Monthly Archives: February 2018
Sermon: Second Sunday of Lent, 25 February 2018, St Mary Magdalene
Readings Romans 4.13-25, Mark 8.31-38 Preacher Revd Neil Summers In this morning’s Gospel, Jesus begins to talk about his forthcoming death. As he made clear to his followers, their allegiance to him would be no easy option: it could … Continue reading
Sermon: First Sunday of Lent, 18 February 2018, St John the Divine
Readings Genesis 9.8-17, 1 Peter 3.18-22, Mark 1.9-15 Preacher Revd Neil Summers The former MP and current journalist, Matthew Parris, although an atheist, was brought up in a Christian environment and is very knowledgeable about the faith. He wrote … Continue reading
Sermon: Sunday next before Lent, 11 February 2018, St John the Divine
Reading 2 Kings 2.1-12, 2 Corinthians 4.3-6, Mark 9.2-9 Preacher Revd Neil Summers Significant things happen on mountains in many religious traditions, not least Judaism and Christianity. For instance, Noah’s ark came to rest on Ararat; Moses received the … Continue reading
Sermon: Sunday next before Lent, 11 February 2018, St Mary Magdalene
Reading Mark 9.2-9 Preacher Revd Alan Sykes Some of you will no doubt have heard of the spiritual writer Thomas Merton. He was a Trappist monk in a monastery just outside Louisville in the state of Kentucky. One ordinary … Continue reading
Sermon: Second Sunday before Lent, 4 February 2018, St John the Divine
Readings Proverbs 8.1, 22-31, Colossians 1.15-20, John 1.1-14 Preacher Revd Neil Summers A former Bishop of Durham once said, ‘We become like what we worship’. It was an insight from the Book of Psalms (115.8 to be precise), where … Continue reading