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1 corinthians 1.1-9, mark 13.24-end
acts 1.6-14; john 17.1-11
acts 4.1-22, 1 kings 2.10-12,3.16-end
deuteronomy 16.9-15, john 15.26-16.15, psalm 48
deuteronomy 18.15-19; matthew 10.1-22, psalms 86 and 117
ezekiel 11.14-end, matthew 13.44-52, psalm 26
ezekiel 34.11-16, 20,24; matthew 25.31-end
malachi 3.1-4.4, philippians 4.4-7, psalm 68.1-20
psalm 90
1 chronicles 29.6 – 19, john 2.13 – 22
1 chronicles 29v6-19, acts 7v44-50
1 cor 12.12-31a, luke 4.14-21
1 corinthians 1. 18-25, john 2. 13-22
1 corinthians 1.1-9, john 1.29-42
1 corinthians 11.23-26, john 6.51-58
1 corinthians 15. 1-11
1 corinthians 15. 51 – 58, john 14. 1 - 7, 27
1 corinthians 15.20-26, 51-58
1 corinthians 15:1-11; luke 5 1-11
1 corinthians 15; john 11.17-27
1 corinthians 3 : 10 – 17; matthew 21 : 12 - 16
1 corinthians 3.11
1 corinthians 4. 1-5
1 john 1. 1-5; john 1. 14, 18
1 john 1.1-2.2; john 20: 19-end
1 john 1.5, revelation 12.7-9, isaiah 6.1-6; ezekiel 1
1 john 2.1
1 john 3. 1-17
1 john 4.16b-21, psalm 121
1 john 4.7-16; john 14.1-7
1 john 5.1-6, john 15.9-17
1 kings 19.1-16, 2 peter 1.16-end, psalms 2,99
1 kings 22. 1-28, romans 15. 4-13
1 kings 3. 3 - 15 and luke 18. 1 - 14
1 kings 8. 22, 23; 41-43
1 peter 2.1-10
1 peter 2.1-12
1 peter 4.12-19, john 16.29-33
1 sam. 17. 41-45, 48-50; mark 2. 1-12
1 samuel 1.1-20, revelation 22.6-end
1 samuel 3.1-20, ephesians 4.1-16, psalm 96
1 samuel 3v1-11, 15, 19-21, john 15v8-17
1 thessalonians 2.9-13, matthew 24,1-14
1 thesselonians 5 v 1-11
1 timothy 1. 12 - 17 and luke 15. 1 - 10
1 timothy 4.6-13; luke 4.16-21
2 chron 35:1-6, 10-16, ps 35, lk 22:1-13
2 corinthians 3. 4-end
2 corinthians 3.12-4.2, luke 9.28-36
2 corinthians 4.16-18
2 corinthians 5.20b-6-10, matthew 6.1-6, 16-21
2 corinthians 5: 16-end luke 15: 1-3, 11b-end
2 corinthians 6.1-13, mark 4.35-end
2 corinthians 9 and isaiah 30. 8 - 21
2 kings 2.1-12, matthew 17.1-23
2 kings 23: 15-18; hebrews 12: 18-24
2 kings 4: 8-37
2 kings 6. 8-23
2 samuel 11.26-12.10, 13-15, luke 7.36-8.3
2 samuel 18: 31 – 19:8 and john 18 : 1 - 12
2 samuel 23.1-5 ephesians 1.15-end
2 samuel 23.1-7
2 timothy 2. 8 - 15; luke 17. 11 - 19
2 timothy 4. 6 - 8, 16 - 18 and luke 18. 9 - 14
acts 1.6-14, john 17.1-11
acts 19:1-7, mark 1:4-11
acts 3:12-19, luke 24:36b-48
acts 4.5-12, john 10.11-18
acts 9
acts 9v1-20, john 21v1-19
amos 3.1-8; psalm 13; ephesians 5.1-17
amos 5. 18-24; matthew 25. 1-13
amos 6.1a, 4-7, luke 16.19-31
amos 8.4-7, luke 16.1-13
amos 8.9-12, mark 15.33-41
baruch 4: 36 – 5 end, john 2: 1-12
colossians 3. 1, 2; john 20.19-end
colossians 3. 12 – 17; matthew 24. 30 -35
colossians 3.12-17
colossians 3.12-17, luke 2.41-end
