Precept and Practice – JULY 3 – Influence
No act or thought of ours stands by itself. It is always related to something else.
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Precept and Practice – JULY 2 – Atmosphere
None of us can live to himself. For evil or good, for condemnation or blessing, we must exercise a necessary influence over others.
Precept and Practice – JULY 1 – Silence
Bees will not work except in darkness, thought will not work except in silence, neither will virtue work except in secrecy
Hill Climbing for Beginners – A Sermon
The road ahead is rough not smooth.
But that is not what we are promised. There lie many trials, tribulations and fears ahead of us.
As Julian of Norwich recorded the words of Jesus in her Shewings, ‘He said not “Thou shalt not be tempested, thou shalt not be travailed, thou shalt not be dis-eased”; but he said, “Thou shalt not be overcome.”’
Swine-Fever – A Sermon
…having had the demoniac run towards him Jesus now sends him away with a new mission. No longer is he to be the one of whom his friends and family are frightened and perhaps even ashamed, but instead he is to:
‘Return home and tell how much God has done for you’.
Terabithia or Bust! – A Sermon
God is a God of love and welcome and we need to set aside the lies about condemnation which our early faith may have taught us
Helping God Help us – A Sermon
Helping God Help us Sermon for Easter 6 – Sunday 25 May 2025 – All Saints, Kesgrave Text: When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, ‘Do you want to get well?’ (John 5v6) God give you peace my sisters and brothers. The Drowning… Continue reading Helping God Help us – A Sermon
No Guts, No Glory; Turning Disaster into Destiny – A Sermon
Can we care even for those who have been to us as Judas was to Jesus…
…But if I can’t forgive those who betray me how can I expect forgiveness from God?
Selective Hearing
I’ve never understood the saying ‘as miserable as sin’. Personally I find sin, for the most part, quite enjoyable, else why would we persist in it. It’s what happens after sin, after hearing but not listening, that brings the pain.
Precept & Practice – MAY 2 – Our Dues
There are a great many people in the world whose first and last thought in life is of what is due to them…..
Suffolk Vicar 