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Sunday Sermon 17 October 2021
Posted in Sermons on the 18th October 2021 at 4:30pm.
Given the ongoing restrictions in this church, and indeed in many others across the country, around sharing the cup at communion at the moment, I must admit to a wry chuckle when I read the verse from today’s gospel: ‘are you...
Sunday Sermon 10 October 2021
Posted in Sermons on the 11th October 2021 at 12:00pm.
Sad, Perplexed and Loved. There are 3 particular responses in the Gospel reading today. The first one the rich man who went away sad or grieving. In the encounter Jesus names a number of the commandments which the rich young man has...
Sunday Sermon 3 October 2021
Posted in Sermons on the 5th October 2021 at 8:00pm.
‘Do not worry’, Jesus says, ‘about your life - what you eat or what you drink or about your body, what you wear.’ The Bible has a lot of tough teaching… perhaps words like this for some of us are some...
Sunday Sermon 26 September 2021
Posted in Sermons on the 28th September 2021 at 4:00pm.
I met with a couple of former colleagues the other day and we were talking about how there’s almost a sense of starting all over again as church at the moment. The time we’ve been through being so long it does...
Sunday Sermon 19 September 2021
Posted in Sermons on the 22nd September 2021 at 9:00am.
How are you? How is coming here to church this morning/evening for you?Uplifting? Challenging? Humbling? Inspiring?Are we here for a blessing or a dressing down?Or all of these all mixed up?Why do we come to church? Last week David used the image...
Sundays Sermon 12 September 2021
Posted in Sermons on the 14th September 2021 at 8:00pm.
Before I speak about speaking…At a junction in our life togetherNext month we have are having a leadership day in the Parish… the second of 2 days to think about where we are going as a parish and how we will...
Sunday 29 August Sermon
Posted in Sermons on the 8th September 2021 at 9:17am.
Our Gospel reading today opens with the Pharisees leveling yet another accusation at Jesus, centering mainly on themes of purity and impurity.I wonder did the Pharisees genuinely want to know the answer to the question about why the disciples had eaten...
Sunday's Sermon 5 Sept 2021
Posted in Sermons on the 7th September 2021 at 2:26pm.
The Gospel is a Verb Reading Mark it seems that the gospel is a verb… a doing word. In fact it’s several verbs: teach, heal, listen, touch, feed, transform. This Gospel is action… God’s love in the person of Jesus Christ tangibly...
Sermon: The Spiritual Battle, Good & Evil and Discernment
Posted in Sermons on the 7th June 2021 at 5:15pm.
Read Revd David Treharne's sermon "The Spiritual Battle, Good & Evil and Discernment" from Sunday 6th June 2021.
Sermon for Pentecost
Posted in Sermons on the 25th May 2021 at 10:25am.
James Parsons, Reader, preached last week on Pentecost Sunday. Click here to download his sermon.