December 3rd 2023. What are some of the things that make you happy as Christmas approaches? Putting up the Christmas tree, decorating, watching Christmas commercials on TV, hearing Christmas songs played in stores, eagerly awaiting Christmas presents, and many other activities. The Christmas season is always full of messages of expectation, excitement, hope,…
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Advent Devotions
This is a short, six minute video by well-respected New Testament scholar; Professor at various UK ans USA Universities and former Bishop of Durham. He is an excellent communicator on all matters New Testament and a devoted follower of Christ.You may feel you wish to Subscribe; in which case, click to view on Youtube and…
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Who am I? – the DNA of a growing Christian
“WHO AM I?” – THE DNA OF A GROWING CHRISTIAN (MATTHEW 16:13-19)November 26th 2023 “WHO AM I?” In our culture, there’s a prevailing encouragement to search within ourselves for answers to the profound question, “Who am I?” Typically, we tend to seek our human identity through various avenues instinctively. A natural starting point is exploring…
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HOLY WIND, HOLY FIRE, HOLY SPIRIT – THE DNA OF A GROWING CHURCH
Sermon Notes: Sunday 19th November 2023 HOLY WIND, HOLY FIRE, HOLY SPIRIT – THE DNA OF A GROWING CHURCH Before Jesus ascended into heaven, He promised the disciples they would “be clothed with power from on high.” Acts 1:4-5 “On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not…
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The DNA of a growing church:doing the “right thing”
It’s my privilege to present Michael’s Sermon outline from Sunday 5th November 2023. Please read and meditate and consider your own place and role within a “Growing Church”. SERMON SCRIPT 5/11/23: (ACTS 6:1–7)INTRODUCTIONLuke begins the book of Acts by describing the obstacles that the early church faced and how the apostles overcame those challenges for…
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A Lament: “Oh God . . .”
A Prayer of Lament Oh God, we bring you this cry. You are the God who calms storms and makes wars cease; you provide food for the hungry, refuge for the oppressed. How are we facing yet another global crisis? Nations that have suffered greatly are burdened once again. The most vulnerable are being crushed,…
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“Be Still”
Reflection on our Worship Service at The Branch last Sunday.It was a privilege to be part of the gathering at The Branch (formerly St Margarets Methodist Church) following a couple of weeks of illness. Please check out our new gallery images:- http://theolivetreechurch.org.uk/gallery/ Our Preacher Mr Roger Orr – introduced God’s word with Psalm 46 –…
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Good News from OTC
God be praised – we can announce we have invited Rev Michael Anokye to be our next Minister and he’s accepted.Here’s the announcement from our Leadership Team:- “We are very pleased to announce that Michael Anokye has accepted our invitation to be the minister of the Olive Tree Church. We thank God for this and…