Lent 3 – Separating light from darkness

HomeWorshipPastoral CarePrayer Daily Offices Lectio Divina Prayer MinistryTeachings Articles/News SermonsAbout Us LeadershipContact Us Ephesians 5:1-14       St Luke 11:14-26   At one time you were darkness, now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.   For three Sundays now our Gospels have focussed our minds on evil as Jesus confronts demons: first…

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Lent 2 – God’s will, our sanctification

HomeWorshipPastoral CarePrayer Daily Offices Lectio Divina Prayer MinistryTeachings Articles/News SermonsAbout Us LeadershipContact Us 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8       St Matthew 15:21-28   This is the will of God, your sanctification… [1 Thess 4:3]   Lent is a time to go up to Jerusalem with Jesus.  If you have entered into Lent by giving up some normal pleasure…

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Lent 1 – Into the wilderness

HomeWorshipPastoral CarePrayer Daily Offices Lectio Divina Prayer MinistryTeachings Articles/News SermonsAbout Us LeadershipContact Us 2 Corinthians 6:1-10       St Matthew 4:1-11   Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.   Just as Jesus was led up by the Spirit, so has the Church led us up, we…

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Quinquagesima – The greatest of these is Charity

HomeWorshipPastoral CarePrayer Daily Offices Lectio Divina Prayer MinistryTeachings Articles/News SermonsAbout Us LeadershipContact Us Corinthians 13:1-13       St Luke 18:31-43 See, we are going up to Jerusalem.  What a joy to be able to witness today the baptism of Emelyn Gail!  Our readings today are set as a preparation for Lent, but they are most fitting also…

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Christmas Day

HomeWorshipPastoral CarePrayer Daily Offices Lectio Divina Prayer MinistryTeachings Articles/News SermonsAbout Us LeadershipContact Us Hebrews 1:1-12       John 1:1-14 “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us full of grace and truth.”   All our Advent preparations are done.  The day of celebration has arrived.  It brings us joy just to be together.  But to…

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Advent 3 – Jesus Judges our Faith

HomeWorshipPastoral CarePrayer Daily Offices Lectio Divina Prayer MinistryTeachings Articles/News SermonsAbout Us LeadershipContact Us 1 Corinthians 4:1-5       St. Matthew 11:2-10   This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.  Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.   In Advent we are continually…

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Advent 2 – Jesus Judges our Hopes

HomeWorshipPastoral CarePrayer Daily Offices Lectio Divina Prayer MinistryTeachings Articles/News SermonsAbout Us LeadershipContact Us Romans 15:4-13       Luke 21:25-33   The God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope through the power of the Holy Ghost. Advent is a time of reflection, of preparation, and of anticipation.…

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Advent 1 – Jesus Judges our Loves

HomeWorshipPastoral CarePrayer Daily Offices Lectio Divina Prayer MinistryTeachings Articles/News SermonsAbout Us LeadershipContact Us Romans 13:8-14       Matthew 21:1-13   Now it is high time to awake out of sleep…   Today we begin the new Christian year with the season of Advent (and our second year of worshipping officially as a church!). Our colour has changed…

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Restored, Soul and Body (Trinity XXIII sermon)

HomeWorshipPastoral CarePrayer Daily Offices Lectio Divina Prayer MinistryTeachings Articles/News SermonsAbout Us LeadershipContact Us Philippians 3:17-21     Matthew 22:15-22   For our citizenship is in heaven; and from it we await a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ.   The Church of England sets aside the Sunday closest to November 11 for a solemn remembrance of those who…

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We are to Climb onto the Cross (Trinity XXII sermon)

HomeWorshipPastoral CarePrayer Daily Offices Lectio Divina Prayer MinistryTeachings Articles/News SermonsAbout Us LeadershipContact Us Philippians 1:3-11       Matthew 18:21-35   For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the mercies of Jesus Christ.   Our journey in Trinity season into the kingdom of heaven is near its completion. Last week we ended…

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