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• So That You May Be Filled with All the Fullness of God

  Ephesians 3.14-21This passage includes one of the most astonishing verses in the BibleI wonder whether you’ve been very thirsty. You have a drink of water and i... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• A Sermon on Ephesians 2.11-22: How Jesus Brings Us Closer to Others and to God

  

  Ephesians 2.11-22I love airports. Seriously, if I had not gone into the ordained ministry I would have tried to have ended up working at an airport. They are... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• On the Occasion of the Centenary of the Anniversary of the Martyrdom of...

  

  Matthew 11.25-27There is no place for pride in our Christian faith.With God it does not matter if this world considers us ‘wise’.With God it does not matter if... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Created to Praise

  Ephesians 1.3-14Over the next few weeks we’ll be looking through the book of Ephesians. These opening verses are astonishing. They are an explosion of praise... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Authority Over Unclean Spirits

  Mark 6.1-13Jesu gives the Church authority.He gives the 12 apostles, who are the foundation of the church: we’re built on their teaching, and who are the... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Reaching out to Jesus Through Our Fear

  

  Mark 5.21-43These are a fascinating couple of stories.I’m sure some of you will have played ‘spot the difference’. Two photographs that are almost identical... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Being Patient with Yourself and Others

  Mark 4.26-32We are looking at two stories which Jesus tells: both speak of seeds.In the first, the farmer sows the seed, is expectant and patient, and then reap... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Living the Trinity

  

  Romans 8.12-17This is at first sight, a strange passage for Trinity Sunday: it should really be a reading for Pentecost because it is about the Spirit – about... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Holy Spirit: Our Language Teacher

  John 15.26-27; 16.4-15 Holy Spirit is like a language teacher – a personal language tutor. Those of you who are language teachers, or who have had language... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Blessing of Giving

  2 Corinthians 9.6-15This is our final week looking at giving. Today we are looking at the blessing of giving. When you give, there is great blessingThere is... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Integrity of Giving

  2 Corinthians 8.16-24 We continue our theme on giving looking at 2 Corinthians 8 and 9.The background is this: there is a serious famine in Jerusalem. Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• A Talk for St Mark's Day

  

  Mark 13.5-13Mark or John Mark is the writer of the gospel. He is not one of the 12 apostles, although he was probably personally associated with Jesus and his... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Motives for Giving

  2 Corinthians 8:1-15 For the next four weeks we are going to be looking at what the bible teaches about giving. And I hope that what we discover will be both... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Happily Ever After?

  

  Mark 16:1-8I wrote to Mike to let him know what I was thinking of saying: that the resurrection of Jesus is the ultimate happy ending. This is the fairy tale... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• A Sermon on John 3.16

  John 3.14-21John 3.16 is probably the most famous verse in the Bible. “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever believes in him,... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• What is Anglicanism?

  

  The Anglican Church has about 85 million members in 39 Provinces across 165 countries. The average Anglican, as the current Archbishop of Canterbury often... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Praying the Jesus Prayer. Some Notes.

  

  What is the Jesus Prayer?A very simple repetitive prayer, which helps us to focus, to centre the mind on Jesus Christ in routine things of life. Nothing magic... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Jesus in the Wilderness

  

  Mark 1.9-15Today I’d like to look at just two verses (v12-13). Jesus is in the wilderness.And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Hope and the Transfiguration

  

  Mark 9.2-9Life is getting hard. We’re well into February and yet it seems that there is a long way to go before the spring. There have been long periods... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Why Jesus Couldn't Do Many Miracles in Nazareth - a Suggestion.

  Mark 6.1-6We are told that Jesus 'could do no deeds of power' in his home town.Why could he do no 'deeds of power' there?Forgive me; this is a little bit... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2018 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY