Author: Derek Buckthorpe

Seeing

What are we looking for in life? – A good job? Lots of money? Relationships? Security – power – happiness – Or maybe all of these? – Most of the time we’re not really sure what we are looking for. Sometimes we get so caught up with our goals in life – that we miss…

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1st Sunday in Lent – Sermon 140

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 At first sight we might think that this morning’s readings are all about temptation – Well – yes they are But they’re about something else…

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2nd Sunday in Lent – Sermon 97

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 Congratulations – you’ve won a free holiday in our prize draw competition – isn’t it wonderful! We’ve all had them haven’t we – salesmen ringing…

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Meals

Eating Out! – something we all enjoy. Whether its to celebrate a birthday – an anniversary – The blue Velvet Ball. Good food – good wine – good company – all help to make it an occasion to remember. On the Thursday of the final week in Jesus’ life – Jesus planned a special meal…

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New

So what’s new? – Well – we’re two weeks into the New Year – the sales are in full swing – encouraging us to go out and buy new things – its exciting and lifts us – starting out on a new job or new task can be exciting too – it gives us a…

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Picture/Painting

What’s your favourite picture or painting? Constable’s Haywain? – Van Gough’s Sunflowers – Renoir’s boating party – the Mona Lisa – the Sistine Chapel? Paintings bring pleasure, they can be inspiring, challenging, calming, relaxing, we can admire the whole, or look into every corner, or image – every brush stroke. It’s said that every painting…

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Prayer

What’s your favourite picture or painting? Constable’s Haywain? – Van Gough’s Sunflowers – Renoir’s boating party – the Mona Lisa – the Sistine Chapel? Paintings bring pleasure, they can be inspiring, challenging, calming, relaxing, we can admire the whole, or look into every corner, or image – every brush stroke. It’s said that every painting…

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Questions

Questions, questions, questions, the Bibles full of questions. Trying to find answers to them can be both an uplifting and an uncomfortable experience – Jesus asks many questions of us –

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Saints

Questions, questions, questions, the Bibles full of questions. Trying to find answers to them can be both an uplifting and an uncomfortable experience – Jesus asks many questions of us –

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