colossians 3.1-4; john 20.1-18
daniel 3.13-end, matthew 13.24-30,36-43
deuteronomy 18.15-20, mark 1.21-28
deuteronomy 26.1-11, luke 4. 1-13
deuteronomy 5.12-15, mark 2.23-3.6
deuteronomy 7.7-13, revelation 2.1-11
deuteronomy 7.7-13, revelation 2.1-11, psalm 142
ecclesiastes 1; matthew 6.22-34
ecclesiastes 11 -12, 2 timothy 2.1-7, psalm 119.89-104
ecclesiastes 11 and 12, 2 timothy 2:1-7
ecclesiastes 11-12, 2 timothy 2.1-7
ecclesiastes 12 & ephesians 1.15-23
ecclesiastes 12. 12
ecclesiastes 3.1-11, 1 peter 1.3-12
ecclesiasticus 35.12-17, luke 18.9-14
ecclesiasticus 38:1-14, colossians 4:7-end
ecclesiasticus 39.1-3, 8, 9; john 20.29-31
ecclesiasticus 39.1-3, 8-9, john 20.29-31
ecclesiasticus 42.15-25, hebrews 11.17-31, psalm 88
ephesians 1. 22- 2.1-6
ephesians 2 : 1-10, john 3 : 14-21
ephesians 3.1-12, matthew 2.1-12
ephesians 3.14-21
ephesians 4.20
ephesians 5.14
ephesians 6:10-20, john 6:56-69
exodus 16.7
exodus 3.1-15, john 3.1-17
exodus 33.7-11, john 21.19b-end
exodus 34.29-35, 2 corinthians 3
exodus 35.30-35
exodus 5.1-6.1, philippians 3.4b-14, psalms 11,12
exodus 6v2-13, romans 5v1-11, psalms 13,14
ezekiel 1; revelation 4
ezekiel 13.11-12, 15-16, john 10.11-15
ezekiel 17: 22 – end & mark 4: 26-34
ezekiel 2.1-5, psalm 123, mark 6.1-13
ezekiel 34.11-12, 15-16; john 10.11-15
galatians 3. 1-9, 23-29
genesis 1.1-5, mark 1.4-11
genesis 12.1-3; 16.1-16, hebrews 11.1-2, 8-12
genesis 13, mark 4.21-end
genesis 14:17-20, john 2:1-11
genesis 15. 1-12, 17, 18
genesis 15.1-6, luke 12.32-40
genesis 18. 23 - 33; job 42. 1 - 6; job 30. 19 - 23
genesis 2. 15-17; genesis 3. 1-7
genesis 2.4a-end, luke
genesis 2.4b-25
genesis 21.1-7, 22.1-19, hebrews 11.1-2,17-22
genesis 24.1-27, mark 5.21-end
genesis 27.1-40, mark 6.1-16
genesis 28. 10 - 17
genesis 28. 10 - 19a and 1 peter 2. 1 - 10
genesis 28.1-4, 10-21
genesis 28: 10-19a, john 1: 35-end
genesis 3
genesis 3:8-15, mark 3:20-end
genesis 4.1-16, mark 3,7-19
genesis 42. 1 - 25 and corinthians 10. 1 - 24
genesis 42. 1-25, 1 corinthians 10.1-24
genesis 50.4-end, 1 corinthians 14.1-19
haggai 1.13-2.9, 1 corinthians 3.10-17, psalm 48
haggai 2. 1 - 9
hebrews 1. 1 - 4 and john 1. 1 - 14
hebrews 1.1-4; 2.5-12, mark 10.2-16
hebrews 10.11-25, mark 13.1-8
hebrews 10.19-25
hebrews 11.32-12.2, isaiah 65.17-end
hebrews 11: 8-10, 13-16; 13: 14-16
hebrews 12. 22 - 24
hebrews 12. 22-24
hebrews 12.18-28, matthew 21.12-16
hebrews 13. 14-15
hebrews 2.14-end, luke 2.22-40
hebrews 5.5-10, john 12.20-33
isaiah 1. 10-18
isaiah 10.33-11.9, john 14.23-29
isaiah 10: 33 – 11: 10 matthew 1: 18-end
isaiah 11.1-9, john 16.1-15
isaiah 26. 1-9, 19; luke 24. 13-35
isaiah 28.14-16, john 15.17-end
