Holy Trinity Headington Quarry

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Sunday Morning from 07:00

Alastair talks with Hedley Feast about his new faith place, Holy Trinity Headington Quarry.

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Making Disciples by Alastair Wood

Unfortunately the title does little to encourage us to contemplate the vibrant subject Living Faith moves us into this week. The very phrase itself drips with imagery, flavours and tastes of uncompromising evangelism.

Rather than being ‘Fishers of men’ encouraging people to examine the lifestyle and person of Jesus by presenting him in attractive incomplete and tantalising glimpses, we are reminded more of the huge trawler or factory ship, catching indiscriminate loads and subjecting them to Processing.

click link for full text:: Making Disciples

Many people were being healed in those early days of Jesus’ ministry, so not surprisingly we read that “just then, some men came, carrying a paralyzed man” v18.  Only way many sick people were going to get there at all – see 4:40.     Good to have in chapter 5 this focus on one person who had to be brought by friends or family.

Click link for full text: Healing Service sermon

This sermon kicks off a short sermon series based on the bishop’s 5 strategic pointers to inspire churches in the diocese to grow and develop in effectiveness in bringing God’s Kingdom to our world.

The five pointers are:

1.      Sustaining the sacred centre

2.      Making disciples

3.      Making a difference in society

4.      Creating vibrant Christian communities

5.      Shaping confident, collaborative leadership.

Now the bishop has been at pains to make it clear that he is not trying to tell us what to do – or how to do it but is offering us some material to stimulate our thinking together as a church community.

Click link for full text: Sustaining the Sacred Centre

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