Category: Sermons

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

Compline – Sermon 66

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  Decisions! – Decisions! – