Sermon given by Revd Maggie Hindley 22 Nov 2023 The story of the Bible is a story of standing up against Empire. In our first reading from right near the beginning of salvation history in Exodus, the prophet and man of action Moses is complaining to God about the very difficult task he’s been charged […]
Sharing good news
Sermon given by Revd Sue McCoan 1 October 2023 Exodus 17:1-7 Matt 21:23-32 There seems to be so much bad news around at the moment. We are called to share the good news – but how do you bring this good news to people who might not be particularly interested? Let’s look at our bible […]
They need not go away
Sermon – They need not go away – Revd Sue McCoan Sun 6 Aug 2023 Bible reading: Matthew 14:13-21 What do you do when there’s a situation that is out of your control? Maybe something in the present, that you need to face; maybe past hurts where the situation is finished and the people involved […]
Known through and through
Sermon given by Revd Maggie Hindley, Sunday 23rd July 2023 If you were in church last Sunday, you probably heard the parable of the sower, which comes just before today’s parable of the weeds in Matthew’s gospel. Jesus was – is – encouraging his hearers to be good soil for seeds to grow in, soil […]
Sowing the seeds
Sermon given by Revd Sue McCoan Sunday 16th July 2023 Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 I have an old book on gardening which tells me, amongst other things, how to prepare a seed bed. It talks about how to determine when the soil is ready to work – if it sticks to your boots it’s too wet; […]
The harvest is plentiful
Bible reading: Matthew 9:35-10:8 ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few’. Sermon given by Revd Sue McCoan at the Celebration Service 18th June 2023 Jesus was using this as a figure of speech. Sadly, over the last 2 years, we’ve had this played out before our very eyes. In the first half of […]
Dying well, living well
Sermon given by Revd Sue McCoan 7th May 2023 Bible Readings: Acts 7:55-60; John 14:1-14 The reading tells of the death of Stephen. But before we look at his death, it’s worth looking at what we know about his life. We are still in the very early days of the church – not really […]
New Beginnings
Sermon given 5th March 2023 by Revd Sue McCoan Genesis 12:1-4a John 3:1-17 The call of Abraham, or Abram as he was then named, is a classic new beginning. God calls him to go to a country he doesn’t know, and there God will bless him and make of him a great nation. We often […]
Peter was there
Sermon: Sunday 19th Feb, 2023 at St. Andrew’s Ealing by Revd Sue McCoan Matthew 17:1-9 2 Peter 1:16-21 Jesus is transfigured – his face, his clothes, dazzling in their brightness. And Peter was there. Peter, James and John were there, but it’s Peter who gives the eye-witness account later. Let’s think, then, what this moment […]