God’s framework for living

Sermon given Sunday 3rd March 2024 by Thames North Synod Moderator, Revd George Watt at St. Andrew’s URC Ealing Reading Psalm 19:7-14; Exodus 20:1-17 In one of my previous churches which was by and large very plain apart from the war memorials, a church member offered to have the Ten Commandments carved on to the […]

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God’s Call: Jesus’ Baptism

Sermon given 7th Jan 2024, Revd Susan McCoan Mark 1:4-11 Here we are, at the start of a new year – a few days in now, but this is our first service of 2024. Maybe you have made resolutions; maybe you have kept some of them. Maybe you have plans, or hopes, for what this […]

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Reflection:  Carol Service

Reflection:  Carol Service – 3rd Sunday in Advent, given by Revd Sue McCoan  John 1:1-5, Isaiah 61:1-4, Luke 1:47-55, Luke 2:3-12, Matthew 2:1-11. There is something truly wonderful about Christmas. Even the most hard-bitten cynic can be moved to tears by a children’s nativity, or a brass band playing carols; even a die-hard atheist can […]

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Empire and Kingdom

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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; […]

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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 […]

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