Lots of people know about, respect and admire Jesus. Some say he was an amazing teacher, an inspirational leader, and an incredible example of how to live a loving, self-sacrificing life. Millions worship Jesus, which might make us think we could never live like him - but could this be possible, and is there life in this for us? In this series, we are going to look at practical habits we can build into our lives which are inspired by things Jesus did and encouraged people to do too. We'll sh ...
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Severn Vineyard presents a podcast about our spiritual and emotional health. What does it mean to healthy in spiritual and emotional ways, and what difference can this make to our quality of life? We’re going to hear and discuss ideas about this with people who have experiences and stories to share about life in good and not so good states of health. Our first series, on “Emotionally Healthy Church”, looks at how we have sometimes found church to be a difficult experience and how we have bee ...
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Severn Vineyard is a Bristol-based church for people who are searching for hope and wanting to contribute to the well-being of other people. This podcast feed is pretty much everything we're making in audio form, from talks and discussions to meditations and music. That's why it's our "all you can eat buffet", with the whole spread in one convenient place. (Look out for more focused feeds on particular topics as we launch them if you prefer going "a la carte".) Online, we live at https://www ...
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Week 33 - middle of Isaiah - Boxset Binge the Bible
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Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the chapters 28 to 49 of the book of Isaiah. When was the last time you thought about how amazing it is that people - including us - can hear from God? How can we know we hear from the real God, and don’t just replay our own ideas about life? Isaiah gives lots of guidance on this to peopl…
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Week 32 - beginning of Isaiah - Boxset Binge the Bible
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Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the first 27 chapters of the book of Isaiah. Can we imagine the horror and trauma of national exile? How would we feel and what would we do to try and feel better about ourselves and our future if it happened to us? From a distance, we could look at Isaiah’s words of God’s judgement and c…
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Week 31 - 2 Corinthians, Philippians and Colossians - Boxset Binge the Bible
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Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about Paul’s guidance to the church in his letters 2 Corinthians, Philippians and Colossians. Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians had been harsh, strict and apparently hurtful to some in that church in some ways, and in this follow-up, we get to see more of Paul’s heart - what did he really …
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Week 30 - end of Kings and some Psalms - Boxset Binge the Bible
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Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the end of the story in the books of Kings, along with Psalms 73 to 78. The big, tragic message of this part of the story is that God’s people ended up exiled from their promised land, and the main reason given for this was their turning away from God. Looking at how this happened, there …
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Week 29 - middle of Kings - Boxset Binge the Bible
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Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the middle of the story in the books of Kings. History is often told in terms of leaders, what they did and how their power influenced the world, but in this part of a story of corrupt leadership, the focus moves to prophets Elijah and Elisha. They were given power from God to help ordina…
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Talk: Peter - wanting more of Jesus - Dan Green
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What it is like to follow Jesus? Dan Green looks at Simon Peter, whose story and character show several relatable sides to this. Peter’s choice to follow and believe in Jesus was remarkable, given his life experience, but maybe not as much as Jesus’ choice to call and believe in Peter first. Peter’s response to Jesus involved much practical learnin…
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Week 28 - beginning of Kings - Boxset Binge the Bible
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Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the first part of the book of Kings. It can be hard to know what to make of these stories of life after King David. Characters like Solomon are awesome and sometimes live in ways we would love to have part of, but they are also complex and flawed. Drawing moral conclusions from what they …
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Week 27 - 1 Corinthians and 1 & 2 Timothy - Boxset Binge the Bible
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Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians and both of his letters to a young leader, Timothy. After stressing to believers in Christ the importance of freedom from the law, why does Paul seem to be setting a lot of rules for the church in Corinth? Positioned at the intersection of lands and …
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Talk: How to join the revolution? - Owen Lynch
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What do we expect from people joining a journey of faith? Owen Lynch looks at the disputes which arose in the early church around following the Jewish law, why this was important to many people, and why the opening of God’s kingdom to all was a challenging, counter-intuitive idea to them. Two key leaders, Peter and Paul, found themselves in dispute…
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Week 26 - Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum and some Psalms - Boxset Binge the Bible
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Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about several “minor” prophets with major messages in the Old Testament, as well as Psalms 66 to 72. We often think of the word “righteous” as quite religious or worthy in a traditional way, but when God’s prophets called people to righteousness, it looks like the major concern was how people w…
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Talk: There is something more - David Jennings
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What might be stopping us from asking for everything God wants to give us? David Jennings looks at his experiences of scary situations, worries about losing control, and the stories he had been told about missionaries suffering. There is likely to be a cost when we trade what we wanted for what God wants, but could we find that it’s better not to s…
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Week 25 - Hosea, Joel and some Psalms - Boxset Binge the Bible
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Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the Old Testament prophets Hosea and Joel, and Psalms 52 to 65. What does God want most from people? Some parts of the Bible make it look like religious practice is the most important thing, while others make following rules in the rest of life seem vital over everything else. But when Go…
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Week 24 - Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs and some Proverbs - Boxset Binge the Bible
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Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about wisdom in the Old Testament including Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs and Proverbs chapters 19 to 26. Is the Bible an instruction book? It seems vital to review this before considering the wisdom literature, because that will shape our view on the role of what is written there. If the Bible i…
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Talk: Do we need to fall into a trance like Peter? - Owen Lynch
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What does God need to do to change our minds? Owen Lynch follows the story of the first believers in “The Way” of Jesus and sees how his call for them to adopt a new perspective - what is often translated “repent” in our Bibles - might happen more than once, and could take dramatic forms. Peter had a vision from God which not only changed his mind …
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Week 23 - end of Matthew’s gospel + Galatians and Ephesians - Boxset Binge the Bible
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Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the end of Matthew’s gospel, chapters 21 to 28, as well as Paul’s letters to the Galatians and Ephesians. The gospel story of Jesus reveals a lot about what God really wants for people and the misunderstandings which arise when people think this is all about religion, ceremonies, sacrific…
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Talk: Prophecy - Claire Lynch
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How does God speak to us today, and how can we helpfully share this? Claire Lynch looks at what the Bible says about prophecy in the lives of people who follow Jesus, and what we have learned about this from experience and practice in sharing. Find more information in the transcript at https://www.severnvineyard.org/sunday-talks-bloglist/2024/6/1/p…
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Week 22 - beginning of Matthew’s gospel - Boxset Binge the Bible
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Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about Matthew’s gospel, chapters 1 to 20. This seems written to introduce Jesus as part of his Jewish family, with a special place and purpose as a descendant of King David. Israel in Jesus’ time was divided over how to solve the problems of Roman occupation and see the kingdom of God restore t…
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Talk: Expansive and inclusive - Owen Lynch
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How expansive and inclusive is God’s kingdom? Owen Lynch looks at the story of Saul who, as part of the duty he felt to uphold God’s law, travelled to oppose Jesus’ followers and take them prisoner. But the risen Jesus intervened, met Saul and changed his mind and his name. As Paul, God would use him to take the gospel message far beyond the bounda…
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Week 21 - end of Samuel and some Psalms - Boxset Binge the Bible
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Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about 2 Samuel chapters 11 to 24 and Psalms 42 to 51. After the rise of King David came corruption which affected him, the community around him, and his family. We can only guess what was in his mind when he acted on his desire for another man’s wife, but we can see what was in his heart after …
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Week 20 - middle of Samuel - Boxset Binge the Bible
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Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about 1 Samuel chapter 21 through to 2 Samuel chapter 10. The rise of King David is inspiring, like a hero story, although with some tragic twists to come. David’s initial struggles don’t just show his character as he hopes and trusts in God, but he meets creatively with God and ends up express…
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Talk: Forgiveness - Rossie Henderson-Begg
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Why is forgiveness so important? Rossie Henderson-Begg looks at what Jesus talked and showed about this, and considers what happens when we can, or can’t, find forgiveness ourselves. Can our ability and choice to forgive have a profound effect on us, as well as people we know?Von Severn Vineyard
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Week 19 - beginning of Samuel - Boxset Binge the Bible
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Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the first book of Samuel, chapters 1 to 20. What sort of kingdom did God want to build, and how was this shown when it worked well, and not so well? The rules had been set about who was meant to do what, but Samuel was a surprising addition to the line of priests who would mediate between…
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Talk: What the hell? - Claire Lynch
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What is hell, and where have we got our ideas about this from? Claire Lynch looks at the stories and images in the Bible that relate to this, and how people in the Bible, including Jesus, communicated by referring to concepts that were meaningful and resonant with their audience. These included ideas drawn from Hebrew and neighbouring cultures, and…
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Week 18 - Ruth, Esther and some Proverbs - Boxset Binge the Bible
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Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the books of Ruth and Esther, as well as Proverbs chapters 10 to 18. What does it mean to be Jewish, or part of any meaningful group? The stories of Ruth and Esther are perspectives on this, both celebrated for what they can show us about faith, courage, loss and redemption, but differing…
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Week 17 - Judges - Boxset Binge the Bible
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Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the book of Judges. There are lots of gory stories which aren’t suitable for Sunday School (Bern shares an embarrassing Dad moment…) and it’s hard to find good role models, but perhaps Gideon comes close in the way he consults and responds to God, ready to do surprising things with humili…
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Talk: A new kind of empire - Owen Lynch
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How far would this revolution go? Owen Lynch looks at the way scattered believers in the early days of the church encountered new believers who looked like they would not fit in. While the law, as people understood it, seemed to put them on the margins or outside the boundaries of acceptability, an African eunuch had not only found status in a roya…
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Week 16 - Joshua - Boxset Binge the Bible
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Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the book of Joshua. At face value, this story of the establishment of Israel in its promised land is a combination of glory and horror - there is new life for God’s people, but a lot of death for almost everyone else. It’s important to consider how people at the time would have heard and …
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Talk: Things get out of hand - Owen Lynch
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Do we get that there’s a massive movement building? Owen Lynch looks at the growing expectation among Jesus’ followers early in the book of Acts that their world would change. Believers were living in revolutionary ways which changed how they saw and handled possessions, hoped and worked for equality, and fought and dealt with corruption. There beg…
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Week 15 - Job - Boxset Binge the Bible
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Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the book of Job. In lots of ways, this is a puzzling story that might seem not to fit well into the Bible - although that might depend on how we read the rest of the Bible. If we think it has given us explanations of why things work and rules we can follow with predictable results, we mig…
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Talk: Deny yourself and follow me - Kyle Henderson-Begg
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What does it mean to deny ourselves, and what difference can this make? Kyle Henderson-Begg looks at what Jesus showed and taught, and what his followers came to believe about this. What are the advantages of self-control, and where can we find more strength to benefit from this?Von Severn Vineyard
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Week 14 - Mark’s gospel - Boxset Binge the Bible
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Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the gospel according to Mark. Looking at the history leading up to the time of Jesus, they reflect on the significance of Jesus' life and what it meant to live in and look forward to the kingdom of God. Where was, and is, the "battlefront" that establishes it? Between nations, between peo…
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Why did Jesus die? - Boxset Binge the Bible
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In a bonus episode for Easter, Bern Leckie and Claire Lynch discuss the different views available in the Bible on the meaning and purpose of Jesus' death, as well as his resurrection and what these mean for us. We could regard the whole business as mystery, or pick a clear and simple explanation. One which is widely shared is "penal substitutionary…
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Week 13 - end of Numbers - Boxset Binge the Bible
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Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the end of the book of Numbers, chapters 17 to 36. What’s so important about giving glory to God, or credit where it’s due to anyone? Bern shares his experiences of the difference that people sharing credit for their sources makes to workplaces. It took him a long time to make the connect…
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Talk: How does Jesus save? Part 2 - Claire Lynch
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Jesus died on the cross and rose again, but why? Can the way this makes a difference to people be summed up in one simple, shareable idea? Claire Lynch continues her talk about the different ways this is described in the Bible, and why focusing on only one of them can distort our views of God and each other. The ideas of sacrifice and covenant are …
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Week 12 - start of Numbers + some Psalms - Boxset Binge the Bible
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Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the start of the book of Numbers, chapters 1 to 16, as well as Psalms 38 to 41. Numbers can be a tricky book to make sense of, seeming like a patchwork of pictures shared for different purposes which might not fit together as neatly as we think they should. But these purposes are importan…
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Talk: How does Jesus save? Part 1 - Claire Lynch
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Good news - Jesus’ life, death and resurrection helps us to restore good relationships with God - but how does this work? Claire Lynch looks at different ways of explaining this which emphasise different parts of the Bible and might serve as helpful pictures or analogies. But it’s also possible that too much stress or reliance on one picture will d…
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Week 11 - end of Leviticus + start of Proverbs - Boxset Binge the Bible
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Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the end of the book of Leviticus, chapters 16 to 27, and the start of Proverbs, chapters 1 to 9. It can seem hard to make sense of some ancient laws, and even harder to know what to make of their relevance to us today. Leviticus describes a covenant set out by a powerful Lord as condition…
