Tag Archives: Sermon on the Mount

Sermon for 1 November 2020 on Matthew 5:1-12

Posted on October 27, 2020 by peddiebill

WHAT DOES YOUR LIFE SAY ABOUT YOUR FAITH? A few days ago I was having coffee with a man who is both enthusiastic and certain about his faith. He is also very different in his conclusions to me. He shared … Continue reading →

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Lectionary Sermon for February 17 2019 on Luke 6:17-26

Posted on February 11, 2019 by peddiebill

Jesus does some Plain Talking As we start to re-orientate ourselves to some of the key passages in the New Testament, particularly those we often associate with the beginning of the approach to Easter, it is good to remind ourselves … Continue reading →

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Lectionary sermon for 19 February 2017 on Matthew 5:38-48

Posted on February 14, 2017 by peddiebill

When it comes to following Jesus, sorting out the detail of belief may have to take second place to reorienting our attitudes and actions, particularly if we are expecting to be numbered among those who think of themselves as potential … Continue reading →

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Lectionary Sermon February 12 2017 Epiphany 6 A (St Valentine’s Sunday) on Matthew 5: 21 – 37

Posted on February 7, 2017 by peddiebill

Richard Holloway, a past Primus of the Episcopal Church of Scotland, now perhaps better known as a modern thinker and radical religious writer, once likened the Christian Church to an ancient galleon, now moving very slowly, encumbered with centuries of … Continue reading →

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Sermon for 29 January 2017 on Matthew 5:1-12

Posted on January 23, 2017 by peddiebill

ADDRESS   I want to start with a confession. I guess I have become so accustomed to the very familiar passages in the New Testament that I keep forgetting how far we as a Church may have drifted in intention from … Continue reading →

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Lectionary sermon for 19 February 2017 on Matthew 5:38-48

Posted on February 1, 2014 by peddiebill

When it comes to Christianity, sorting out the detail of belief may have to take second place to reorienting our attitudes and actions, particularly if we are expecting to be numbered among those who follow Jesus teaching. Karen Armstrong, perhaps … Continue reading →

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Lectionary sermon for 9 February 2014, (Epiphany 5A) on Matthew 5:13-20

Posted on January 21, 2014 by peddiebill

John Stott seems to have had it right when he put it this way: “The Sermon on the Mount is probably the best-known part of the teaching of Jesus, though arguably it is the least understood, and certainly it is … Continue reading →

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Sermon for 2 February 2014 (Epiphany 4) on Matthew 5: 1 -12

Posted on January 13, 2014 by peddiebill

Matthew’s account of the time Jesus took his newly assembled disciples up on the hillside and began to teach them in front of the crowd is often claimed to be the record of the most famous sermon of all times, … Continue reading →

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