Sermons
Sermon: Advent Sunday, 2 December 2018, St John the Divine
Readings Jeremiah 33.14-16; 1 Thessalonians 3.9-end; Luke 21.25-36 Preacher Revd Neil Summers If you like fairy tales, romance and magic, the chances are you would enjoy a musical by my favourite modern-day composer, Stephen Sondheim. ‘Into the Woods’ is … Continue reading
Sermon: Second Sunday before Advent, 18 November 2018, St Mary Magdalene
Readings Hebrews 10.11-14, 19-25; Mark 13.1-8 Preacher Revd Neil Summers Don’t worry: you haven’t missed out on Christmas, but today I need to tell you the year comes to an end next week. Not the calendar year, of course, … Continue reading
Sermon: Remembrance Sunday, 11 November 2018, St Mary Magdalene
Preacher: Major General Sir Michael Carleton-Smith, CBE DL Firstly I would like to thank Wilma for inviting me to what passes for the pulpit on this very special Remembrance Sunday. One hundred years since the end of the worst … Continue reading
Sermon: All Saints’ Day, 4 November 2018, St John the Divine
Readings Isaiah 25.6-9; Revelation 21.1-6a; John 11.32-44 Preacher Revd Neil Summers November is the month for remembering. Last Thursday was All Saints’ Day, commemorating those often nameless saints throughout the ages who do not have an individual day of … Continue reading
Sermon: Bible Sunday, 28 October 2018, St Mary Magdalene
Preacher Revd Alan Sykes I don’t know how many of you recognised the tune to which we sang our second hymn, the one just before the gospel reading. Just in case you didn’t know it, it was the tune … Continue reading
Sermon: Twenty First Sunday after Trinity, 21 October 2018, St John the Divine
Reading Mark 10.35-45 Preacher Revd Alan Sykes Once upon a time there were two scientists. They were both working – separately – on an important potential breakthrough in the treatment of a serious disease. Both were on the brink … Continue reading
Sermon: Twenty First Sunday after Trinity, 21 October 2018, St Mary Magdalene, morning
Readings Hebrews 5.1-10; Mark 10.35-45 Preacher Ruth Martin Yesterday morning when I was enjoying watching the sun come into the garden, I saw a pair of magpies and a pair of squirrels competing for access to the only bird … Continue reading
Sermon: Twentieth Sunday after Trinity, 14 October 2018, St John the Divine
Readings Amos 5.6-7, 10-15; Hebrews 4.12-end; Mark 10.17-31 Preacher Revd Neil Summers Two weeks ago, the Gospel reading was about cutting off those body parts that cause us to stumble. Today, there are more tricky words to contend with: sell … Continue reading
Sermon: Twentieth Sunday after Trinity, 14 October 2018, St Mary Magdalene
Reading Mark 10.17-31 Preacher Revd Alan Sykes I thought I’d start off with something a little controversial – a lot controversial in fact. It can’t have escaped your attention that the appointment last week of Brett Kavanaugh to the … Continue reading
Sermon: Harvest Sunday, 7 October 2018, St John the Divine
Interview Sermon with Revd Neil Summers and Sylvia Browning Introduction – Neil In our Mission Action Plan, one of the things we said we would do, from time to time, is a different sort of sermon slot, which … Continue reading