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Talk: Preparing for Government - Owen Lynch
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What if you expected a power struggle in your life? Owen Lynch looks at Jesus’ followers soon after his resurrection and ascension to heaven, and the giving of his Holy Spirit, which came with power. Peter and the other disciples expected a new Kingdom to come which would challenge the ruling authorities, political and religious. These authorities …
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Week 10 - start of Leviticus + some Psalms - Boxset Binge the Bible
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Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the start of the book of Leviticus, chapters 1 to 15, and Psalms 29 to 37. There is a lot to talk about here, including the role Leviticus played in the lives of its original audience. While many have understood it to be the source of statute law, both modern scholarship and the rest of t…
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Talk: Fostering and adoption - Anna Simmons
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What difference can it make to foster or adopt children? Anna Simmons describes her experience of becoming part of God’s family and, after having children, the decision they made to become a fostering family. Home For Good helps to find homes for the thousands of children that need them - find out more about them at homeforgood.org.uk…
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Week 9 - end of Exodus - Boxset Binge the Bible
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Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the end of the book of Exodus, chapters 23 to 40. People see Moses go up a fearsome looking mountain into God’s presence, and there is a lot to discuss about what it means to be in the presence of God - how do we experience this today? Two contrasting stories emerge in this part of Exodus…
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Week 8 - beginning of Exodus - Boxset Binge the Bible
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Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the beginning of the book of Exodus, chapters 1 to 22. There is a lot of important story to process here, beginning with the loss of good relationship between Egypt and the family of Israel, but with changes coming thanks to what God does through Moses. It’s the foundational story of Isra…
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Talk: From Judea and Galilee to the ends of the Earth - Owen Lynch
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How did Jesus give his followers power after he went up to heaven, and what was this for? Owen Lynch looks at what happened at Pentecost, a Jewish celebration of the founding of their nation, and how Jews who had grown up in many different cultures heard Jesus’ disciples in their own languages. A community of hope was gathering around one story whi…
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Week 7 - end of Genesis, beginning of Psalms - Boxset Binge the Bible
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In this episode, Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the end of the book of Genesis, chapters 45 to 50, and Psalms 1 to 28. The story of Joseph ends in a good place relationally, with reconciliation, forgiveness and restoration - it’s a picture of hope. But it’s also clear that there is more to come, both for Israel’s famil…
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Talk: Waiting for a revolution - Owen Lynch
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What would you want and expect if you were promised power? Owen Lynch looks at the situation of Jesus’ first followers and the ways they were desperate for their country to be run differently and better. When Jesus overcame execution by the authorities, rose from death and promised the arrival of the Kingdom of God, what did the people closest to h…
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Week 6 - middle of Genesis - Boxset Binge the Bible
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We’re on a boxset binge through the Bible, and in this episode, Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the middle of the book of Genesis, chapters 25 to 44. This could be well described as a family story and, as with many families, it can get a bit messy. Far from being a set of neat moral tales, it’s an account of people caus…
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Talk and meditation: Relating, reflecting and representing God - Claire Lynch
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What does it mean to have a relationship with God, and what should we expect from one? Claire Lynch looks at the way mistaken ideas about someone’s character can misshape our relationship with them, and how important it can be to learn what someone is really like through an authentic relationship. God made us in his image, giving us the capacity fo…
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Week 5 - beginning of Genesis - Boxset Binge the Bible
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We’re on a boxset binge through the Bible, and in this episode, Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the very beginning, Genesis chapters 1 to 24. What is described at the start of the Bible has been the subject of much discussion over centuries. People take different views on interpreting it, but most agree that it is an aw…
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Severn Vision Sunday, 28 January 2024
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What is our hope and vision for the year ahead? Claire and Owen Lynch look back on what God did in and through Severn last year, and present our aims and what we need looking forward. In an election year, we probably won’t be short of promises to make life better, and as we take inspiration from Jesus for how God can really deliver this, we are aim…
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Week 4 - end of Acts - Boxset Binge the Bible
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We’re on a boxset binge through the Bible, and in this episode, Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about Acts of the Apostles, chapters 10 to 28. Peter gets a mind-blowing revelation from God which ends up changing how believers in Jesus saw themselves, other people, and the whole purpose of religion and its laws. This story is …
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