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What are churches for?

Preached by on 7th Sunday in Easter, 12th May 2013 • Sermon texts: Ezekiel 34.24–28 & John 17.20-26

To my mind, this morning’s Gospel passage, lifted from the so-called ‘high-priestly prayer’ attributed to Jesus, which runs the full length of John chapter 17, is one of the most intriguing, incomprehensible and infuriating passages of scripture.  It is intriguing … Continue reading →

Posted on May 12, 2013 in Sermons • Tagged , , , , , ,

Water into Wine

Preached by on 3rd Sunday of Epiphany, 20th January 2013 • Sermon texts: Isaiah 62.1-5 & John 2.1-11

Returning from Broomhill the other day, it suddenly struck me that St Mark’s is situated between a clinic offering cosmetic surgery and the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.  The former promises to hone your body to perfection –  a tuck here, a … Continue reading →

Posted on January 20, 2013 in Sermons • Tagged , , , , , , , , ,

Making Jesus Visible

Preached by on 2nd Sunday of Epiphany, 15th January 2012 • Sermon texts: 1 Samuel 3.1–10 & John 1.43–51

I decided to go to church.  Not because 1 wanted to be saved, nor because l wanted solace from the cross.  Rather, I wanted the comfort of other people’s faith.  I like to be anonymous among the hymn-singing crowd, the … Continue reading →

Posted on January 15, 2012 in Sermons • Tagged , , , , ,