Rev Sue preached this sermon during the Easter Vigil last weekend. Here it is for you again: The first time I experienced an earthquake was in the early hours of September 23rd 2002. We were living in the West Midlands at the time. We woke up to the floor shaking and furniture rattling. I put … More The Easter Vigil
Rev Sue preached this sermon on Passion Sunday, 22 March 2026. Here it is for you again: I love a good story. One of the pleasures of my life is cooking a meal while listening to an audiobook. For me good fiction has convincing characters that I really care about, an absorbing plot and a … More The God who weeps
Rev Sue preached this sermon on Sunday 8 March. Here it is for you again: The Old Testament reading today comes from the book of Deuteronomy, which is probably one of the books of the Bible that people know least about. It is the fifth book of the Bible and the final book of the … More Teach them to your children
This sermon was given by Rev Sue on Sunday 20 July. Here it is for you again: One of the most unusual and engaging books I have read in recent years is Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce. It’s the story of Margery Benson, a lonely and bored middle-aged teacher weighed down by years of … More The one necessary thing
Rev Sue preached this sermon on Sunday 25 May 2025. Here it is for you again: I read this quotation from CS Lewis many decades ago, but it has stuck firmly in my mind. He was asked the question: “Which of the religions of the world gives to its followers the greatest happiness?” He replied: … More The gift of peace – but not as the world gives.
Rev Sue preached this sermon on Sunday 27 April. Here it is for you again: It’s the evening of the first Easter Sunday. That morning, Mary Magdalene and then Peter and John — had seen the empty tomb for themselves. Mary had also encountered the Risen Christ in the garden. Though she had shared this … More Encountering the Risen Christ
Rev Helen gave this sermon on Wednesday 16 April 2025: It’s Holy Week, this is a week of high drama, there is a lot happening but it’s a good story to tell, it’s an epic tale. The story from Palm Sunday to Jesus being in the tomb the twists and turns, high rejoicing, epic lows … More The Epic of Holy Week
Rev Helen preached this sermon on Sunday 23 March 2025. Here it is for you again: Now I would never wish to stereotype but British people, natives mainly, we do some very strange things don’t we, like bizarre! I follow on Social Media an account called ‘Very British Problems’ buy the books as well and … More How do we avoid the wrath of God?
Rev Helen preached this sermon on Wednesday 19 March 2025. Here it is for you again: Today is St Joseph’s day, the day we remember Joseph of Nazareth, Jesus father. The man who was with Jesus mother and supported her, the man who would bring Jesus up, his father. Now I am going to caveat … More St Joseph of Nazareth, being a father
Rev Helen preached this sermon on Sunday 2 March 2025. Here it is for you again: ‘The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.’ I love this verse from Numbers, mainly because when my I was … More What it feels like to touch God
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