At first sight today’s collects and readings feel pretty good. Positive things about Christ reconciling the world and proclaiming the good news of love, about living in a Christian community where Jesus is present amongst them. This is …
Although the readings today follow on, from last Sunday, both in Romans and the Matthew’s Gospel, today I am going to mostly concentrate on Romans. I found the reading as we have just heard it, is difficult to follow, as …
Sermon for Sunday 3rd September by Joy Whitelaw (Lay Reader) Read more »
Last week we noticed the important differences between the Pharisees, Scribe and Sadducees, and how it is quite misleading to lump them all together. We noted that the Pharisees loved discussion and questions as a way of understanding things …
Sermon for Trinity 10 20th August When I was reading the gospel for today one sentence in particular jumped out at me. “Do you know that the Pharisees took offence when they heard what you said?” Why …
Sermon for 9th After Trinity yrA Lerwick Proper 14 We find ourselves back on the mountain today. Jesus climbs the mountain to pray again (suggesting that Alma’s question last week may be well worth considering) And Elijah finds himself …