Moorthoughts: Recent Episodes

Stephen Cook

Readings and thoughts from the Northmoor Team Ministry

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Finding abundant life and stopping what kills it

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Who is Lord?

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An exploration of the world to come based on Revelation 19

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God speaks and we don't have to be mad to hear. In fact we would be mad not to listen

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Some thoughts about where our problems start and what to do about it.

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A talk fo Advent Sunday

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We use the words "King" and "Lord" a lot in Christian worship. What do they mean when we use them about God? Some thoughts for Christ the King Sunday

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What will you do with you life? A look at the "Parable of the talents"

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What do you do when people fall out with each other. Jesus gives some very practical advice, which works as well today as it did 2000 years ago.

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ASn exploration of the start of Romans 12

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A look at Matthew 11:16 to the end

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An exploration of a bad attitude to religion

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"The harvest is plentiful but the labourers are few..." What's the response?

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Five very different people with one important thing in common

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An exploration of the mystery of the Trinity.

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A look at the giving of the Holy Spirit to the disciples on the first Easter evening and on the day of Pentecost

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An exploration of waiting productively.

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An "epidemic of loneliness" is sweeping our country. What's the answer?

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An exploration of Jesus' saying "I am the Good Shepherd".

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Exploring the message of the empty tomb

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Thinking about what Palm Sunday tells us about the nature of worship. Why does God want us to worship him? Isn't that a bit wierd? What are we doing?

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An exploration of the most famous passage in the Bible

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An exploration of what it means to be tempted, based on the temptations of Jesus in Matthew 4

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A look at a profound moment which changed the world for ever.

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An exploration of the concept of groaning in Romans Chapter eight.

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An exploration of knowledge and wisdom based on 1 Corinthians 1:18-end

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The importance of listening, looking for fruits and refusing the labels.

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Stop mucking about, put things in order, have a clearn out: some things to add to your advent calendar.

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An exploration of Jesus' teaching about the life to come

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An exploration of what love is based on 1 John 3:16

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Some thoughts aboutt he "charge" to young Timothy in 2 Timothy 4

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An exploration of 1 Timothy 6 and what it says to us about our attitude to our cash.

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A reflection on a life of service and of faith

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With a simple example of table etiquette, Jesus opens up a vital exploration of what it means to be truly great.

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Some thoughts about three fundamental Christian freedoms

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What one word would you use to describe yourself?  How about determined? This talk looks at a quality that links the characters mentioned in Hebrews 11.

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An exploration of Colossians 3:1-11.  What does it mean that we have been buried with Jesus in our baptism and raised with him in his resurrection?

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Some thoughts about Pentecost and the way in which the Holy Spirit gives the power of communication

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An exploration of how the Holy Spirit brings peace.

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Some thoughts about prejuduce based on Peter's vision in Acts Chapter 11

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Some thoughts about a little-known story from the Book of Acts where Dorcas (Tabitha) is restored to life when Peter prays in the way that Jesus did.  What do we make of stories like this?  What can we learn?

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An exploration of the commission Jesus gave tot he disciples that first Easter evening and why Thomas wasn't there.

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A message from the Northmoor Team in Devon for Easter Day 2022: an exploration of what it means to be a people of hope.

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Some thoughts about Palm Sunday and what it says to us about our attitude towards worship

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A short talk about the miraculous catch of fish in Luke 5

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A talk about St Paul's famous passage on love from 1 Corinthians 13

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Some thoughts about Jesus' "Mission Statement" in Luke Chapter 4.  It is very easy to lose a sense of purpose: we need to lift our eyes and see the bigger picture and what we are here for.

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Some thoughts about the miracle at Cana.  What do we do when we are at the end of our resources: when our supplies run low and demand excedes supply?

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A service of Night Prayer from the Northmoor Team in Devon

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A Late night service from the Northmoor team ministry in Devon

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A talk for the beginning of the new year from the Northmoor Team Ministry in Devon.

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Some thoughts about the wise men.  Was it their gifts that made the special or something else?

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Did the shepherds have a choice about going to Bethlehem to see what had happened?  A Christmas message for 2021.  Happy Christmas everyone!

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An exploration of the encounter between Mary and the angel, when Mary discovers she is to be the mother of Jesus.  We have this invitation to believe that the impossible is possible: do we dare to say yes?

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Both John the Baptist and Jesus could be very challenging in what they asked of people.  But sometimes things which are demanding can also be radical and exciting.

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Does God act in history? Is it OK to pray for good weather? Some thoughts about the coming of John the Baptist.

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A talk for Advent Sunday from the Northmoor Team Ministry in Devon

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Who is really King?  Where does real power come from?  What is truth? A talk about the conversation between Jesus and Pilate in John 18.

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A Talk for Remembrance Sunday from the Northmoor Team Ministry in Devon.  "God is our refuge and strength: a very present help in times of trouble."

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A short talk thinking about the core manifesto we have inherited from Jesus and how important it is to stick to it.

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A talk for All Saints Okehampton's patronal Service October 2021

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A talk from The Northmoor Team Ministry in Devon for Bible Sunday

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A talk about one of the most profound a perplexing aspects of the Christian Faith based on Isaiah 53

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A talk from the Northmoor Team ministry in Devon exploring Hebrews 4:12-16.  

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A talk about marriage from the Northmoor team Ministry in Devon

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A podcast for harvest from the Northmoor Team in Devon

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A talk from the Northmoor Tem ministry in Devon by the Rev'd Stephen Cook, based on James 4.

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A talk from the Northmoor Team ministry in Devon originally for 12th September 2021: based on James 3:1-12

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Some thughts about transformational change based on a curious story from the Gospels.

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A talk from the Northmoor Team Ministry in Devon by Rev Stephen Cook. The Bible passage is from James 1: practicing what we preach.

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A talk from the Northmoor Team Ministry in Devon about the famous passage from Ephesians 6: the armour of God.  The speaker is Stephen Cook.

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A Talk from the Northmoor Team Ministry in Devon for the 15th August 2021 by Thr Rev'd Stephen Cook.  Ephesians 5:15-17: wisdom and foolishness.

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Some thoughts about the bread of Life from the Northmoor Team Ministry

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An exploration of Ephesians 4 and what it means to be really mature.

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A podcast from the Northmoor Team Ministry in Devon. Speaker Stephen Cook.  Ephesians 3.

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A message from the Northmoor Team Ministry in Devon for the 18th July 2021, based on Mark 6:34 "Jesus was moved with compassion on the crowd because they were like sheep without a shepherd". the speaker is the Rv'd Stephen Cook

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A talk from the Northmoor Team Ministry in Devon by the Rev'd Stephen Cook, originally of 11th July 2021.  The reading is from mark Chapter 6

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A talk about the stilling of the storm in Mark Chapter 4 from the Northmoor Team Ministry in Devon first published for the 20th June 2021.  The speaker is the Rev'd Stephen Cook

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A talk from the Northmoor Team Ministry in Devon for the 13th June 2021 centred on the Parable of the Mustard seed.  Even a tiny faith can achieve great things because faith is like a seed: plant it and it will grow.  How do we do that?  The speaker is the Team Rector, the Re'd Stephen Cook.

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A podcast from the Northmoor Team Ministry in Devon written for 6th June 2021.  The speaker is the Rev'd Stephen Cook and the Bible passage is from 2 Corinthians 4

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A talk from the Northmoor Team Ministry in Devon by the Rev'd Stephen Cook for 30th May 2021: Trinity Sunday.  The reading is from Romans 8:12-17.

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A talk from the Northmoor Team Ministry for 23rd May 2021: Pentecost Sunday.   We consider how the Holy Spirit gives us the gift of speach and those who hear the gift of understanding.  The speaker is the Rev'd Stephen Cook

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A Podcast from the Northmoor Team Ministry for the sixth Sunday of Easter, based on Acts Chapter One.  How do we make good decisions?  Speaker Stephen Cook.

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A Talk from the Northmoor Team Ministry in Devon for 9th May: the sixth Sunday of Easter by The Rev'd Stephen Cook.  It looks at John 15:16-17: what it means to be chosen and appointed to bear fruit.

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A reading and talk from St Petroc's Inwardleigh and All Saints Okehampton by the Rev'd Stephen Cook. The reading is from Acts 8:26-end: Philip and the Ethiopian.

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A talk for 25th April 2021 by the Rev'd Stephen Cook, focussing on John 10:10

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A service from the Northmoor Team Ministry in Devon for the 20th September 202, the 15th Sunday after Trinity.  Led by the Team Rector, The Rev Stephen Cook.  The reading is from Philippians 1:21-end.  "What's the worst that could happen?

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A short time of prayer and reflection before sleep based on the ancient service of “compline”.

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A short time of prayer and reflection before sleep based on the ancient service of “compline”.

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A short time of prayer and reflection before sleep based on the ancient service of “compline”.

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A short time of prayer and reflection before sleep based on the ancient service of “compline”.

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A short time of prayer and reflection before sleep based on the ancient service of “compline”.

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A short time of prayer and reflection before sleep based on the ancient service of “compline”.

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A short time of prayer and reflection before sleep based on the ancient service of “compline”.

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A short time of prayer and reflection before sleep based on the ancient service of “compline”.

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A short time of prayer and reflection before sleep based on the ancient service of “compline”.

