Author Archives: Parish Church of St Mark, Chadderton

Anyone who’s ever read the Bible must have noticed that numbers very often play an important part in the biblical narratives. As we read through the books of the Bible, we find that some numbers recur quite regularly in different books. So, for example, we find that there are 12 tribes of Israel and theContinue reading “Sermon for 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Trinity 14) 13th September, 2020”

In my sermon last week, I spoke about the problem of people in the Church who act in ways that are contrary to the teaching and example of Jesus. I spoke about the real harm those people can do, and often actually do, to other members of the Church, and about the damage those peopleContinue reading “Sermon for 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time (Trinity 13) 6th September, 2020”

Last week’s Gospel revolved around two questions that Jesus put to his disciples: who did the people think he was, and who did they think he was? In my sermon I said that Peter answered that question for Jesus’ disciples both then and now when he said that Jesus was the Messiah, the Son ofContinue reading “Sermon: 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time (Trinity 12) 30th August, 2020”