Author Archives: Parish Church of St Mark, Chadderton

This morning’s Gospel reading marks a pivotal moment in St John’s account of Jesus’ mission and ministry. But if we take this reading at face value, it probably seems anything but that. In fact, taken at face value, it seems a rather strange story. To recap. Some Greeks want to see Jesus but, instead ofContinue reading “Sermon: Fifth Sunday of Lent, 21st March 2021”

One of the mysteries of what we might call the Christian era is the extent to which the Church has been persecuted throughout its existence. And it is a mystery. The Christian faith is about love of others. It’s about agape love, which I spoke about recently, loving, not in order to be loved inContinue reading “Sermon: Fourth Sunday of Lent (Mothering Sunday) 14th March, 2021”

In the title song of the musical Jesus Christ Superstar, the spirit of Judas, who by this point has committed suicide, asks Jesus a series of questions. It’s clear from the words of the song that Judas simply doesn’t understand why Jesus did what he did in the way that he did and he’s lookingContinue reading “Sermon: Third Sunday of Lent – 7th March, 2021”