isaiah 30.8-21, 2 corinthians 9
isaiah 31. 1-2, 4-5
isaiah 31. 5
isaiah 33.13-22; john 3.22-36
isaiah 35
isaiah 35 luke 1: 57-66
isaiah 35.4-7a, mark 7. 24-end
isaiah 40
isaiah 40.1-11, luke 1.1-25
isaiah 40.12-17, 27-end, matthew 28.16-20
isaiah 44.1-8, ephesians 4.7-16
isaiah 45. 9 - 22
isaiah 46.3-end, romans 12.1-8, psalm 135
isaiah 5. 1 - 7 and matthew 21. 33 - end
isaiah 5: 1-7; matthew 21: 33-46
isaiah 52:1-12, matthew 24:36-44
isaiah 53.6–12, romans 4.13–25
isaiah 55. 1, 2; 6-9
isaiah 55.1-9, luke 13.1-9
isaiah 55: 1-11, romans 6: 1-11
isaiah 58.1-12; psalm 51.1-18; john 8.1-11
isaiah 58.6-12; philippians 2.1-11
isaiah 6. 1-3; ezekiel 1. 4-10, 22-28a; revelation 4
isaiah 6.1-8, john 16.5-15
isaiah 6.1-8; 1 john 5,1-12, psalm 21, 147.13-end
isaiah 60. 1-6; matthew 2.1-12; john 1.9
isaiah 60.1-6, matthew 2.1-12
isaiah 60.9-end, hebrews 6.16-7.10, psalm 96
isaiah 60.9-end, hebrews 6.17-20, 7.20-25, psalm 96
isaiah 61, galatians 3.27-4.7
isaiah 61, luke 4.14-21
isaiah 61.1-11, acts 4.32-37
isaiah 61.1-4, 8-end; john 1.6-8, 19-28
isaiah 61; luke 4.14-21
isaiah 62.1-5, john 2.1-11
isaiah 65.17-25, luke 2.1-20
isaiah 65.17-25; st luke 2.1-20
isaiah 66.20-33, ephesians 1.11-end
isaiah 7.10-14, luke 1.26-38
isaiah 9.2,6,7; luke 2.8-20
james 2.14-end, psalm 8
james 5.7-10; matthew 11. 2-11
jeremiah 1.4-9, matthew 9.35-37
jeremiah 20. 10-12, mark 14. 43-65
jeremiah 20.1-11a, psalms 63,64, romans 14.1-17
jeremiah 22: 1-9, 13-17, luke 14: 27-33
jeremiah 31.31-34, john 12.20-33
jeremiah 31.31-34; psalm 46; romans 3.19-28; john 8.31-36
jeremiah 5.1-19, romans 7.7-end
jeremiah 6.16-21, romans 9.1-13
jeremiah 7.1-11, 1 corinthians 3.9-17, psalms 48.150
jeremiah 7.1-11, luke 19.1-10
jeremiah 7v1-16, psalm 39, romans 9v14-26
job 19.1-27a
job 28 and colossians 1:15-23
job 28.4
joel 2. 28, acts 2. 17
joel 2.21-32, acts 2.14-21
john 1 : 1 – 14 and colossians 1 : 15 - 20
john 1. 19-28
john 1. 29
john 1.1-5, 10-18, ephesians 1.3-14
john 1.3b-5, john 8. 12, john 12.35
john 11. 1-45, romans 8. 6-11
john 13.31-35, acts 11.1-18
john 14. 23-29
john 14.1-14
john 14.1-6
john 14v1-6
john 15. 12 - end
john 15. 21 - 27
john 18. 36 - 38
john 19. 25b-27
john 2. 1-11
john 20. 19-31
john 20. 19-end
john 20.1-18
john 20: 1-18
john 4. 5 - 42
john 6. 12, 13
john 6. 1-21
john 6. 51-58
john 7.14-36
john 8. 12-58
john 9
john 9. 35 - 41
jonah 3.1-15, 10; mark 1.14-20
joshua 1. 1 - 11 and 1 corinthians 3. 10 - end
joshua 1.1-11, 1 corinthians 3.10-end, psalm 15
joshua 1.1-11, hebrews12.18-24, psalm 15
joshua 1.1-15; hebrews 12.18-24
joshua 1.1-9, ephesians 6.10-20
joshua 3.7-end; matthew 10.1-22
joshua 3:1-8, 14-end, hebrews 1:1-12, psalms 46 & 47
