Palm Sunday Service 2021
Our service for Palm Sunday 2021 is now available:
Our service for Palm Sunday 2021 is now available:
Philippians 3:4b-14 Matthew 4:18-22 Don’t be afraid to change your mind. Often the message of preachers is that we need to be firm in our faith, strong in our belief, and sure of where we stand what we believe. Popular culture, also, is against changing your mind. You may think today’s newspapers are bad, but…
2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27 In this reading we hear about David’s grief at the deaths of Saul and Jonathan, which leads to a poetic lament, which is a tribute to the fallen father and son. What surprises me is the fact that David eulogises so eloquently about his arch enemy Saul, who wanted him dead….
Matthew 7:24-27 1 Corinthians 3:1-14 Most of us grew up making sand castles at one time or another. These days the buckets and spades are plastic, but children still make the sand castles of their childhood dreams. Sand castles, of course, are about much more than just children with a bucket and spade. At Brighton,…
Psalm 23 We probably all feel that we know Psalm 23 off by heart. It’s often read or sung at funerals, and used to be popular at weddings because the Queen chose it for her wedding. It’s a psalm that is an affirmation that God will provide for us during our life – it’s for…
Jonah 3:1-5 &10 Hebrews 9:24-28 Mark 1:14-20 Possibly not since the 7th century dispute between the Celtic and Roman Churches over the date of Easter, and certainly since the 17th century dispute between Puritans and Churchmen over Good Friday (a dispute that led those who closed their shops on Good Friday to be prosecuted during…
Psalm 139 Matthew 11:28-30 The last film which Peter Sellers made was Being There in 1980, and I don’t suppose it’s the one for which he’ll be most remembered. He played an intellectually challenged gardener whose entire knowledge of life came from watching television. It’s not the content of the film that caught my attention,…