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Joakim's God Talk: March 2015
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Sunday, 1 March 2015. Finding life by losing it. 8216;Get behind me, Satan! Get thee behind me, Satan! What a shock it must have been for Peter to hear Jesus address him in these cutting words, recorded by Mark (. Peter had been the first to say, ‘You are the Messiah’. When Jesus had asked, ‘Who do you say that I am? But Jesus then ‘began. To teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering … and be killed. So Peter remonstrates with Jesus: ‘Look here, Jesus, that can’t be right! As usual, Mar...
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Joakim's God Talk: August 2015
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Sunday, 2 August 2015. Address given on Sunday 2nd August 2015, the 9th after Trinity, at Templederry and St Mary's, Nenagh. Today’s OT reading ( 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a. Is a shocking story, isn’t it? You may feel shocked that David was let off so lightly for such a wicked act. However, that is not the end of it - we are told later in 2 Samuel that David was later publicly humiliated, both by family strife and by his son Absalom openly seizing his concubines, much as Nathan had prophesied. I wonder if we ...
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Joakim's God Talk: Something Happened
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Sunday, 19 April 2015. Address given at Templederry and Nenagh, and from memory at Killodiernan, on Sunday 12th April 2015, the 2nd of Easter Year B. Perhaps the most surprising thing about Jesus Christ is that we've all heard of him! Century messianic pretender, destined to be forgotten like so many others – so it must have seemed! Of the resurrection is all that is important. I suggest the same should be true for us. We can’t go back in time to study it with our 21. In the gospel reading John (20:19-31).
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Joakim's God Talk: February 2015
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Wednesday, 18 February 2015. Lent is a holiday from the everyday! Address given at the Service for Ash Wednesday (with ashing) in St Mary's Nenagh on 18 Feb 2015. You’ll be delighted to know that I’m not going to give you a long sermon! But I do want to say a very few words about Lent. But to many in the wider society we inhabit, Lenten fasting and self-denial seem plain daft, perverse even . ‘Oh what a bore! Go away, and let us get on with our busy lives.’. Lent is an opportunity:. To live more simply f...
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Joakim's God Talk: October 2014
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Sunday, 26 October 2014. The word of God. Address given at Templederry, Nenagh and Killodiernan on Sunday 26th October 2014, celebrated as Bible Sunday, year A. Today I’m going to talk about the Bible. This is the last Sunday in October, which General Synod has designated as Bible Sunday. It gives us an opportunity to celebrate and reflect on what we sometimes call the Good Book. But the Bible is more than just a book - it is in fact an extraordinary library of books. Without both sections of the library...
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Joakim's God Talk: The Living Church
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Sunday, 24 May 2015. Address given in Templederry, Nenagh and Killodiernan on Sunday 24th May 2015, Pentecost, Year B. We’re moving into Summer and Spring is almost if not quite behind us! We all love the sense of unfolding new life and development at this time of year, don’t we? The Lectionary readings are of course all about the Spirit. Let’s have a closer look at two of them. Reading, Jesus told his disciples that he would send them the Holy Spirit from the Father. In today’s 1. Reading ( Acts 2:1-21.
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Joakim's God Talk: June 2014
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Sunday, 22 June 2014. Fearlessly do what is right. An address given At Templederry, St Mary's Nenagh and Killodiernan on Sunday 22nd June 2014, the 1st after Trinity, year A. Today’s reading from Matthew’s Gospel (. Is strong meat, isn’t it! When I first read it I said to myself, ‘Joc, you really can’t preach about this! 8217; How could such dark stuff about conflict, violence and death be appropriate for a lovely summer’s day? A day of joy, as Caleb and Laura Clarke bring their daughter. Three times he ...
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Joakim's God Talk: April 2015
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Sunday, 19 April 2015. Address given at Templederry and Nenagh, and from memory at Killodiernan, on Sunday 12th April 2015, the 2nd of Easter Year B. Perhaps the most surprising thing about Jesus Christ is that we've all heard of him! Century messianic pretender, destined to be forgotten like so many others – so it must have seemed! Of the resurrection is all that is important. I suggest the same should be true for us. We can’t go back in time to study it with our 21. In the gospel reading John (20:19-31).
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Joakim's God Talk: May 2015
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Sunday, 24 May 2015. Address given in Templederry, Nenagh and Killodiernan on Sunday 24th May 2015, Pentecost, Year B. We’re moving into Summer and Spring is almost if not quite behind us! We all love the sense of unfolding new life and development at this time of year, don’t we? The Lectionary readings are of course all about the Spirit. Let’s have a closer look at two of them. Reading, Jesus told his disciples that he would send them the Holy Spirit from the Father. In today’s 1. Reading ( Acts 2:1-21.
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Joakim's God Talk: Advice to Ephesians
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Sunday, 2 August 2015. Address given on Sunday 2nd August 2015, the 9th after Trinity, at Templederry and St Mary's, Nenagh. Today’s OT reading ( 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a. Is a shocking story, isn’t it? You may feel shocked that David was let off so lightly for such a wicked act. However, that is not the end of it - we are told later in 2 Samuel that David was later publicly humiliated, both by family strife and by his son Absalom openly seizing his concubines, much as Nathan had prophesied. I wonder if we ...