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A short time of prayer and reflection before sleep based on the ancient service of “compline”.

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A short time of prayer and reflection before sleep based on the ancient service of “compline”.

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A short time of prayer and reflection before sleep based on the ancient service of “compline”.

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A short time of prayer and reflection before sleep based on the ancient service of “compline”.

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A service for the 13th September 2020, the 14th Sunday after Trinity from the Northmoor Team Ministry on the northern edge of Dartmoor in the south west of the UK.  it is led by the Team Rector, Stephen Cook and has the theme of forgiveness, based on the Parable of the Unfrogiving Servant

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Prayers for the end of the day based around the ancient service of Compline: the last office of the day in a monastery. Recorded in Okehampton on the northern edge of Dartmoor in the south west of the UK and led by the Rev Stephen Cook, Team Rector of the Northmoor Team Ministry. There is a reading, a reflection and then some prayers in the Celtic tradition from the book "Night Prayer" by the Northumbian Community.

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Prayers for the end of the day based around the ancient service of Compline: the last office of the day in a monastery. Recorded in Okehampton on the northern edge of Dartmoor in the south west of the UK and led by the Rev Stephen Cook, Team Rector of the Northmoor Team Ministry. There is a reading, a reflection and then some prayers in the Celtic tradition from the book "Night Prayer" by the Northumbian Community.

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Prayers for the end of the day based around the ancient service of Compline: the last office of the day in a monastery. Recorded in Okehampton on the northern edge of Dartmoor in the south west of the UK and led by the Rev Stephen Cook, Team Rector of the Northmoor Team Ministry. There is a reading, a reflection and then some prayers in the Celtic tradition from the book "Night Prayer" by the Northumbian Community.

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Prayers for the end of the day based around the ancient service of Compline: the last office of the day in a monastery. Recorded in Okehampton on the northern edge of Dartmoor in the south west of the UK and led by the Rev Stephen Cook, Team Rector of the Northmoor Team Ministry. There is a reading, a reflection and then some prayers in the Celtic tradition from the book "Night Prayer" by the Northumbian Community.

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Prayers for the end of the day based around the ancient service of Compline: the last office of the day in a monastery. Recorded in Okehampton on the northern edge of Dartmoor in the south west of the UK and led by the Rev Stephen Cook, Team Rector of the Northmoor Team Ministry. There is a reading, a reflection and then some prayers in the Celtic tradition from the book "Night Prayer" by the Northumbian Community.

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Prayers for the end of the day based around the ancient service of Compline: the last office of the day in a monastery. Recorded in Okehampton on the northern edge of Dartmoor in the south west of the UK and led by the Rev Stephen Cook, Team Rector of the Northmoor Team Ministry. There is a reading, a reflection and then some prayers in the Celtic tradition from the book "Night Prayer" by the Northumbian Community.

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Prayers for the end of the day based around the ancient service of Compline: the last office of the day in a monastery. Recorded in Okehampton on the northern edge of Dartmoor in the south west of the UK and led by the Rev Stephen Cook, Team Rector of the Northmoor Team Ministry. There is a reading, a reflection and then some prayers in the Celtic tradition from the book "Night Prayer" by the Northumbian Community.

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A service from the Northmoor Team Ministry on the northern edge of Dartmoor for the 10th Sunday after Trinity, led by the Team Rector, the Rev Stephen Cook. The Bible passage is from Matthew 15: Jesus' teaching about hand washing and the story of the Canaanite woman.  We focus on what this passage teaches us about what is really important.  

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Prayers for the end of the day based around the ancient service of Compline: that last office of the day in a monastery. Recorded in Okehampton on the northern edge of Dartmoor in the south west of the UK and led by the Rev Stephen Cook, Team Rector of the Northmoor Team Ministry. There is a reading, a reflection and then some prayers in the Celtic tradition from the book "Night Prayer" by the Northumbian Community.

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Prayers for the end of the day based around the ancient service of Compline: that last office of the day in a monastery. Recorded in Okehampton on the northern edge of Dartmoor in the south west of the UK and led by the Rev Stephen Cook, Team Rector of the Northmoor Team Ministry. There is a reading, a reflection and then some prayers in the Celtic tradition from the book "Night Prayer" by the Northumbian Community.

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Prayers for the end of the day based around the ancient service of Compline: that last office of the day in a monastery. Recorded in Okehampton on the northern edge of Dartmoor in the south west of the UK and led by the Rev Stephen Cook, Team Rector of the Northmoor Team Ministry. There is a reading, a reflection and then some prayers in the Celtic tradition from the book "Night Prayer" by the Northumbian Community.

