Author: Derek Buckthorpe

14th Sunday after Trinity – Sermon 117

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  "Anyone who wishes to be a follower of mine must renounce self; he must take up His cross and follow me” – “Whoever wants to…

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15th Sunday after Trinity – Sermon 34

Prayer to start May every thought and every word be graciously received for the Glory and honour of our Lord Jesus Christ AMEN Introduction "I have kept back nothing………I have disclosed to you the whole purpose of God” strong words from Paul in our NT reading this evening How many of us – can say…

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14th Sunday after Trinity – Sermon 133

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 asked His disciples- ‘Who do people say I am’– They answered -‘Some say John the Baptist – others Elijah – others one of the…

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18th Sunday after Trinity – Sermon 151

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 Blindness is something we all hope we never have to experience – to a person with sight – it conjures up images of helplessness –…

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1st Sunday after Trinity – Sermon 70

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 What’s your favourite type of story?A love story – a mystery? – an adventure story?A bit of science fiction like – Harry Potter – or…

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6th Sunday of Easter – Sermon 177

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 How passionate are we about our Faith? Does the thought of knowing Jesus excite and inspire us into action? In the words of our OT…

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2nd Sunday after Trinity – Sermon 178

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 and Saviour Jesus Christ AMEN Introduction  ‘My God is so big – so strong and so mighty – there’s nothing that He cannot do!’ Words from No. 865 in…

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5th Sunday of Easter – Sermon 176

Prayer to start May the word of my lips and the thoughts of our hearts be graciously received for the Glory of our Lord Jesus Christ AMEN Introduction The gardens at Hampton Court Palace – contains what is believed to be the oldest grape vine in the world – planted in 1768 – by the…

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16th Sunday after Trinity – Sermon 165

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   True or false? If the month starts on a Sunday it will always have a Friday the 13th? (TRUE) Easter is the first Sunday…

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3rd Sunday of Easter – Sermon 189

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 “Praise and honour, glory and might – to Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb forever” Are you ready to sing God’s…

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