Tag Archives: God

Living Trinity

Preached by on Trinity Sunday, 26th May 2013 • Sermon texts: Romans 5.1-5 & John 16.12-15

Today, we are invited to reflect on the Trinity. It’s a difficult subject and Trinity Sunday is one of those occasions when experienced preachers tend to vacate their pulpits for some reason! But its a subject that I have been … Continue reading →

Posted on May 26, 2013 in Sermons • Tagged , , , , , , , ,

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 , , , , , ,

Why don’t we sing some of the familiar hymns?

Preached by on 11th Sunday in Trinity, 19th August 2012 • Sermon texts: Colossians 3.12–17 & Mark 14.22–28 • Sermon series:

This is the third of three sermons looking as some of the questions relating to worship at St Mark’s which have been raised in recent months. Today we explore why we tend not to sing some of the ‘golden oldies’ – hymns that some of us have grown up with; but, equally, why it is that we sing the hymns that we do. Continue reading →

Posted on August 19, 2012 in Sermons • Tagged , , , , , , ,

Honouring God

Preached by on Trinity 17, 16th October 2011 • Sermon texts: Leviticus 19 1-4, 9-18 & Mark 12:28-34a • Sermon series:

“The Lord’s prayer is Christianity’s greatest prayer.  It is also Christianity’s strangest prayer.  It is prayed by all Christians, but it never mentions Christ.  It is prayed in all churches, but it never mentioned church.  It is prayed all Sundays, … Continue reading →

Posted on October 16, 2011 in Sermons • Tagged , ,

I Believe in God: Three – God

Preached by on Trinity 10, August 8th 2010 • Sermon texts: Exodus 3.1–15 & Matthew 11.16–19,25–30 • Sermon series:

CREDO IN DEUM, we come to our final sermon in this short series in which we have attempted to take a fresh look at the affirmation, ‘I believe in God’.  We began by reflecting on selfhood – on what it … Continue reading →

Posted on August 8, 2010 in Sermons • Tagged