Author: Derek Buckthorpe

6th Sunday of Easter – Sermon 85

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 So are we getting the message? If you’ve got a mobile phone or a computer – or a TV for that matter – you’ll no…

By Derek Buckthorpe 13th February 2011 Off

6th Sunday of Easter – Sermon 128

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 So have we got the message? Experts tell us that on average – we’re exposed to over 1400 advertisements every day – the TV –…

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2nd Sunday in Advent – Sermon 23

Prayer to start May the words of my lips and the thought of our hearts be graciously received for the Glory and Honour of our Lord Jesus Christ AMEN INTRODUCTION This week we light the second candle of our Advent wreath – and we focus especially on the prophets – to help us look again…

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3rd Sunday of Advent – Sermon 77

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 Less than two weeks to go – and around seven posting days to Christmas – have you sent off all your Christmas cards yet? –…

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2nd Sunday of Advent – Sermon 61

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 “On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cryannounces that the Lord is nighawake, and harken, for he bringsglad tidings of the King of Kings” The first verse…

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1st Sunday in Advent – Sermon 167

Prayer to start May the words of my lips and the thought of our hearts be graciously received for the Glory and Honour of our Lord Jesus Christ AMEN INTRODUCTION Learn a lesson from the Fig tree. When its tender shoots appear and are breaking into leaf – you know that summer is near –…

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1st Sunday in Advent – Sermon 153

Prayer to start May the words of my lips and the thought of our hearts be graciously received for the Glory and Honour of our Lord Jesus Christ AMEN INTRODUCTION Advent – a season of expectation – preparation – anticipation – the start of the new church year – observed since at least the fourth…

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1st Sunday in Advent – Sermon 136

Prayer to start May the words of my lips and the thought of our hearts be graciously received for the Glory and Honour of our Lord Jesus Christ AMEN INTRODUCTION Well – Its started – and I don’t mean Christmas – Today – is the first Sunday in Advent – the first Sunday in the…

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7th Sunday of Easter – Sermon 86

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 Waiting is something most of us are not very good at – we like to be busy – doing things – solving problems – Stillness…

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3rd Sunday of Easter – Sermon 159

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 Buildings are important to us – we eat in them – sleep in them – work in them – worship in them – the’re a…

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