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Prayers for the end of the day based around the ancient service of Compline: that last office of the day in a monastery. Recorded in Okehampton on the northern edge of Dartmoor in the south west of the UK and led by the Rev Stephen Cook, Team Rector of the Northmoor Team Ministry. There is a reading, a reflection and then some prayers in the Celtic tradition from the book "Night Prayer" by the Northumbian Community.

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Prayers for the end of the day based around the ancient service of Compline: that last office of the day in a monastery. Recorded in Okehampton on the northern edge of Dartmoor in the south west of the UK and led by the Rev Stephen Cook, Team Rector of the Northmoor Team Ministry. There is a reading, a reflection and then some prayers in the Celtic tradition from the book "Night Prayer" by the Northumbian Community.

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Prayers for the end of the day based around the ancient service of Compline: that last office of the day in a monastery. Recorded in Okehampton on the northern edge of Dartmoor in the south west of the UK and led by the Rev Stephen Cook, Team Rector of the Northmoor Team Ministry. There is a reading, a reflection and then some prayers in the Celtic tradition from the book "Night Prayer" by the Northumbian Community.

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Prayers for the end of the day based around the ancient service of Compline: that last office of the day in a monastery. Recorded in Okehampton on the northern edge of Dartmoor in the south west of the UK and led by the Rev Stephen Cook, Team Rector of the Northmoor Team Ministry. There is a reading, a reflection and then some prayers in the Celtic tradition from the book "Night Prayer" by the Northumbian Community.

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Prayers for the end of the day based around the ancient service of Compline: that last office of the day in a monastery.  Recorded in Okehampton on the northern edge of Dartmoor in the south west of the UK and led by the Rev Stephen Cook, Team Rector of the Northmoor Team Ministry.  There is a reading, a reflection and then some prayers in the Celtic tradition from the book "Night Prayer" by the Northumbian Community.

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Prayers for the end of the day based around the ancient service of Compline: that last office of the day in a monastery.  Recorded in Okehampton on the northern edge of Dartmoor in the south west of the UK and led by the Rev Stephen Cook, Team Rector of the Northmoor Team Ministry.  There is a reading, a reflection and then some prayers in the Celtic tradition from the book "Night Prayer" by the Northumbian Community.

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Prayers for the end of the day based around the ancient service of Compline: that last office of the day in a monastery.  Recorded in Okehampton on the northern edge of Dartmoor in the south west of the UK and led by the Rev Stephen Cook, Team Rector of the Northmoor Team Ministry.  There is a reading, a reflection and then some prayers in the Celtic tradition from the book "Night Prayer" by the Northumbian Community.

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Prayers for the end of the day based around the ancient service of Compline: that last office of the day in a monastery.  Recorded in Okehampton on the northern edge of Dartmoor in the south west of the UK and led by the Rev Stephen Cook, Team Rector of the Northmoor Team Ministry.  There is a reading, a reflection and then some prayers in the Celtic tradition from the book "Night Prayer" by the Northumbian Community.

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Prayers for the end of the day based around the ancient service of Compline: that last office of the day in a monastery.  Recorded in Okehampton on the northern edge of Dartmoor in the south west of the UK and led by the Rev Stephen Cook, Team Rector of the Northmoor Team Ministry.  There is a reading, a reflection and then some prayers in the Celtic tradition from the book "Night Prayer" by the Northumbian Community.

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Prayers for the end of the day based around the ancient service of Compline: that last office of the day in a monastery.  Recorded in Okehampton on the northern edge of Dartmoor in the south west of the UK and led by the Rev Stephen Cook, Team Rector of the Northmoor Team Ministry.  There is a reading, a reflection and then some prayers in the Celtic tradition from the book "Night Prayer" by the Northumbian Community.

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A short service for 9th August 2020 from the Northmoor Team Ministry on hte northern edge of Dartmoor, in the south west of the UK.  There is a reading, a talk, a hymn and sme prayers.  Led by the Rev Stephen Cook, Team Rector.

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Audio from a service for the Northmoor Team Ministry for the 2nd August 2020,  led by the The Reverend Stephen Cook.  The Bible reading is the Feeding of the 5000.  You can find the video on Youtube if you prefer.

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A short time of prayer and reflection before sleep based on the ancient service of “compline”.

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A short time of prayer and reflection before sleep based on the ancient service of “compline”.

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A short time of prayer and reflection before sleep based on the ancient service of “compline”.

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A short time of prayer and reflection before sleep based on the ancient service of “compline”.

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A short time of prayer and reflection before sleep based on the ancient service of “compline”.

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A short time of prayer and reflection before sleep based on the ancient service of “compline”.

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A short time of prayer and reflection before sleep based on the ancient service of “compline”.

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This is the first episode of "Moorthoughts": talks for the Northmoor Team Ministry: a group of thirteen Church of England Parishes on the northern edge of Dartmoor.