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
Jesus loved all three of them, Martha, Mary and their brother Lazarus, not just with the divine compassion that he had for everyone, but with genuine human affection. This story portrays him as the Son of God who can work the greatest act of all – bringing someone back to life. But he also comes across as having real human emotions … More Jesus wept.
This sermon was given by Rev Sue on Wednesday 29 July 2020. There are very few families mentioned in the gospels. The story of Mary, Martha and Lazarus is a rare snapshot of New Testament family life. We meet a family who offered him hospitality. As was the custom it was only the men who … More A Hospitable Family
On Passion Sunday 2020 Rev Deborah gave this sermon. It was recorded in the vicarage garden, and you may have seen the video already. Here is the text so you can ponder it again … More Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead
Our Passion Sunday Eucharist comes to you today from the vicarage garden, celebrated by Rev Deborah … More Passion Sunday 2020
Today’s gospel is probably one of the more familiar healing passages known to most of us and follows a number of sayings from Jesus that Luke has recorded, such as the Rich man and Lazarus … More Trinity 17
urely today’s gospel reading must be one of the most dramatic in the New Testament. There is a death in the family – not just any family, but close friends of Jesus – he used to stay in their house when he came to Jerusalem … More All Saints Day
Our readings today take us from the dry bones of Ezekiel through to the gift of life after death for Lazarus in our fourth personal encounter with Jesus in John’s gospel. It is a story of lament, of resurrection and of joy in new life … More Lent 5
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