Amidst all the chaos…this week’s sermon

It’s time for another sermon…

This one was written for my interview on Thursday, or at least the basis of it was (preaching a sermon at the start of an interview is definitely a first for me, and I was more nervous than i have ever been at the start of a sermon! And during!)

I fleshed [...]

Another sermon, perhaps I’m making up for lost blogging!?!

Last Sunday of the Easter Season…
Time for another sermon, this one is a rewrite of a previously preached sermon (something I rarely do, but i wanted to ground the opening in my own experience!). In its preached form is contained a fair amount of ad lib around the script – particularly around the fact [...]

Palm Sunday 2008

A sermon for Palm Sunday, as promised!
Year A Palm Sunday 2008

Matthew 21.1-11
What did they think they were doing?
As we hear again the familiar story of the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, as we imagine the crowds pressing against him, the shouts, the palm trees being stripped of leaves, cloaks laid on the ground. As we [...]

A Sermon for the Start of Lent

Here, only a few days late, is the sermon I preached at my early service on Sunday
Lent 1 (2008) Year A RCL Principal
Genesis 2.15-17; 3.1-7Romans 5.12-19Matthew 4.1-11
Short Cuts
The great thing about living somewhere for any length of time is that you get to know the area, and you find your way around [...]

Being a Disciple….

Sunday’s talk for our Evening Worship….
Team Evening Worship3rd Feb 2008
Exodus 13.17-14.end
Discipleship: To be a Pilgrim
I can remember a day my life changed – after a few hours of delay (something for which my wife is still struggling to find complete forgiveness) I found myself driving at a slightly faster speed than I am used to [...]