11th May 2025 Choral Evensong – Dedication Service John 10:22-30 Is there a more frequently reoccurring metaphor than that of the shepherd in the Bible? To be honest I don’t know – there are other contenders, the vine, perhaps, or ‘light’. But in any case the shepherd is up there, naturally enough, one might say, …
Category archives: Sermons
Sermon 2025-05-04
4th May 2025 – Parish Communion Acts 9:1-20 and John 21:1-19. Today blesses us with two of the greatest calling stories in the Bible. Those of Peter and of Paul, or Saul as he was known then. Stories so familiar that we have read, listened, reflected and heard sermons on them many times in our …
Sermon 2025-04-27
27th April 2025 – Benefice Service Acts 5: 27-32, John 20: 19-end Alleluia Christ is risen he is risen indeed alleluia. What tosh! What balderdash! What nonsense! Talk about being away with the fairies not to mention dragons, unicorns and all other fanciful things. Jesus Christ is risen, no way! Simply delusional. Such sentiments have …
Sermon 2025-04-20
20th April 2025 – Easter Day Luke 24:1-12 I am always a bit relieved when our gospel reading for Easter is from St. Luke. He is the only one of the gospel writers to say, in verse 11, that the women’s news of Jesus’ being raised sounded to the apostles like “an idle tale.” Sightly …
Sermon 2025-04-06
6th April 2025 – 5th Sunday of Lent Philippians 3:4-14, John 12:1-8 The apostle Paul had every reason to be “confident in the flesh,” as he tells us in today’s second reading (Philippians 3:4-14). A proud member of the people of Israel, a Pharisee, a leader, respected by all, and a persecutor of the church. Until …
Sermon 2025-03-09
9th March 2025 Evensong Luke 4:1-13 It will not have escaped your notice that today is the first Sunday of Lent. Although the Easter eggs seem to have been in the shops since about Boxing Day! The lectionary readings today remind us both of the temptations of Adam in the Garden of Eden and of …
Sermon 2025-03-02
2nd March 2025 Homily Exodus 34; 29-end, Luke 9: 28-36 Whoever decided on the lectionary readings for the year was, I felt inspired to include the account of Jesus’ miraculous transfiguration for this the Sunday before Lent. To me it is the sort of uplifting spiritual treat similar in its way to the culinary …
Sermon – 2025-02-09
9th February 2025 Colossians 3: 1-22 and Matthew 5: 13-18 (Psalm 1) In our readings and Psalm today, we are given images of what we shall be like if we follow God. Psalm 1 says: And he shall be like a tree planted by the waterside, that will bring forth his fruit in due season; …
Sermon 2025-01-05
5th January 2025 – Epiphany Isaiah 60:1-6, Matthew 2: 1-12 How many of you have embarked on a new year resolution? How many have opted for a ‘Dry January’ and how many have ignored all such initiatives and reckon life can trundle on in its usual way? And here I will be honest and say …
Music – 2025-02-09
9th February 2025 – 4th Sunday before Lent/5th Sunday of Epiphany Choral Evensong 6pm Organ: Fantasia in C minor (BWV 537i) – J S Bach Introit: Lead me, Lord – S S Wesley Hymns: NEH48 Bethlehem, of noblest cities; NEH467 Through all the changing scenes of life; NEH244 Glory to thee, my God, this night …
