The encounter of Jesus with the centurion in today’s lesson is one that seems simple on the surface. It ends with a statement by Jesus about the faith that he…
While the Bible never states categorically that the Spirit of truth only appears after the resurrection of Jesus, our history and tradition in the Christian church has seemed to confirm…
This is Pentecost Sunday. This is the day in the Christian calendar when the traditional reading for the day is Acts chapter 2. This is the account of the coming…
I have often spoken to you about the disciple called John. He is referred to as the beloved disciple and in his gospel we find so many examples of what…
The two passages of Scripture for today are both from the hand of the disciple known as the beloved disciple – John. In his Gospel, we have a picture of…
Do you hear what I hear? I am sure that that is not what you expected in a sermon title for this time of year. In fact it probably puts…
Nourishing Faith – John 21:1-19 It is only in the Gospel of Luke that we sense the depth of anguish felt by the disciple Peter when the cock crowed twice…
May the mind of Christ my Saviour – Philippians 2:5-11 Perhaps it seems strange that we didn’t have the traditional reading for Palm Sunday. True, we need to be aware…
Healing the Breaches – Philippians 3:17-4:1 Last week was the first Sunday in Lent and a traditional time to reflect on the personal and yet communal struggle of our Lord…
It is interesting to note that the record that appears in the Gospels of the transfiguration of Jesus is not the first time that such an event took place. Way…