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• An Invitation to the Banquet of God

  

  Matthew 22.1-14In a few minutes time, we will be invited to come to communion. At one level, it is not much of an invitation: you’re invited to receive a wafer... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Four Reasons Not to Worry

  

  Luke 12.16-30We worry about many things.About school, friends, our health, business, money, investments, visas; how to support the family, children or parents;... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Changing Your Mind

  

  Matthew 21.23-32The question that the chief priests and elders ask is one of the most important questions that was asked of Jesus: What is your authority?Is... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Learning to Forgive. On the Occasion of a Wedding Blessing for Lev and Vasilisa...

  Matthew 18.21-35This is a great passage for building a relationship.It was important for Alison and myself, though probably for the wrong reason!I was single,... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Listening to Each Other

  

  Matthew18.15-20We need unity.We need unity so that we know what to pray for, things will happen and Jesus will be present.Matthew 18 is about how as... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• On St Mary's. The Vicar's Final Sermon at St Mary's

  

  Hebrews 10.19-25Thank you: for the immense privilege of working here among you – amazing place, remarkable people from whom I have learnt so much, from the... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• With Jesus in Your Boat ..

  

  Matthew 8.23-27 (an all age talk)The sea can be terrifyingSome of you will have heard me tell of the time when we went on a day trip to the isle of Aran, of... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Will God Give Us Whatever We Ask For?

  

  John 15.5-11Harry Potter discovers a mirror in the room of enchantment! It is not a normal mirror. When he looks into it, he sees himself with his parents. He... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2017 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• 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