One of the things we often say we come to Church for is to meet the Lord in word and sacrament. I think it’s quite obvious what we mean by that. We meet the Lord in word through listening to the words of Scripture and through our dialogue with him in prayer. And we meetContinue reading “Sermon for the 3rd Sunday of Easter 23rd April 2023”
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Sermon for the 2nd Sunday of Easter, 16th April 2023
If we had to choose from among the Apostles, one Apostle for today, one with particular relevance to today’s world, who might that be? I think it might well be the Apostle who features in our Gospel reading this morning, it might well be St Thomas, Doubting Thomas as he’s often called. I say thatContinue reading “Sermon for the 2nd Sunday of Easter, 16th April 2023”
Sermon for Easter Day, 9th April 2023
On Ash Wednesday, I chose for my sermon text, a reading from the Book of Proverbs: There are six things that the Lord hates,seven that are an abomination to him:haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil,a false witness who breathes out lies, and oneContinue reading “Sermon for Easter Day, 9th April 2023”
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