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• How to Have a Different Approach to People

  ​Philippians 2.1-11The church is never a place where you will find selfish ambition or vain conceit! That’s a joke!In fact our passage speaks of selfish ambitio... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• What Do You Do When Someone Hates You?

  

  1 Samuel 24So, somebody hates you.Perhaps they have grounds for that dislike.Maybe it is a Jacob and Esau situation. Esau had every reason to hate Jacob. Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Growing in Our Knowledge of God. A Talk for the Parish AGM

  Colossians 1.3-14Paul begins his letter to the Colossian Christians by thanking God for them, by thanking God for the gospel, and by praying that they would be... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Is Jesus Just an Imaginary Invisible Friend?

  

  Matthew 28.1-10I’d like to introduce you to Alice and her friend, Humphrey. Here is Alice and here is a picture of her friend, HumphreyHumphrey is 8 ft tall,... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Cry of Desolation That Brings Hope (Good Friday 2017)

  Matthew 27:45-56 At 3pm before he dies, Jesus cries out, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’It was a declaration that was misunderstood then.They though... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Cross Shaped Prayers for Good Friday

  

  I invite you to take up your palm cross, and as we pray to look at itWe look at its base, and imagine the cross of Christ plunged deep into the earthFather... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Obedience, Humility and Mercy of Jesus

  

  Matthew 20.17-34From today the Church focuses on the last few days of Jesus’ life; and our reading tells us about two events that Matthew places immediately... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Rejoicing Shepherd (all Age Talk)

  

  Luke 15.1-7Who would like to come and join our party? Because this story is about a party. You can eat the cake and drink the lemonade, provided mum or dad is O... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Some Prayers from the Orthodox Tradition

  Heavenly KingO heavenly King, the Comforter, the Spirit of truth, who is in all places and dwells in all the things, the treasury of blessing and the giver of... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Philippians 3.1-11I Went on a Website Which Asks What Sec...

  Philippians 3.1-11I went on a website which asks what secular religions do we haveAmong other things, people mentioned: political affiliation, health foods,... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• How Do We Really Know God Loves Us?

  

  Romans 8.28-39There can be many reasons why we might doubt whether God loves us.We struggle with sin. Paul speaks about that in Romans 8.1-8. How could God... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Meeting God

  Acts 8.26-40Our reading today is a story of how a person meets God and discovers joy.Philip has been in Samaria, up here, and God tells him to go south because... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Why We Should Introduce People to Jesus

  

  2 Corinthians 5.11-21Our fifth and final vision statement is that we seek to introduce people to Jesus. There are many different things we differ on: prefer... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Command to Love and the Gift of Love

  Matthew 22.34-40This evening we begin a new series looking at several passages from the Bible about loveAnd today we begin with a really important passage: ‘Lov... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• On the Work of Reconciliation

  A sermon preached at Bury St Edmunds' Churches Together Service to mark the beginning of the week of prayer for Christian Unity, January 2017 2 Corinthians... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Why the Bible is So Important.

  2 Timothy 3.10-4.5The second declaration on our vision statement is that we seek to teach the Bible in a way that is relevant to everyday life. I would like to... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Visit of the Magi: On Worship

  

  Matthew 2.1-12 At the beginning of this new year, we’re beginning a series of 5 sermons looking at the 5 declarations of our vision statement. You can find thos... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• A Christmas Day Talk Based on the Life of St Nicholas

  

  I’d like to tell you about someone quite obscure – although I am certain that everybody here – apart from the very smallest - will have heard of him!He lived... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Song of the Cleaner

  

  Imagine that you have gone to a concert. The auditorium is huge. The orchestra is huge. The audience is huge. You are expecting to be blown away by a mega sound... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• A Talk for St Nicholas' Day

  

  1 John 4.7-14Yesterday I was on retreat at an Orthodox monastery, and I was speaking with one of the monks. I told him I was struggling with a talk for St... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY