Fight the Good Fight 16-02-2020
FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT – Homily by Geoff Serpell Today’s Gospel reading from Matthew is the “Sermon on the Mount” and where Jesus explains the new righteousness, he has ushered … [Read more…]
FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT – Homily by Geoff Serpell Today’s Gospel reading from Matthew is the “Sermon on the Mount” and where Jesus explains the new righteousness, he has ushered … [Read more…]
Sermon for Leighmoor UCA on Sunday 9 February 2020 By Andrea Mayes, UCA candidate Bible reading: Isaiah 58:1-9a; Matthew 5:13-20 Fasting and Justice Have you ever fasted? That is, gone … [Read more…]
HOMILY; 2 FEB 2020 GOD’S FOOLISHNESS For our communion service today, I thought to take note of the American Film star, George Burns who once said that the secret of … [Read more…]
Faith is Vital for Living. Epiphany 3. Matthew 4: 12 – 23; Luke 7: 36 – 50 Can we live without faith? The exercise of faith is vital to … [Read more…]
Servant, Slave, Service! Epiphany 2. Isaiah 49: 1 – 7; John 1: 29 – 42 Are God’s children also servants? We commonly understand a servant to be someone employed to … [Read more…]
Theological Justice. Isaiah 42: 1 – 9; Matthew 3: 13 – 17 God’s justice more than social-justice! A man was brought before a jury of respectable educated townsfolk to be … [Read more…]
The Gospel in an ever-changing World Jeremiah 31: 7 – 14; Ephesians 1: 3 – 14; John 1: 1 (10) – 18 What does it mean to be a Christian … [Read more…]
FIRST SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS 2019 What did 2019 meaningfully bring for you? This is not what Father Christmas brought you but what was something significant which you were involved with … [Read more…]
The Man who ‘fathered’ Jesus. Matthew 1: 18 – 25; Luke 2: 1 – 7; A distinction can be made between the one who fathered a child and the … [Read more…]
Freed by Vulnerable Love. Advent 4 Isaiah 7: 10 – 16; Romans 1: 1 – 7; Matthew 1: 18 – 25 God rescues by making us stronger: that’s … [Read more…]