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David Could be A Bad ‘Un: Sermon Preached on 28th July 2024 (Ninth Sunday After Trinity)

That David could be a right stinker. But, then again, can’t we all sometimes? Continue reading

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One Cross for a Divided Church: Sermon Preached on 21st July 2024 (Eighth Sunday After Trinity)

The old order is obviously crumbling; only the Cross can help a divided Church navigate the emerging new world. Continue reading

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Waiting Patiently for Harvest: Sermon Preached on 16th June 2024 (Third Sunday after Trinity)

Preached at St Peter’s, Poulshot and St Mary’s, Potterne Readings – 2 Corinthians 5. 6-10, 14-17; Mark 4. 26-34 “The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head.” On Monday evening … Continue reading

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Was Jesus Mad?: Sermon Preached on 9th June 2024 (Second Sunday after Trinity)

In a crazy world, it’s the sane people who seem mad. Continue reading

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Cow Parsley and Heaven: Sermon Preached on 2nd June 2024 (Second Sunday after Trinity)

Thinking too highly of ourselves means we risk missing forest for the trees when reading Scripture. Continue reading

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Love is Our Nature: Sermon Preached on 26th May 2024 (Trinity Sunday)

Made in the image of the Holy Trinity, our true essence is love—not a bunch of chemical and electrical signals. Continue reading

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Love, Truth and Fire: Sermon Preached on 19th May 2024 (Pentecost)

We share our faith in a fatherly creator with Muslims and Jews; the Holy Spirit is unique to Christianity. Continue reading

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Fame and Truth: Sermon Preached on 12th May 2024 (The Sunday After Ascension)

The great cosmic conflict between good and evil is, for most of us, lived out in the humdrum of our daily lives. Continue reading

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Of Vines and Eunuchs: Sermon Preached on 28st April 2024 (Fifth Sunday of Easter)

Something revolutionary happens when the Ethiopian eunuch says, “Look, here is water! What is to stop me being baptised.” Continue reading

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The Good Shepherd: Sermon Preached on 21st April 2024 (Fourth Sunday of Easter)

We can fall into using the story of the Good Shepherd as twee spiritual wallpaper. Continue reading

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