Sermons

Sermon Sunday 22 March 2020 Lesson Psalm 23 St John 9: 1 – 41 These are strange and difficult times. Our species is facing a threat that was unimaginable just a few months ago. The danger to personal health and economic stability seem considerable and we are fearful for what the future might bring and … Read more

Sermon Sunday 8 March, 2020 Lessons Genesis 12: 1 – 4 St John 3: 1 – 17 Prayer of Illumination Let us pray. Holy God, bless our meditations; fill our emptiness with Your fullness; strengthen and guide us along the many paths of our inner pilgrimage. Amen. What is religion? On one level, it is … Read more

Sermon Sunday 1 March 2020 Lessons Genesis 2: 15 – 3: 7 St Matthew 4: 1 – 11 Prayer of Illumination Let us pray. Holy God, Consciousness of the cosmos, Soul of the world, open our hearts and minds that a true sense of Your Presence may penetrate our souls, and fill our emptiness with … Read more

Sermon Sunday 23 February 2020 Lessons Exodus 24: 12 – 18 St Matthew 17: 1 – 9 Prayer of Illumination Bless this moment of stillness, peace and quiet meditation. May we encounter You through mystic Scripture and our hearts’ inner reflection. Amen. ‘In their presence he was transfigured; his face shone like the sun, and … Read more

Sermon Sunday 16 February 2020 ‘Darwin Day’ Lessons Genesis 1: 1 – 5, 24 – 27 St John 1: 1 – 5 Prayer of Illumination Let us pray. Wisdom of God, Creative Spirit, Life-Giver, at home among the stars, in the seas’ depths and the darkness of the human soul, inspire us afresh, fill us … Read more

Lessons 1 Corinthians 2: 1 – 12 St Matthew 5: 13 – 20 Prayer of Illumination Calm us, O Lord. For a time, let distractions melt away and in the beauty and stillness of this sanctuary may we rest awhile soaked in Eternity’s stillness. Amen. In his first letter to the church at Corinth, the … Read more

Lessons Malachi 3: 1 – 4 St Luke 2: 22 – 40 Prayer of Illumination Open our hearts, O God, to the movement and leading of Your Holy Spirit. May Your hand rest upon us, sustaining and comforting us. In the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen., They brought Jesus up to the temple. His … Read more

Sermon Sunday 26 January 2020Sacrament of Holy Communion Lesson St Matthew 4: 12 – 23 Prayer of Illumination Rock of our life, Guardian of the soul, help us to rest in You. Bless us with the medicine of meditation that we may be one with You and resolute in our devotion and affection for You. … Read more