Disclosing New Worlds is Back!
Lawrence Moore’s brilliant lectionary blog Disclosing New Worlds is back! A superb resource for anyone who preaches or who wants to get some great insights and commentary on the weekly lectionary passages.
Category: Sermons
Remembering Hope
Today’s sermon: It is 90 years since the end of the First World War. We are here at the 11th hour of the Sunday closest to the 11th day of the 11th month, when all those years ago the guns fell silent for the last time in the War that was meant to end all Read More …
Words
I’m not American. I’m Scottish and I wouldn’t trade that for anything… but I’ve said before, my dream job would be Sam’s in the West Wing – writing speeches for the President. Obama’s speech writer is 26 years old Jon Favreau. That’s right, he’s 26. He obviously has one of the most gifted orators in Read More …
water walking
This morning I preached on Peter’s water walking. Most people remember that Jesus came walking on the water in the middle of a storm and Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water for a while before realising what he was doing and starting to sink. My message was simple. If you Read More …
Who’s in and who’s out?
This is yesterday’s sermon preached at Law Parish Church. Your thoughts and comments are welcomed. “No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey you are welcome here.” That is the strap line of The United Church of Christ’s TV advertising campaign in the States. The TV commercials have been banned by Read More …
seeing the stranger
Church can be an odd place, full of odd people. What sometimes makes it odder is that these odd people think that other people are odd. Despite Jesus’ ‘great commandment’ to love each other as He loved us we shy away from strangers, we are fearful of difference and we gravitate towards people who are Read More …
Mary of Bethany & Judas
This is a post from last year that seems to get lots of hits so I thought I’d remind people it’s there in time for Holy Week. It’s a sermon about Mary of Bethany and Judas. You can find it HERE.