joshua 4. 1 - 14 and luke 23. 39 - 49
joshua 5.9-12, luke 15.1-3,11b-32
lamentations 3. 22 - 33 and john 11. 32 - 44
leviticus 19. 1-2, 15-18; matthew 22. 34-end
leviticus 23.39-end, john 6.1-15
luke 1. 1-25
luke 1. 35
luke 1.26-38
luke 1.38
luke 1: 39-55
luke 10. 38 - end
luke 10.1-9
luke 10.38-42, genesis 18.1-10
luke 11. 1 - 13
luke 12. 13 - 21 and colossians 3. 1 - 11
luke 12.29-34
luke 14.27-33, numbers 21.4-9
luke 15. 1-10
luke 18. 1-8
luke 2. 15-21
luke 2. 22-40
luke 21:25-36, 1 thessalonians 3:9-13
luke 23.43
luke 24. 36 - 48
luke 24.13-35
luke 3.21-22
luke 6 : 17 – 31
luke 6:20-31, ephesians 1:1-11
luke 7. 11 - 17
luke 9.28-36, 2 peter 1.16-19
luke 9:28-43
malachi 3. 1 –4, luke 3.1-6
malachi 3. 1-4, 4; luke 1. 78
mark 1. 21 - 35
mark 1. 9-11; matthew 3. 13-17; luke 3. 21-22
mark 10.46-end, hebrews 7.23-end
mark 14. 1 - 11
mark 14. 1-21
mark 14.66-15.15
mark 15.26-16.8, daniel 6.1-23
mark 15.40-16.7 (john 20.1-18)
mark 15: 16-32
mark 7.1-8, 14-15, 21-23, james 1.17-end
mark 8. 27-38
mark 9.2-9
mark 9.30-37
mark: 14.22-42
matthew 1.18-25
matthew 1:18-end
matthew 11. 28-30
matthew 15.10-28
matthew 17. 1-13
matthew 2. 13 - end
matthew 21.23-32, philippians 2.1-13
matthew 28.1-10, 16-end, zephaniah 3.14-end
matthew 28.18
matthew 5. 1 - 10
matthew 5.21-37, 1 corinthians 3.1-9
matthew 5.5
matthew 6.1-6, 16-21, 2 corinthians 5.20-6.10
matthew 9: 9-13
micah 3.5-end, matthew 24.1-14, psalm 43
micah 4.1-5, matthew 5: 1-12
nehemiah 8v9-end, john 16v1-11
numbers 11.4-6, 10-16, 24-29; mark 9.38-50
numbers 21. 4-9; john 3. 14-21
numbers 9.15-end, 1 corinthians 7v17-24
philippians 1. 21-end
philippians 1.3-11, luke 3.1–6
philippians 2. 5-11
philippians 3. 1-14; acts 9. 1-22
philippians 3: 4b-14, john 12: 1-8
philippians 3:4-14; matthew 21:33-end
philippians 4. 1-9
prayer of manasseh john 11: 17-44
proverbs 25.6-7, luke 14.1, 7-14
proverbs 4.1-18, 1 john 3.16-4.6
proverbs 8.1, 22-31, revelation 4
proverbs 8.1-4, 22-31, john 16.12-15
psalm 104 (vv 1-4, 14-26)
psalm 11, malachi 2.17-3.5, matthew 13. 44-58
psalm 116. 10-end
psalm 119. 17 - 32 and isaiah 28. 9 - 22 and 2 corinthians 8. 1 - 9
psalm 125, proverbs 15. 1-17, romans 12. 9-21
psalm 131.2
psalm 19
psalm 23
psalm 23; john 10. 3-5
psalm 23; john 10.11-18
psalm 37
psalm 4
psalm 51, exodus 32.7-14, luke 15.1-10
psalm 65
psalm 80: 1-8
psalm 81 and genesis 41. 1 - 16, 25 - 37 and 1 corinthians 4. 8 - 13
psalm 84; matthew 9. 1 - 23
psalm 87
psalm 90.4, psalm 96, malachi 4. 1-2, luke 21.5-19
psalm 96
psalm 96. 7-13
psalms 15 and 128, ecclesiastes 3
revelation 1. 4-18
revelation 20.11-end
revelation 21.1-6a, john 11.32-44
revelation 4, luke 8.22-25
revelation 5. 1-10, psalm 139.1-9, john1. 43-end
