Author Archives: Parish Church of St Mark, Chadderton

If you were to ask a Christian, any Christian, ‘Do you love Jesus?’, the answer would almost certainly be, ‘Yes’. In fact, it would be a surprise if the answer was anything other than yes. But if you were to ask, ‘Do you keep his commandments?’, and they were to answer honestly, I think theContinue reading “Sermon for the 6th Sunday of Easter, 14th May 2023”

Christians are often called an ‘Easter People,’ or a ‘Resurrection  People’ and I don’t think it’s too hard to understand why that should be. Easter, and the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ that we celebrate at Easter are the very foundation of our faith. If there was no Resurrection, why would we have anyContinue reading “Sermon for the 5th Sunday of Easter, 7th May 2023”

One of the best known, and probably most well-loved images of Jesus is that of the Good Shepherd. It’s a lovely pastoral image of Jesus, usually carrying a lamb in his arms and being followed by a flock of sheep. It’s an image that shows Jesus as someone who looks after and cares for hisContinue reading “Sermon for the 4th Sunday of Easter, 30th April 2023”