Author Archives: Parish Church of St Mark, Chadderton

One of the core concepts of the Christian faith is justification. I’m sure we all know that, in general terms, being justified means to be proven right, or to show good cause for an action. So, for example, if we found out that the company we were working for was on the verge of bankruptcy,Continue reading “Sermon: Second Sunday of Lent – 28th February, 2021”

One of the things that’s spoken about amongst Christians from time to time is what’s known as a ‘Wilderness Experience’. A Wilderness Experience is the way people often refer to a time when they struggle with their faith. Some people might refer to the same thing as a ‘Crisis of Faith’. It’s a time whenContinue reading “Sermon: First Sunday of Lent – 21st February, 2021”

One of the sad realities of life in the Church is that, from time to time, we lose people from the Church. It is always sad when that happens, but it does happen, and when it does, it usually happens in one of three ways. We can lose people from the Church for unavoidable reasons,Continue reading “Sermon: Ash Wednesday 17th February, 2021”