Monthly Archives: August 2015
Sermon: Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, 30 August 2015, St Mary’s, evening
Reading Revelation 3.14-22 Preacher Revd Alan Sykes We all know that story by Hans Christian Andersen – the Emperor’s New Clothes. But I’m going to summarise it for you anyway. A couple of swindlers promise an extremely vain emperor … Continue reading
Sermon: Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, 30 August 2015, St Matthias, morning
Readings James 1.17-27, Mark 7.1–8, 14, 15, 21–23 Preacher Canon Robert Titley Two Bible texts: I am about to do a new thing, says the Lord (Isaiah 43.19) He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; … Continue reading
Sermon: Twelfth Sunday after Trinity, 23 August 2015, St Mary’s, evening
Reading 2 Corinthians 6.1-10 Preacher Canon Robert Titley At one point in the first – perhaps still the best – of the Pirates of the Caribbean films, Captain Jack Sparrow (played by Johnny Depp) has been judged, condemned, and … Continue reading
Sermon: Twelfth Sunday after Trinity, 23 August 2015, St John’s, morning
Reading John 6.56–69 Preacher Canon Robert Titley After that gospel reading you may have a sense of déjà vu, or rather, déjà entendu, ‘I’m sure I’ve heard that before.’ And if you’ve been to church recently, you have. This is … Continue reading
Sermon: Eleventh Sunday after Trinity, 16 August 2015, St Mary’s, morning
Readings Galatians 4.4-7, Luke 1.46-55 Preacher Canon Robert Titley Hot tickets in the cinema just now are for The Diary of a Teenage Girl. There’s a debate over whether it should be an ‘18’ – which it is, because … Continue reading
Sermon: Tenth Sunday after Trinity, 9 August 2015, St John the Divine
Readings 1 Kings 19:4-8, Psalm 34:1-8, John 6:35, 41-51 Preacher Revd Neil Summers There is a fair bit of human feeling and emotion to be found in today’s readings. In the Gospel, ‘the Jews’ are in a complaining and incredulous mood. … Continue reading
Sermon: Tenth Sunday after Trinity, 9 August 2015, St Mary’s, morning
Readings Ephesians 4.25-5.2, John 6.41-51 Preacher Canon Robert Titley Last week the starter. This week we move into the main course as we continue to read the sixth chapter of John’s gospel and all that Jesus says about being the … Continue reading
Sermon: Ninth Sunday after Trinity, 2 August 2015, St John the Divine
Reading John 6.24–35 Preacher Revd Neil Summers In John’s Gospel, there are many ‘I am’ sayings attributed to Jesus – I am the door, the good shepherd, the vine, the resurrection and the life and, today, I am the bread … Continue reading
Sermon: Ninth Sunday after Trinity, 2 August 2015, St Mary’s, morning
Readings Ephesians 4.1–16 John 6.24–35 Preacher Canon Robert Titley Many of you have heard but some won’t: I have been offered a job at Salisbury Cathedral and I have said Yes. We sent an email round on Friday to everyone … Continue reading