14th April 2019 – Palm Sunday – Rev’d Nathanial
Sermon Based on : Luke 19. 28-40; Isaiah 50. 4-9a; Philippians 2. 5-11 Preached on: – Palm Sunday- 14. 04.19 A little boy was sick on Palm Sunday and stayed home from church with his mother. His father returned from church holding a palm branch. The little boy was curious and asked, “Why do you […]
7th April 2019 – The Fifth Sunday of Lent – Rev’d Nathanial
Sermon Based on : John 12. 1-8; Isaiah 43. 16-21; Philippians 3. 4b- 14 Preached on: – Fifth Sunday of Lent- 07. 04.19 The Gospel passage which has been read to us; where Mary anoints Jesus at Bethany, is told by all the four evangelists. All four Gospels tell this or a similar story. Details […]
31st March 2019 – The Fourth Sunday of Lent – Rev’d Nathanial
Sermon Based on : Luke 15. 1-3 &11b-32; Psalm 32; 1 Corinthians 5. 16-21 Preached on: – Forth Sunday of Lent- 31. 03.19 The parable that we heard is a much-quoted story and we are all quite familiar with it. There are clearly three main characters: the father, the elder son, and the younger son,. […]
24th March 2019 – The Third Sunday of Lent – Rev’d Nathanial
Sermon Based on : Luke 13. 1-9; Isaiah 55. 1-9; 1 Corinthians 10. 1-13 Preached on: – Third Sunday of Lent- 24. 03.19 In our Gospel lesson for this morning there are people who have questions, people who are still shaking their heads over the tragic news they have heard. The passage can be divide […]
17th March 2019 – The Second Sunday of Lent – Licensed Reader John Noonan
Sermon 17.03.2010. Focus Scriptures: Gen 15.1- 12, 17-18 and Lk 13. 31-35. Today we encounter Abram and Jesus, at decisive junctures in their lives. The two men have embarked on divinely appointed journeys to fulfil the will of God. Abram’s first step in his conscious relationship with God was at 75 ..God said to him […]
10th March 2019- The First Sunday of Lent – Rev’d Nathanial
Sermon Based on : Luke 4. 1-13; Deuteronomy 26. 1-11; Romans 10. 8b-13 Preached on: – First Sunday of Lent- 10.03.2019 The Forty Days of Lent Our Gospel reading from Luke 4:1-13 is the familiar story of Jesus’ temptation by the devil in the wilderness. This story is so well known that we sometimes conflate […]
3rd March 2019 – The Sunday next before Lent – Rev’d Nathanial
Luke 9. 28-36; Exodus 34. 29-35; 2 Corinthians 3. 12-4.2 The transfiguration of Jesus The Bible readings from the Old and New Testaments-especially our Gospel this morning tell us about two mountain experiences. In our first reading we have got Moses going up on Mount Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments. When he came down, […]
24th February 2019 – The Second Sunday before Lent – Rev’d Nathanial
Sermon Based on : Luke 8. 22-25; Genesis 2. 4b-9, 15-25 ; Revelation 4 Preached on: – 2nd Sunday before Lent 24.02.19 We generally say the Bible is a story. It is a marvellous book in which God tell us about Himself. In essence it belongs to the biography section of the book shop. It […]
17th February 2019 – The Third Sunday before Lent – Rev’d Nathanial
Sermon Based on : Luke 6. 17-26; Jeremiah 17. 5-10; 1 Corinthians 15. 12-20 Preached on: – 3rd Sunday before Lent 17.02.19 The Gospel passage which has been read to us this morning is known as “the sermon on the plain” or “Sermon on a level place” because Jesus “came down with them, and stood […]
10th February 2019 – The Fourth Sunday before Lent – Rev’d Nathanial
Sermon Based on : Luke 5. 1-11; Isaiah 6. 1-13; 1 Corinthians 15. 1-11 Preached on: -4th Sunday before Lent 10.02.19 As John said in his sermon last Sunday one of the tasks of a lectionary preacher is to link the three readings or connect the three readings. Which was rather easy for me to […]