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• Service and Leadership. Luke 22.24-30

  

  Luke 22.24-30 King Charles III said, at the beginning of the coronation service yesterday.‘In his name and after his example, I come not to be served but to... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2023 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Don't Get Stuck in Your Faith. Luke 24.13-35

  Luke 24.13-35 Today we meet two people who go on a journeyA physical journey from Jerusalem to Emmaus, but also another kind of journey At the beginning, when... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2023 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Glory of the Resurrection. Matthew 28.1-10

  

  Matthew 28.1-10This morning we are looking at Matthew 28, and the account of the resurrection of Jesus Matthew specifically mentions two women who come to the... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2023 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The One Who Offers a Way Out. A Talk for Good Friday 2023

  (This sermon is based on an idea in an online sermon, 'A Tale of Two Trees' by Robert Gelinas in Preaching Today) Today we remember the day when not just one,... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2023 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• When Jesus Seems to Stay Away. John 11.1-45

  

  John 11.1-45 Jesus could have saved LazarusJesus could have travelled to Bethany, when he heard that Lazarus was ill – and he could have healed him. Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2023 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Living Water of Life. John 4.5-42

  

  John 4.5-42 We are looking today at the woman of Samaria. John does not mention her by name, although Eastern tradition has given her a name: Photine. Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2023 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• For God So Loved the World. John 3.16

  

  John 3.16 FOR GOD John 3.16 begins with GodSomeone wrote to me last week and said that they preferred to speak not of God but of ‘the Universe’. Many others... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2023 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• On Times of Temptation and Testing. Matthew 4.1-11

  

  Matthew 4.1-11There are times when God tests us.Listen to audio of sermon here Notice how Jesus in Matthew 4 is ‘Led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2023 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Meeting with Jesus. Luke 2.22-40

  

  Luke 2.22-40 This morning I would like us to focus on the words that Simeon praises God with. It is known in church circles as the Nunc Dimittis: comes from... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2023 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Hope for Those Who Sit in Darkness. Matthew 4.12-23

  

  Matthew 4.12-23For some it is very dark. Perhaps we might speak of these as dark times, but some people have to go through terrible suffering. Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2023 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• John the Baptist Reveals Jesus. A Talk for a Baptism Service. John 1.29-34

  

  John 1.29-34You may well know this picture: John Baptist (not to be confused with the John who wrote John’s gospel) pointing to Jesus and declaring, “Here is th... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2023 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Joy of the Wise Men. Matthew 2.1-12

  

  Matthew 2.1-12Today we celebrate the Epiphany, and, in the western tradition, we read of the wise men. That is different to the eastern tradition, when the feas... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2023 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Hope in Complicated Times. Christmas Midnight Communion 2022

  

  We live in complicated times There is much darkness. Evil is done There are many alternative truths slopping around “If the foundations are destroyed, what can... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2022 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Looking for God in a Cowshed. Carol Service 2022

  

  Someone was telling me the other day that she had written to her friend and told her that she had found ‘The Leaky Cauldron’ in Moscow! Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2022 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• St Andrew's Day 2022

  

  Matthew 4.18-20As Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the lake—for... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2022 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Wake Up! Jesus is Returning. Matthew 24.36-44

  

  Matthew 24.36–44Romans 13.11–14The illustration for today is this!If you forget everything that I say, remember this.Listen here to the audio of this... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2022 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The King Who Chooses to Not Save Himself. Luke 23.33-43

  

  Luke 23.33-43This is the season from All Saints to Advent, and this final Sunday before Advent is when we are reminded of 'Christ the King'And the first... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2022 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Remembrance Sunday. Moscow. 2022

  

  Military conflict, whatever it is called, is awful This year is the 40th anniversary of the Falkland’s conflict. I was in touch recently with the person who... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2022 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• What is a Saint? Luke 6.20-31

  Luke 6.20-31 Fred and his brother Jimmy were thugs. They ran the local crime syndicate. They dealt in drugs and prostitutes. They intimidated residents,... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2022 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Giving in a Difficult Time. 2 Corinthians 9.6-15

  

  2 Corinthians 9.6-15Earlier this year we began a series of three talks on giving. We had had two, and it was in fact Glen who was going to give this third... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2022 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY