The Vicars Blog

The importance of God’s word - 3rd Sunday in September Jesus prays in this morning’s gospel reading from John chapter 17 that as Christians we may all be one so that the world may believe in him. In other words, he prays that we may be united, as a united Church is a...

                          I wonder how often you pause to ask yourself, ’What on earth am I here for?’   I don’t mean - though some of you may well sometimes ask yourselves! – ‘what on earth am...

Luke 10 25 to 37 Today’s gospel reading is the Parable of the Good Samaritan which most of us know very well. This morning I’d like to pick out some things that struck me about this story and then see how we can seek to apply it to our lives. So firstly, we are...

The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Young Women Matthew 25:1–13  13/8/17 Last week we looked at the Parable (a story with hidden meanings and purpose) of the Unjust Judge and the Widow. I said how useful it is when studying the parables of Jesus – as indeed any...

True wisdom and false – how can you tell’        James Chapter 3 verses 13 – 18 The early Christian letters which we read in our New Testament were selected by the Church for inclusion because just as they were full of clear,...

In today’s gospel reading from Matthew we have the account of the Canaanite woman who came to Jesus seeking healing for her daughter. And as I looked at this and prayed about it I started to see God’s planning in the story. In fact I realised that God had planned and...

A while ago I heard a story about a lady who had a vision while she was in church. And the first thing she noticed was that there were angels dotted around the church building while the service was going on. She was really surprised as she’d never seen any before. And...

Next week is Pentecost when we remember and celebrate the person of the Holy Spirit coming upon the first disciples to empower and equip them to carry on Jesus’ work. I say person, because the Holy Spirit is a person. He is the third person of the Trinity. He is...

We are still in the Church’s season of Easter when we not only celebrate but also need to do some serious thinking about the meaning and significance of Jesus’ death and resurrection. Good Friday and Easter Day go together because together they demonstrate God our...

Lamberhurst Sermon Acts 2; 36 to 41 and Luke 24; 13 to 35 I love the Easter season when we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, because the resurrection is at the very heart of Christianity. We become Christians as we each encounter the risen Lord Jesus and come to...

Mark 4; 26 to 34 and Hebrews 11; 1 to 7 This morning I’d like to look at the subject of faith – what it is, how it develops and how we can nourish it, because this is absolutely central to Christianity and to having any sort of relationship with God. So firstly, what...

New Year Message This morning at the start of the New Year I’d like to try and say something about God’s purpose in creating us and His plan for our lives and the world. And I want to start by saying something that you’ve all heard before – but which is important for...