John 14:15-21 – The Holy Spirit and us

You can download the text of this sermon as a Word document here We are moving on in our ‘What Christians Believe’ series of sermons to think today about who the Holy Spirit is and what difference the Holy Spirit makes in our lives. As Christians, we worship one God...

John 15:1-17 – Intimacy with God

You can download the text of this sermon as a Word document here As human beings, we crave intimacy: it’s part of our DNA, part of how we were created: to share in a relationship, or relationships, of deep love and mutual understanding is part of what it means to be...

John 19:25-27 – Mothering Sunday

You can download this sermon as a Word document here Today is Mothering Sunday; a really beautiful Festival for us to celebrate together and one that goes way back into antiquity. It was originally a pagan festival, held in honour of the Mother goddess Cybele. After...

John 20:1-18 – Easter Day

You can download the text of this sermon as a Word document here Graveyards are strange places, in that they bring up different emotions for different people. For the recently bereaved, they can be places of grief and sadness, For the historian, they are places of...

John 20:19-31 – A fresh start with God

You can download the text of this sermon as a Word document here The first time I worked in India was about 22 years ago. I was there for just over 3 months and worked in lots of different areas: some urban, like Delhi, and others very rural. And, for a short period...

John 21:1-19 – Jesus is restoring us

You can download the text of this sermon as a Word document here I don’t know if we really ought to have favourite passages of Scripture. But if we are allowed them, this is my favourite. It is such a beautiful story of grace and compassion and loving kindness. Every...