Sermons

The Eighth Sunday after Trinity

If you were to choose a passage from the Bible for a wedding, I wonder what you would choose and why. I wonder if either of today’s readings would feature in your choice. The first reading from the Song of Songs is full of the most passionate, intense, intimate and yearning description of h… Read more

Sermon by on Sunday 29th July 2012

Sixth Sunday after Trinity

Let them praise his Name in the dance:let them sing praises unto him with the tabret and harp.(Psalm 149.3) Dance is not something that many Anglican churchgoers associate with holiness and a worshipful experience. Don’t panic, I’m not going to ask you to! After all, at a party or… Read more

Sermon by on Sunday 15th July 2012

The Sixth Sunday after Trinity

Ahead of the Booker long list, and in time for the holiday season, yesterday's Guardian Review was full of suggested summer reading.  From The Casual Vacancy, J.K Rowling's foray into adult fiction, to the latest  offerings of John Banville, Ian McEwan and  Zadie Smith, we are spoil… Read more

Sermon by on Sunday 15th July 2012

The Fifth Sunday after Trinity

The letters page in this week’s Church Times contributors spoke of the need for pragmatism, grace,  generosity, and support of the vulnerable; concern was expressed about theological convictions, mutual commitment and integrity; there was hope for healing amidst fear, and a plea to trus… Read more

Sermon by on Sunday 8th July 2012

Annual Friends Service

Friendship is something we easily take for granted.  It is both less immediately exciting, and less newsworthy, than the torrid relationships of footballers and television celebrities, film stars and members of the royal family.  The passion of first love, and the blossoming of a romance… Read more

Sermon by Nicholas Thistlethwaite on Sunday 8th July 2012