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 …
Sermon Luke 9:28-36 The Transfiguration Todays Gospel is 8 verses long but what a lot is packed in it! We begin with Jesus going up a mountain to pray. Nothing unusual about that! We frequently hear that he goes …
Sermon Easter 6 2017 St Magnus and St Colman At Synod recently we reflected on the content of the Diocesan Profile. As well as making important changes to it in that it now reflects the life of the Northern …
Sermon for Bible Sunday 2016. It just so happens that this week the Reith Lecture given by Kwame Anthony Appiah touches on the way scriptures have done, and continue to, give identity to religious believers. I felt he …
Trinity 2016 I seem to recall someone saying that they would preach this year on Trinity Sunday. However the line has gone quiet and Liz and Lewis are both away…. I am feel sure it was one of them. So …
Thursday sees us celebrate Ascension Day. When I was at school we always had a day off on this day but now even the church seems to walk light over anything that happens mid-week! Having said that let us examine …
Did you hear the story of the pensioner who had written a letter to God and had posted it in the mail…. She was living on very limited resources and did not have much money at all. She had saved …