Sermons
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
Sermon: Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity, 23 September 2018, St Mary Magdalene, evening
Reading Matthew 8.23-34 Preacher Revd Alan Sykes I was brought up in the era before central heating. At least it took a long time for that particular mod con to reach our house up in the frozen north of … Continue reading
Sermon: Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity, 9 September 2018, St John the Divine
Readings Isaiah 35.4-7a; James 2.1-10, 14-17; Mark 7.24-end Preacher Revd Neil Summers For me, that story of the healing of a Gentile woman’s daughter is one of the most fascinating in all the gospels. It sees Jesus mainly in … Continue reading
Sermon: Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity, 9 September 2018, St Matthias
Readings Isaiah 35.4-7a; James 2.1-10; Mark 7.24-37 Preacher Revd Alan Sykes Brexit still rules the waves when it comes to the political life of our country but over the summer another controversy has also had wind in its sails, … Continue reading