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• The Conductor and the Orchestra. A Story for a Carol Service 2019

  There was once a conductor who formed an orchestra.He chose the people who were to become part of his orchestra. He knew them, and he loved them. Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Luke 23:33-43 Hope When Life Goes Wrong

  

  Luke 23.33-43We heard last week from someone who’s 20-year-old friend, Katherine, was on a hiking trip in New York State. They were exploring caves. One moment... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Striking the Head of the Serpent. A Talk for Remembrance Sunday

  

  Genesis 3:8-15It is one of the most ancient stories in the world.God creates a good world. He creates men and women, and they live in harmony with each other an... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Hebrews 12:1-2 Celebrating All the Saints

  

  Hebrews 12:1-2If you go into an Orthodox Church, you will see in front of you an iconostasis, literally ‘a resting place for icons. Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Genesis 32:22-32 The Faith That Will Not Let Go

  Genesis 32.22-32This is one of the more enigmatic, puzzling passages in the Old Testament. But it is important. This is the story of how the people of Abraham,... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Hebrews 1:4-14 Thinking About Angels

  Hebrews 1Today we celebrate St Michael and All Angels And, based on our reading from Hebrews 1, we’re going to think about angels1. Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Luke 15:1-11 The God Who Searches for Us

  

  Luke 15:1-11This is a passage for meI lose everything.If it was possible to lose your head, I would lose my head. You could reword the second of these stories:... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Luke 14.25-33 Hate Your Family; Give Away All Your Possessions; Hate Your Life

  Luke 14:25-33Who or what is the foundation of your life?Who or what do you trust in, live for?1. Family usually comes pretty high on people’s list of... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Hebrews 11.29-12.2 Heroes of the Faith (2)

  Hebrews 11:29-12:2We need each otherWe also need men and women of faith from the past. 1. They are our inspirationThey are described here as a ‘host of... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Hebrews 11:1-16 Heroes of the Faith (1)

  

  Hebrews 11:1-3,8-16 This is a great chapter. It is a hymn to all the men and women of faith in the Old Testament, and an encouragement to faith. Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Colossians 3.1-11: Think Like Jesus, Live Like Jesus

  Colossians 3:1-11Think differently. Think as a new personLive differently. Live as a new person. That is what Paul is saying here. You are, as a Christian, a ne... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Colossians 2.6-15: Jesus is Everything We Need

  Colossians 2.6-15Jesus is everything that we needThat is one of the things that our verses from Colossians 2 are saying.We are full, we are authentic, when we... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Galatians 5.1-25: The Christian Idea of Freedom

  Galatians 5.1,13-25Verse 1: For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm therefore and do not submit again to a yoke of slaveryVerse 13: For you were called t... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Understanding the Trinity

  

  John 16:12-15If you visit the Tretyakov Gallery and go downstairs to the icon section, you will discover this icon. It is Rublev’s icon of the Trinity and is on... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Acts 2:1-4 The Fire of the Holy Spirit

  

  Acts 2.1-4I was very struck, when I pointed to that banner and asked someone what is was about, that the answer they gave me was, 'hell'.Fire can represent... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• What Christians Have in Common.

  Ezekiel 36.24-28 Great to be together God has a restoration programme! Not a building – more personal and more cosmic. He wishes to restore humanity – so that w... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• How Can I Love You?

  John 13.31-35‘I give you a new commandment, that you love one another' (John 13.34)I don’t know where to start. There is so much that could be said about this,... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Gift of Peace Which Overcomes Fear

  John 20.19-31 Jesus gives peace to people who are afraid The disciples are in a house with a door that is locked because they are afraid of the authorities. Tha... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Meeting the Risen Jesus in the Tomb

  

  John 20.1-18The story is told of the drunk man walking home on a very dark, very misty moonless night through a graveyard. As can be expected because this is a... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Suffering Servant: a Talk for Good Friday

  

  Isaiah 52.13-53.12We are looking today at our reading from Isaiah. Isaiah speaks about a servant of God. He might have been talking about himself; he might... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY