by Samuel Smithson | Jan 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
To the attentive ear, the open mind, and the humble heart, the Christmas readings and carols this evening plumb the depths of our very being, questioning what it means to be truly human, challenging our preconceptions and prejudices about the meaning and purpose both...
by Samuel Smithson | Dec 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
Firstly my sermon today isn’t really based on today’s readings because I only found out I needed to cover for Campbell yesterday and I haven’t had time to prepare something new. Because we’re in Advent, I wanted to say something about the Christmas season – and so...
by Samuel Smithson | Dec 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
In today’s gospel reading from Matthew, John the Baptists asks a question that many people have asked of Jesus – “are you he who is to come or shall we look for another” and this morning I’d like to look at Jesus’ answer to this question and see what we can learn from...
by Samuel Smithson | Nov 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
Mark 12: 28 – 34 The words of today’s gospel reading about loving God and loving our neighbour are very familiar to us as we hear them as the summary of God’s law most sundays. This morning I’d like to try and look at how practically we can apply these two...
by Samuel Smithson | Oct 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
I really like the story of the centurion which we read about today in Luke’s gospel because it has a lot to say to us about prayer and faith and the authority of God. This morning I’d like to look at this story and see what we can learn from it. And then look at how...
by Samuel Smithson | Jul 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
Today’s passage from Luke’s gospel is really about our response to Jesus and this is what I’d like to look at this morning. In the first few verses we see Jesus being sent by God the Father to Samaria. Remember that he only did what his father asked him to do. So...
