Sermons And Gubbins

This sermon was given at our Sunday morning service on 13th February 2022. The Gospel was Luke 6:17-26 . I hope you enjoy reading it. Our Gospel reading this morning is one we rarely hear in church. That might surprise you? It’s one we know well, of course. But actually, prior to this morning, the last time we had this reading was in February 2019, and the time before that, incredibly, was over 15 years ago – 11 th February 2007. So, in 15 years, we’ve only heard this reading twice; once this morning, and once in February three years ago, when the biggest news of the day was Piers Morgan getting all hot under the collar that bakery chain Greggs had released a vegan sausage roll. Do you remember when that was the sort of thing we actually thought was worthy of getting angry about? Since we last heard this reading, the country has been busy to say the least – we’ve left the EU, we’ve seen new leaders of all three of the traditional main political parties in the UK – including a new ...

This sermon was given at our morning Zoom service on Sunday 29th November, the first Sunday of Advent 2020. It was given in the wake (watch for that word) of the 2020 US Presidential elections and also news of three vaccines to help fight the spread of Coronavirus, but also whilst the whole country was in its second lockdown of 2020, with the threat of re-strengthed tiers of restrictions for much of the country when lockdown ended, with tier 3 for Greater Manchester being very very similar to full lockdown itself. The gospel for this Sunday was Mark 13:24-37 . I think we’re all sick of it now; the waiting. You can tell when you talk to people; when you queue next to them in those queues outside shops that threaten to go on forever (the queues, not the shops), or when you see parents and children winding each other up in the park, or even when you talk to your own family and loved ones; people are getting fractious and snappy. I know I am. Maybe you’re of better temperament tha...

This sermon was preached at our Sunday morning service on November 19th. The Gospel was Matthew 25:14-30 ; commonly known as The Parable of the Talents. In the news recently had been fresh allegations of tax avoidance by the rich, royal and famous , including particular stories of the Queen's Duchy of Lancaster estate having invested in BrightHouse ; a rent-to-own company, accused of irresponsible lending . In researching this sermon, I am indebted to  this sermon from 2007 I found online when looking up an interpretation that fit a more- Liberation Theology perspectice. I hope you enjoy...  # Apprentice Theme Music # Dum, da dum, da dum, da dum, da dum, da dum, da dum DUUUM NARRATOR:            Previously on the Apprentice…  Our three remaining candidates were all given large sums of Lord Shudder’s own personal wealth whilst he went away on a business trip. The dividing of the money was determined by how many tasks th...