Talking to Jesus about anything
a sermon for 19th Jan – (John 2.1-11) I once asked a Year 6 pupil, top end of primary school, if you could do any of the miracles of Jesus what would you want to do – walk on water? Heal the sick? And this child, quick as quick, piped up: I’d want to turn […]
Stay Curious
Happy New Year. And a Happy Christmas. Do keep greeting people with a Happy Christmas. You can certainly get away with it until 6th. Frankly I shall be pushing my luck until Candlemas. 4 points for you today. Stay Curious, Be Courageous, Encounter Christ, and Keep Connected Firstly Be Curious. It is curiosity […]
Pain as God’s Megaphone
a sermon for 29th Dec 2024 I mentioned to some of my clergy colleagues that today I would be preaching on the subject of Holy Innocents, the massacre at Bethlehem. And they said ‘What sort of idiot are you?!’ Who actually wants to hear a sermon on a horrible painful subject like that, a few […]
A Christmas morning blessing
A 5 pointed sermon for you today! Afterall its Christmas! It’s a prayer, a blessing, for you to know – the Eagerness of the Shepherds, the Joy of the Angels, the Perseverance of the Wise, the Obedience of Joseph and Mary, and the Peace of Jesus Christ. That’s my prayer, that’s the 5 points. […]
The Creed tells us we have a vocation
Gaudete Gaudete Christos est natus ex maria virginae Gaudete! – Rejoice Rejoice, Christ was born of the virgin Mary, rejoice. Welcome to Rejoice Sunday. It why we lit the pink candle, its why I’m wearing Rev Janice Bartholomew’s rose coloured stole – today is Rejoice Sunday. The idea being that in the middle of […]
We believe
Happy New Year! The Church of England, well really all churches, start their liturgical years on Advent. So Happy New Year. Last year had some scary bits in it. Quite likely this next year will too. But remember Stefan’s sermon from last week and hold on to Jesus and to each other and you will […]
Encouraging Henry
Welcome to Henry – now embarking on his new life in Christ. It’s a life of pilgrimage. Along the way he’s going to see hugely impressive things – like the Disciples of Jesus pointing to the amazing, even today its still jaw droppingly amazing – but then it was fantastic – and Jesus – […]
A Remembrance Sermon
Preached at St. Leonard’s at 9.30am on Sunday 10th November 2024 “It was Sam [Gamgee]’s first view of a battle of Men against Men. And he did not like it much. He was glad that he could not see the dead [man’s] face. He wondered what the man’s name was and where he came from; […]
Approach the throne of God with confidence
A sermon from James: Hebrews 4.12-16, Mark 10.17-31, Sunday 13th October 2024. Jesus looked at him and loved him. I like that bit. Jesus looked at him and loved him. Jesus is confronted in today’s gospel reading by someone who’s got everything, lots of money. The only thing he lacks is that assurance of […]
Seek First the Kingdom of God and ….
A Harvest sermon (see also Matt 6.25-33, 1 Tim 6.6-10) Can I start off by saying Happy Birthday to me! I think of Harvest as my Birthday and today is my 4th birthday, and the start of my 5th year. A little while back, when I was about 20, I got my first car. […]
