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Jon Swales
Oct 29, 20230 min read
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Jesus and Justified Warfare
‘Today the world is on the brink of ruin because the church refuses to be the church, because we Christians have been deceiving ourselves...
Jon Swales
Oct 29, 202310 min read
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Apocalypse Now: Reading Revelation Sermon Three
Sermon Three This is the final sermon in our mini-series on the book of Revelation. Over the last few weeks we have been dipping into...
Jon Swales
Oct 28, 202311 min read
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Apocalypse Now: Reading Revelation Sermon Two
Sermon Two Last week we began a mini-series on the book of Revelation. The book of Revelation, as a prophetic letter and apocalypse, ...
Jon Swales
Oct 28, 202311 min read
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Apocalypse Now: Reading Revelation Sermon One
Brothers and Sisters we live in uncertain times, in what many may call a time of crisis. I could talk about Brexit or the Trump...
Jon Swales
Oct 28, 20239 min read
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Awake, O Sleeper
Father of Creation, God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, With confidence, We approach your throne of grace to receive mercy, and find...
Jon Swales
Oct 28, 20232 min read
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Holy Other/Imminent and Personal
Wholly Other, Wrapped in unapproachable light. Holy Other, The One from whom the Seraphim hide their eyes. Come Close, Draw Near, Be the...
Jon Swales
Oct 25, 20231 min read
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The Prophet Joel: Listen, Lament & Repent
Joel, the son of Pethuel (1:1), is a prophet who powerfully provided a theological interpretation of an unfolding ecological catastrophe....
Jon Swales
Oct 25, 202310 min read
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A Lament for Gaza & Israel
God, You promised to bind up the brokenhearted and comfort those who mourn. Yet, at this moment, it feels as though those assurances are...
Jon Swales
Oct 21, 20231 min read
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A Prayer for Peace
Father of Creation, God of Justice, Our hearts are heavy, Our souls are sad. A darkness has descended upon the earth. The beautiful,...
Jon Swales
Oct 21, 20231 min read
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Turn Your Face: A Prayer
Father of Creation, Turn your face to us, Strengthen us, So that We will face what we will face With a firm heart, Focused mind and...
Jon Swales
Oct 14, 20232 min read
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The Book of Job: A Sermon (Part Two)
Sermon Notes Below Each week we begin Lighthouse service with the following words. Life is full of many different storms, and as I look...
Jon Swales
Oct 14, 202310 min read
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The Book of Job: Sermon (Part One)
Sermon Notes- Below [PLAY LOUIS ARMSTRONG VIDEO: Wonderful World: SOUND ON] This world is at times beautiful and wonderful, a ‘theatre...
Jon Swales
Oct 14, 202312 min read
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Exile and Return- A Sermon (Psalm 123, Ezekiel 36)
Sermon Notes Below. This song, written 13 years before I was born, rightly recognized and proclaimed that the world, and the normal roads...
Jon Swales
Oct 14, 20239 min read
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Discipleship and the Kingdom
Jesus proclaimed and embodied the reign and rule of the Father. He declared, 'The Kingdom of God is at hand' (Matthew 4:17), and...
Jon Swales
Oct 13, 20233 min read
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Violence and Myths
I was laid awake last night thinking about the horror unfolding in Gaza and Israel. I got up this morning and wrote down a few thoughts....
Jon Swales
Oct 10, 20234 min read
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Avoiding Collapse
The science is unequivocal – we find ourselves at a critical juncture in history. Our planet is now 1.2 degrees Celsius warmer than...
Jon Swales
Oct 9, 20232 min read
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A Prayer for Israel & Gaza
Father of Creation, God of Justice, The world weeps as violence and war erupt in Israel and Gaza, Our hearts are heavy, Our souls are...
Jon Swales
Oct 9, 20231 min read
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Heaven's Sabotage- A Prayer for Ukraine
Father of Creation, God of the Nations, We cry out to you, A litany of lament, A heart song of sadness As we witness war & The death and...
Jon Swales
Oct 4, 20232 min read
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Ukraine & the Masters of War: A Prayer
Father of Creation, God of Peace, We thank you for your Son, Jesus, Who proclaimed and enacted a kingdom of peace. A kingdom in which...
Jon Swales
Oct 4, 20232 min read
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