Author: Derek Buckthorpe

5th Sunday of Pentecost – Sermon 2

Prayer to start May every word and every thought be graciously received for the Glory and Honour of our Lord Jesus Christ. AMEN Introduction What’s your favourite story ?, a good mystery story on the radio? – or perhaps you like to curl up on the settee with a good book or watch a T.V.…

By Derek Buckthorpe 13th February 2011 Off

Compline – Sermon 188

Prayer to start May the words of my lips and the thoughts of our hearts be graciously received for the Glory and Honour of our Lord Jesus Christ AMEN Introduction When sheep are taken to the slaughterhouse they know instinctively – that its a bad place- They can smell or sense something -which warns them…

By Derek Buckthorpe 13th February 2011 Off

5th Sunday of Pentecost – Sermon 8

Prayer to start May the words from my lips and the thoughts in our hearts be acceptable to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. AMEN Introduction How would you describe your ideal man or ideal woman ? – good looking, – intelligent, – charming, – makes you laugh ? – caring? – I’m sure those…

By Derek Buckthorpe 13th February 2011 Off

Pentecost – Sermon 100

Prayer to start May the words of my lips and the thoughts of our hearts be graciously received for the Glory and Honour of our Lord Jesus Christ AMEN Introduction “The Lord is my light and my salvation – the Lord is the strength of my life”The words form our responsary But – do we…

By Derek Buckthorpe 13th February 2011 Off

Pentecost – Sermon 52

Prayer to start May the words of my lips and the thoughts of our hearts be graciously received for the Glory and Honour of our Lord Jesus Christ AMEN Introduction Who shapes us? Who makes us what we are?Is it our parents – our families? – our DNA? Is our personality and attitude towards life…

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Pentecost – Sermon 42

Prayer to start May the words of my lips and the thoughts of our hearts be graciously received for the Glory and Honour of our Lord Jesus Christ AMEN Introduction Today we celebrate one of the most extraordinary events in the history of the world – the happenings on the day of Pentecost – as…

By Derek Buckthorpe 13th February 2011 Off

Compline – Sermon 6

Prayer to start May the words of my lips and the thoughts of our hearts be graciously received for the Glory and Honour of our Lord Jesus Christ AMEN Introduction Jesus – had just been welcomed – by the crowds – in Jerusalem – as a king – they’d been with Him – since He…

By Derek Buckthorpe 13th February 2011 Off

Compline – Sermon 40

Prayer to start May the words of my lips and the thoughts of our hearts be graciously received for the Glory and Honour of our Lord Jesus Christ AMEN Introduction The word love can mean lots of different things We love our families We love to watch television We love our work or our hobbies…

By Derek Buckthorpe 13th February 2011 Off