Author: Derek Buckthorpe

Palm Sunday – Sermon 126

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 Confronting someone about their faith is never easy – but – there are times when the situation demands it – After the euphoria of His…

By Derek Buckthorpe 13th February 2011 Off

9th Sunday after Trinity – Sermon 180

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  During our lifetime we will probably spend over 35,000 hours eating – That’s the equivalent of 8 years non stop meals – 12 hours a…

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5th Sunday after Trinity – Sermon 179

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 A wife said to her husband : I’ve got some good news and some bad news – What’s the good news? – said…

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11th Sunday after Trinity – Sermon 181

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  One of the most successful films of recent years – has been the film ‘Galdiator’ – filmed we found out recently in the capital of…

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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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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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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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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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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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