Harbour Faith Community Carrickfergus

Harbour Faith Community

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Sermons and workshops from the wonderful Harbour Faith Community in Carrickfergus. We are a progressive, informal church based in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland - just across from the harbour. We have Sunday services every week at 11:00am and you can keep up to date with other events via our Facebook page. In a part of the country largely dominated by a more conservative, evangelical version of Christianity, Harbour aims to provide a home for those who wish to explore the Christian faith in a more thoughtful , open and inclusive way. All Wonderers and Wanderers Welcome.

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Sunday 12 December 2021 Brian Ammons 12.12.2021

God vs The Divine - "The Bells That Still Can Ring" Session 3 09.12.2021

What do we mean when we talk about “God”? Some kind of super being? Or perhaps even “the most” super being? Or do we mean something beyond all that entirely? Listen in for Brendan’s take on “Meta-Theism”!

Experience vs Dogma - "The Bells That Still Can Ring" Session 2 03.12.2021

Should we really be trying to make our own experience of God submit to codified religion or dogma? Brendan doesn’t think so.

The Bible vs The Writings - "The Bells That Still Can Ring" Session 1 25.11.2021

In this session, Brendan calls into question some of our common assumptions about The Bible, and asks instead if we’re willing to embark on a journey of discovery through The Writings. Session one - The Bible vs The Writings Brendan McCarthy “In one of his many arresting statements, Jesus advised: “Truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if...

Collapsing Social Distance at Jacobs Well 17.03.2020 39:00

The woman at the well is often misrepresented as some kind of sinful outcast who Jesus takes pity on. Spoiler alert, she’s way more than that - and so are you.

The Bible and "The Word" of God 10.03.2020 38:00

Christians tend to have a complicated relationship with the bible. On the one hand many Christians claim that the Bible is the literal, authoritative, inerrant, infallible - word of God. On the other hand, the same book sits on many a shelf gathering dust - because we don’t know how to read it.

Who is "God" in a multi-faith world? 02.03.2020

“God” is not the name of the Christian deity. “God” is actually a placeholder word for that which cannot be named. Only after we drop our graven images of God, can we truly come into the presence of the One who has no image.