Gospel Order
In the New Testament, Paul frequently uses the phrase “in good order” when he talks about how worship should be conducted. In a 1678 letter
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Brian Young
- Oct 7
The Grain that Falls & Dies
Well, the weather has turned here in Richmond. Just in the last couple of days we’ve had the first really cool temperatures of the season:
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Brian Young
- Sep 23
Gospel Order, part II
We’re picking up again where we left off two weeks ago, with this passage from Matthew 18, and adding another to it, from Matthew’s fifth
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West Richmond Friends
- Sep 16
Loving Our Enemies: It’s much more than ‘Turning the Other Cheek’
Friends, fellow Quakers, today we gather to explore more deeply the profound teaching of Jesus concerning loving our enemies.
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Brian Young
- Sep 9
Gospel Order, Part I
One of our treasured pieces of Quaker vocabulary is the phrase, “Gospel Order”. I don’t know where this term came from or when...
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Welling Hall
- May 27
Why We Wait in Silence
Even though I am far away, when I first visualized giving this message, I imagined standing right there with you at West Richmond and being
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West Richmond Friends
- Mar 25
John 11: The Flesh & Blood Answer
Rosy got down on her knees to pray. It was a “why-God” prayer, one of the diciest kinds of prayers, because we so seldom get to know “why”.
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Fox on the Fast That the Lord Requires
These words from a prophet in ancient Israel in the 8th century BCE were absorbed by George Fox and used centuries later in 17th century Eng
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Brian Young
- Feb 26
Clarification, Purification, Preparation
Last week when Lucy Price spoke, she reminded us of the season known as Lent, the season we have now entered. Lucy made the standard Quaker
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Lucy Price
- Feb 19
Lillies & Acorns
I. Consider the Lilies!
A. Here in the North Country
• Bulbs are all safely underground
• Last week's thaw is not the beginning of spring
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The Evil Weakening & the Good Raised Up
There is a common theme between the passage read by Sussie from the prophet Isaiah in the Hebrew Scriptures, also known as the Old Testament
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The Gifts We Bring
Isn’t this a wonderful story? There’s so much in it that stirs the imagination: a star rising in the east, a spiritual quest, a clandestine
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Brian Young
- Dec 24, 2022
Good News of Great Joy
It’s good to be with all of you this evening, though the weather conditions mean that our Zoom congregation is much larger than our in-perso
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Brian Young
- Oct 23, 2022
Praying Where We Are
Have you ever had someone take your words and distort them, either because of honest misunderstanding, or willful intent? If you have, and y
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Brian Young
- Oct 15, 2022
The Law Written Upon the Heart
It was once said that, were the Bible to be lost—all of its various manuscripts and translations somehow destroyed—that it could be recovere
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West Richmond Friends
- Oct 8, 2022
Glory Revealed
Quiet calm on surface…deep river…swirling, powerful, passion
Good morning, Friends,
When was the last time you saw the glory of God? Saw it
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Brian Young
- Sep 10, 2022
Well-Practiced Love
About twenty-five years ago, Friends from various Yearly Meetings and organizations called a special conference on voluntary service that wa
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West Richmond Friends
- Aug 6, 2022
The Great Faith of Abraham
Message for worship at West Richmond Friends Meeting, 7th of Eighth Month, 2022 Speaker: Robert Wafula Scripture: Genesis 22:1-2 After...
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West Richmond Friends
- Jul 16, 2022
Love Your Enemies
Message for worship at West Richmond Friends Meeting, 17th of Seventh Month, 2022 Speaker: Nelson Bingham Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48 “You...
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Welling Hall
- Jun 18, 2022
A Liberative Reading of Philemon
Dear Friends, How delightful to meet with you this morning in a way that has become customary for us. Although I would love to be with you
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