<description>&lt;p&gt;Dear Reader,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our Mission should we accept it:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;To be a Tower of living stones; chosen, mended and built by Jesus our Cornerstone - to make followers for Him, to be a sanctuary of prayer and a community of love.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I was therefore very struck when Sonia shared on our Community Bible Study Whatsapp a sermon by Captain Rev. Astor Carlyle to the Garrison church family Jamaica. His words resonated strongly. And resonated too with the poignant line drawing by artist Jenny Cooper of a Tower above. After all, we do have our own dramatic Tower!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Enjoy! Andrew+&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1 Peter 2:1–10 NIV&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him—you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For in Scripture it says:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“See, I lay a stone in Zion,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;a chosen and precious cornerstone,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;and the one who trusts in him&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;will never be put to shame.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“The stone the builders rejected&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;has become the cornerstone,”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;and,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“A stone that causes people to stumble&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;and a rock that makes them fall.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for reading St Marys Marston Moreteyne &amp; Lidlington! This post is public so feel free to share it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit &lt;a href="https://stmarysmarstonmoreteyne.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1"&gt;stmarysmarstonmoreteyne.substack.com&lt;/a&gt;</description>

TowerPod: St Mary's Marston Moreteyne and Lidlington

St Marys Marston Moreteyne

Living Stones of the Tower?

DEC 5, 20258 MIN
TowerPod: St Mary's Marston Moreteyne and Lidlington

Living Stones of the Tower?

DEC 5, 20258 MIN

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<p>Dear Reader,</p><p>Our Mission should we accept it:</p><p><em>To be a Tower of living stones; chosen, mended and built by Jesus our Cornerstone - to make followers for Him, to be a sanctuary of prayer and a community of love.</em></p><p>I was therefore very struck when Sonia shared on our Community Bible Study Whatsapp a sermon by Captain Rev. Astor Carlyle to the Garrison church family Jamaica. His words resonated strongly. And resonated too with the poignant line drawing by artist Jenny Cooper of a Tower above. After all, we do have our own dramatic Tower!</p><p>Enjoy! Andrew+</p><p>1 Peter 2:1–10 NIV</p><p>Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.</p><p>As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him—you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For in Scripture it says:</p><p>“See, I lay a stone in Zion,</p><p>a chosen and precious cornerstone,</p><p>and the one who trusts in him</p><p>will never be put to shame.”</p><p>Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,</p><p>“The stone the builders rejected</p><p>has become the cornerstone,”</p><p>and,</p><p>“A stone that causes people to stumble</p><p>and a rock that makes them fall.”</p><p>They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.</p><p>But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.</p><p><p>Thanks for reading St Marys Marston Moreteyne & Lidlington! This post is public so feel free to share it.</p></p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://stmarysmarstonmoreteyne.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">stmarysmarstonmoreteyne.substack.com</a>