A Word About the Word – A Sermon
The Bible must be at the heart of our faith however we must remember that its purpose is to point us towards God and not be an end in itself.
Category: Growing in God
A Penny for Your Thoughts – A Sermon
If we reduce our faith to a matter of which coins belong to which part of our life we run the risk of separating our life into sacred and secular. We are called to be a holy people every moment of our lives not only on Sundays.
Do You Know Who I Am? – A Sermon
In a world torn asunder and being destroyed by greed and the seeking after status at the expense of those we would demean the only antidote we have is generosity
‘Sine Proprio’ – A Sermon
To live ‘Sine Proprio’ without possessions is about more than the ‘stuff’ withe which we surround our lives. It is a call to ‘Let Go and Let God’. Only as we do this can life be re-born.
BREADCRUMBS – A Sermon
The gift the Canaanite Woman brings is reminding us we have nothing to give that we have not received so we have no cause to deny help to anyone.
Full of Emptiness – A Sermon
If we hold on to what we have we find we are holding on to emptiness….
But if we let go of our emptiness God works miracles!
God works best and God’s love is shown at its best when God has nothing at all to with which to work.
Everything Everywhere – A Sermon
Jesus’ parables reminds us that God is indeed ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’.
There is no place too small or insignificant to be home to God’s reign.
Neither is there anywhere where the influence of the Gospel of love and inclusion cannot spread.
The Kingdom of Heaven is a place where people who seek truth and love will find great treasure.
Ego Ioannes Vocabitur – Called to Serve: A Sermon
God calls us by name, casts away our fears and watches over us, that we may tell others that God is calling their name as well.
Whomping Willow Christians – Proclaiming the Good News without damaging the ‘Good News’: A Sermon
Christians are called to be ready to give ‘account for the hope that is within us’ but how do we do that with ‘gentleness and respect’ and only ‘when asked’? Too easily we proclaim a Gospel of condemnation rather than a Gospel of love
Shaken AND Stirred – a Sermon
Christians can only be salt and light to the world if we allow ourselves to be poured out of the saltshaker. Salt that is not used is as worthless as tasteless salt!
Suffolk Vicar 