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August 2024

Chapter 4 Priscilla – Becoming family
...I wanted this too… but my anxiety was back in force, my fears were growing, and my thoughts were running wild...
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Barry Jackson
‘And the Lord added to their number daily' – Authors note
A bit of background to explain why have I chosen Priscilla, Aquila, Mordechai and Junia as a focus for these stories.
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Chapter 3 - Aquila – Hungry to learn
...I felt panic rising in me... was I the only one that didn't belong?... Had I done something that made me unacceptable to God?...
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Chapter 2 - Priscilla – New Beginnings
...I was mesmerised by their song... the obvious joy in it was contagious and, despite my fear, I felt an echo of their joy growing in my heart...
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Chapter 1 - Peter - Doing the Impossible
...God’s love could never be earned, it was and is always freely given… And each little thing we do is magnified by the power of the Spirit and used by…
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And the Lord added to their number daily
Reflections on the first days in the life of the Church
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December 2023

At that time...
A sermon on Matthew 25:31-46 - the sheep and the goats
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May 2023

Chapter 9 - Stories
…We talk about losing ourselves in a good book… in the same way, I think that powerful stories immerse us in the reality of the person sharing them…
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Chapter 8 - Matthias
...In that moment, I felt totally secure, I knew that I was fully known by God and that I was completely loved… and held… and precious to him...
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Chapter 7 - Martha
...‘I am the resurrection, and I am the life.’ he’d said to me, and he was… I could feel the vitality of his life… his presence… it covered the whole…
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