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Welcome the RevSarah Shares podcast on Sunday 26thJune 2022. Today we look at the 5th mark of mission about caring for creation. Jillian, our trainee minister leads our reflection and her chosen text is Genesis 1:1-31 – the infamous creation text. She explores why we should care more as Christians for we are made in the image of God. Thank you to Ann for the reading. As our series concludes I hope...

Welcome as we look at the 4th Mark of Mission - TRANSFORM.  Using the story from Luke 8 about the demon-possessed man we explore how we push the responsibility for 'ills' onto others, something rather current in the UK today it appears, and yet we are called to transform society.  Somehow that is an uphill struggle.  Somehow we know what we want but not how to get there.  And s...

Welcome to worship at Moncreiff Parish Church as we return to the 5 marks of mission. Using a challenging passage of the judgement from Matthew 25:31-46 we explore kindness, motivation and the fact God knows us and our choices. The mark of mission – TEND is about how we respond to human need in loving service. It is second nature to many churches and people but why do we do it? Included here is th...

Welcome to Sunday worship on the second mark of mission which is teach. To teach, nurture and baptise…discipleship. We explore this with Paul and Lydia, cast our minds back to last week and see threads throughout scripture. Tell and teach are different yet related obviously. At the heart of the message today is that we are all teachers and learners but perhaps at different stages of learning and m...

Welcome to worship for Sunday 15th May 2022. Today we start a new series on the 5 Marks of Mission. The theme is TELL or sharing the Good News of the Kingdom. With help from Peter (remember him from last week – the epic fail guy who was loved and forgiven and trusted) we explore how the good news is for everyone. Who is our Cornelius’ today opening up the eyes of the religious prejudiced to God’s...

Welcome to our Sunday 8th May 2022 reflection where we explore failure and betrayal and our relationship with God, viewed through the story of Peter and Jesus. There is so much hope and renewal in this wee story and reminds us that all us are redeemable. Perhaps you don’t feel worthy, perhaps you think your failure is too great for God. Peter denied Jesus three times in the ultimate betrayal, far...

Welcome to worship – the third Sunday of Easter as we continue our series of signs upon the door. Today’s one say’s Gone Fishing. We explore together return to safety (home perhaps) and the concern we carry about being ‘enough’. We are gently reminded that ‘apart from Jesus we can do nothing’ but that with him we are enough, have enough. It is a message of encouragement in a world that often says...

Welcome to Low Sunday - after the high of Easter Sunday morning what happens next?  Exploring the story of the disciples and Thomas considering what happens when we hang up our closed signs.  Where is God in those circumstances?  I'd like to say he has pastoral care sorted with time, peace, power and a future - hopefully you'll agree.  Scripture from John 20:19-31 (thank you Ka...

Welcome to our Easter Sunday bible readings and reflection from Moncreiff as we celebrate the Risen Christ.  We share the Resurrection story from John 20.  We consider the confusion and the angst of a missing body and meeting the risen Lord. We touch on how women were first to meet him - the last shall be first! And ponder how no matter how unworthy we feel God loves us dearly.  We...

Welcome to Worship as we draw ever closer to Holy Week. We think today about Love our/for enemies. A really challenging text in the current climate. But is there something about love, God’s love, our love that is fundamental to the Christian faith. For me it is foundational but do you think so too? As we explore this text together we ponder how revolutionary Jesus was/is…asking a people oppressed...

Welcome to Worship. Still in the season of Lent, following Why was Jesus Crucified? Today’s story reminds us that Jesus didn’t conform. What we perceive should happen doesn’t! Our main focus is on perception – how is Jesus, Christianity, the Church perceived by others. Niall is our Depute Session Clerk and a trained Lay Worship Leader. In partnership with Rev Sarah, Niall is leading worship. His r...

Welcome to worship on Sunday 20th March 2022 where we mark the third Sunday in Lent. We are continuing our series on ‘”Why was Jesus Crucified?’ and considering the title Protester. Jesus overturning the tables in the temple is an important event that should disturb us and make us think as individuals and as a church. It is a wake up call in the face of apathy or for lukewarm or cold churches. It...

Welcome to Worship for Sunday 13th March 2022 – Lent 2 Why was Jesus Crucified?  For being a rule-breaker perhaps.  Wondering if sometimes the Church is caught up in religiosity rather than relationship, or rules and doctrine rather than reconciliation.  We also explore anger with Jesus and from Jesus.  The story of healing the woman on the Sabbath also speaks to those of us wh...

Welcome to worship as we begin our journey through Lent.  We will be exploring the question ‘Why was Jesus crucified?’ looking at the social and cultural issues that came his way.  Why was he loved and hated, welcomed and rejected, wanted yet feared?  It will never be a complete answer to the question. The intention is as we explore the question we might come to a fuller understandi...

 It is our final week looking at Paul's letter to the Philippian Church, and today we explore what it might mean to be content in all circumstances.  Stoical or content? Can we be content in a stormy world?   Reading from Philippians 4:10-23 and then the reflection on the passage.  Next week we begin our Lent series on 'Why was Jesus Crucified?' exploring how someone who d...

This is our first podcast so it is just a blend of the Scripture reading and the reflection on it.  So please forgive this wee trial run... This is the sermon reflection from Sunday 20th Feb 2022 looking at Philippians 4:1-9, exploring what it means to practice what we preach. How has the church made Christianity so boring when a brand new church facing persecution stands firm?  Why are...