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Phill Sacre

Reflections on the Bible, the church, and life in general.

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O Come, O Come Emmanuel: Meaning

Posted on November 29, 2020November 29, 2020 by Phill Sacre
O Come, O Come Emmanuel: Meaning
Posted In WritingsTagged In advent, carol, carols, christmas, hymnology, o come o come emmanuel

It’s been a while since I last posted in my occasional ‘hymnology’ series, where I look at the meaning of Christian hymns. You can see the previous ones under the hymnology tag. Seeing as it’s Advent Sunday, I thought it might be worth looking at the popular Advent hymn O Continue Reading

Sermon: The Witness of John the Baptist (John 1:19-34)

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Phill Sacre
Posted In ChristianTagged In advent, bible, gospel, john, john the baptist, sermon

This is the text of a sermon I preached last Sunday morning at Christ Church Cockfosters. The audio isn’t available on the website (which means it may not have been recorded) – if it does appear I will update this post. The theme was a traditional one for the third Continue Reading

An Advent Prayer

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Phill Sacre
Posted In ChristianTagged In advent, collect, prayer, richard baxter

This is one of my favourite collects (set prayers), a prayer for advent by Richard Baxter (apparently written in 1691): Keep us, O Lord, while we tarry on this earth, in a serious seeking after you, and in an affectionate walking with you, every day of our lives; that when Continue Reading

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