Tag Archives: John the Baptist

Lectionary Sermon for 9 July 2017 on Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

Posted on July 2, 2017 by

(This was posted for last week by mistake!!! Apologies…..I’m getting old!) Ours is not the first generation in history where people have displayed feelings of superiority when they involve themselves in conversations describing the shortcomings of those who have chosen … Continue reading →

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Lectionary Sermon for 2 July 2017 on Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

Posted on June 26, 2017 by

Ours is not the first generation in history where people have displayed feelings of superiority when they involve themselves in conversations describing the shortcomings of those who have chosen different paths of enlightenment. It is an age old game where … Continue reading →

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Lectionary sermon for 15 January 2017 (Epiphany 2 Year A ) on John 1: 29 -42

Posted on January 9, 2017 by

The comedian Flip Wilson had a standard stock reply to anyone who ever asked him about his religious affiliation. “I’m a Jehovah’s bystander” he would say proudly. “They asked me to become a Jehovah’s Witness, but I didn’t want to … Continue reading →

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Lectionary sermon 11 December 2016 (Advent 3 A) on Matthew 11:2-11

Posted on December 5, 2016 by

To me the biggest contrast between modern Christians and the earliest stories of followers of Jesus is that all too often these days the emphasis has become centred on what happens in acts of Church worship. This seems far removed … Continue reading →

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Lectionary sermon for 4 December 2016 ( Advent 2 Year A ) on Matthew 3:1-12

Posted on November 29, 2016 by

Baptism, Then and Now In the modern world, the rite of Baptism must seem strange and archaic to those with no familiarity with its history and meaning. Indeed, when we move from whatever form of baptism we are familiar with … Continue reading →

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A lectionary sermon for December 13 2015 Advent 3 C based on Luke 3: 7 – 18

Posted on December 7, 2015 by

Every now and again we come across something in the gospels that we seem to have heard somewhere else in a different context. We might for example hear Jesus delivering the same words in a totally different setting – or … Continue reading →

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Lectionary Sermon for 12 July 2015 on Mark 6: 14 – 29

Posted on July 6, 2015 by

Henry Ford once said “you can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do”. You have to do it. Since Churches are in the business of sorting out life priorities perhaps it is fair to reflect on whether … Continue reading →

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