Christmas and New Year 2015

Here are the sermons I've preached over the Christmas and New Year period:

First, The Donkey's Story - an imaginative retelling of the Nativity, from the perspective of the Donkey

Then, at Midnight Mass, I invited our congregation to think about why, 'on Christmas night, all Christians sing, to hear the news the angels bring'

On Christmas morning, we thought about the Face of God - shown to us in the face of a baby at Bethlehem

And then, finally, on New Year's Eve, we will think about the light that shines in the darkness, as we meet for our Watch Night service.

Advent 3 John calls for repentance

It's already the 3rd Sunday of Advent...and John the Baptiser greets us with an insult..."You brood of vipers"!  What are we to make of this, and of his call to radical repentance?  To read today's sermon on this topic, please click here.

Advent 1: Are we there yet?

To read today's sermon on the first Sunday of Advent, please click here

Camels, needles and rich young men...

"It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the Kingdom of Heaven."

Is this true?  Do you agree?  Here's a link to my sermon of today on this topic... please click here.

Serving the Lord of the Harvest

God gives us SO much abundance.  But how do we use it, and the talents he has given us.  For ourselves?  For others?  For God.  Here is a link to today's sermon, which attempts to peel back some layers from those crucial questions... please click here

He who is not against us is for us

Here's today's sermon on Mark 9.38-41 - dealing with the sometimes fraught and challenging area of ecumenism.  Please click here to read it.

Take up your cross

What does it mean to 'deny yourself' and 'take up your cross'.  Here is a link to today's sermon on the topic...please click here.

Children and Dogs - The Syrian Woman

Here's a link to today's sermon about the SyroPhoenician woman, whom Jesus appeared to insult.  Quite a few parallels to today's awful circumstances for Syrians (the modern-day SyroPhoenicians).  Please click here to read it...

The Havant Passion and VJ Day Celebrations

Here's a link to my Sermon for the Civic VJ Day Service of last Sunday:  please click here

Here's a link to my Sunday morning Eucharist sermon, linked to the production of 'The Havant Passion'.  Please click here

The Mass, the Eucharist, Holy Communion or the Lord's Supper?

To read today's sermon which unpacks some of the meaning of this central act of worship, please click here.