Recognising Jesus
(This was a dialogue sermon preached at st Luke’s 23rd April 2023 – which is why its in bullet point form – i hope it makes some sense!) ?What do you see in this reading that helped them recognize Jesus? I love the little detail: ‘They stood still’ – are you the only one!! […]
He is risen indeed! Hallelujah!
(a sermon for Easter Day 2023 Seaford John 20.1-18 Jesus Christ is risen! He is risen indeed Hallelujah! Mary goes to the tomb, its empty, it makes no sense, she runs back to the others Peter and John come running – Peter goes inside and sees – yes that its empty but there are […]
Compline sermon 3rd April 2023
If you would like a task to get yourself in focus for Good Friday then read Matthew’s Passion Narrative. Starting with Matthew 21 and the Triumphal entry. Sunday afternoon we have Jesus in the temple turning over the tables – My house will be called a house of prayer but you are making it – […]
Palm Sunday: Fix your eyes on Jesus
?Do you have a Palm Cross – every year I rather hope that we will run out. We buy hundreds of them and then give them away to schools and things and so I always want to say that if you’re a regular to Palm Sunday and if you didn’t get one then you should […]
Raising Lazarus
What do we learn about Jesus from this? – We learn that Jesus is More Than – whatever, whoever, you think Jesus is – Here we find that Jesus is More than. [the image comes from the game we played at St Luke’s you can probably work out the why and how] And What are […]
Mothering Sunday
Ex 2.1-10 – 4 Women who shaped Moses. 19th March 2023. Welcome to Mothering Sunday. The great thing about Mothering Sunday is that if you’re a mother then you should feel some love today from your children. If your children are any good then hopefully its not just this one day of the year but […]
Mothering – its not mothers day
(A sermon preached on 19th March 2023, photo was supposed to be of a toy crocodile but I had to use my dragon instead) Welcome to Mothering Sunday. The great thing about Mothering Sunday is that if you’re a mother then you should feel some love today from your children. If your children are any […]
Day of Atonement
This is a draft of the sermon on 12th March 2023 (photo is of a goat) By the time you get to the end of this sermon I would like you to say to yourself – Well, Thank you Jesus. Thank you, Jesus. So that’s sort of the take home point today. Thank you, Jesus. […]
Levitical Sacrifices
Leviticus 2.1-16. (Photo above is of Fine Flour) I had the joy and privilege last weekend of being introduced to my son Sam’s girlfriend. Ooh. But here’s the tricky bit. It’s the first time we have met, do you go for the hug or the handshake or what? I went for the hug. I think […]
Job’s day in Court
(Photo: Not of Leviathan) How would you fancy being God for a week? Just think of what you could do! Just think of the responsibility and the vastness and awesomeness of the task. Is that an easier question than me asking How would you fancy being the PM for a week, or how about being […]