romans 10: 8b-13, luke 4: 1-13
romans 11.25-end
romans 12.9-13; 13.8-10; luke22.24-30
romans 13. 1-10
romans 13.11-end, matthew 24.36-44
romans 6.3-11, mark 16.1-8
romans 8. 28-end, john 14. 1-6, 27
romans 8.26
romans 8.34, hebrews 7.25
romans 8:12-17, john 3:1-17
sirach 44.1-10; hebrews 11.8-16
song of solomon 3.2-5, 8.6-7; john 20.11 – 18
song of solomon 3:2-5; 8:6,7. & john 20:11-18
song of solomon 4.16-5.2, 8.6-7; revelation 3.14-end, psalm 45
song of solomon 4.16-5.2; 8.6-7, revelation 3.14-end
st john 2. 1-11
st luke 14.12-24
st luke 2. 15-21
st matthew 2. 13-18
wisdom 11.21-12.11, galatians 4.8-20
wisdom 3 .1 - 5, 9 and psalm 23
wisdom 7.22b-8.1; 1 corinthians 1.18-25
zephaniah 3:14-end; luke 3:7-18
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21 April 2019
Easter 2019
The Right Reverend Paul Butler
07 April 2019
The solution is at the table
Michael Hampel
07 April 2019
Trifling miracles and a meal
Jason Byassee
31 March 2019
Life in all its fullness
Michael Hampel
31 March 2019
The parable of potential resolve
Michael Hampel
24 March 2019
The comedy of redemption
Michael Hampel
17 March 2019
Good faith
Michael Hampel
10 March 2019
Something must be done
Michael Hampel
03 March 2019
The Face of Christ
Simon Oliver
24 February 2019
Creation and Christ
Simon Oliver
17 February 2019
Wisdom and contemplation
Simon Oliver
10 February 2019
What is the ‘Good News’?
Gabrielle Thomas
27 January 2019
Concern for the poor
Simon Oliver
13 January 2019
A baptism of inspiration
Michael Hampel
06 January 2019
The Fourth Wise Man
Michael Hampel
30 December 2018
The First Sunday of Christmas 2018
Simon Oliver
30 December 2018
The First Sunday of Christmas 2018 (Matins)
Simon Oliver
23 December 2018
Mystery and Jolly Sing Songs
Michael Hampel
16 December 2018
Stewards of the Mysteries of God
Michael Hampel
09 December 2018
Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight
The Very Reverend Dr Sarah Rowland Jones
02 December 2018
Waiting, in hope, for the King
Gabrielle Thomas
29 November 2018
Advent Address 2018
Simon Oliver
25 November 2018
Founders and Benefactors November 2018
The Right Reverend Christine Hardman, Bishop of Newcastle
11 November 2018
Remembrance Sunday 2018
Simon Oliver
02 November 2018
Death is not the end of the story
Gabrielle Thomas
28 October 2018
St Simon and St Jude
Simon Oliver
30 September 2018
Valedictory Eucharist of The Reverend Canon Dr David Kennedy, Vice-Dean and Precentor
Simon Oliver
16 September 2018
Peter's turning
David Kennedy
09 September 2018
God’s Justice Includes Jews and Gentiles
Gabrielle Thomas
02 September 2018
‘Let no one move his bones’
David Kennedy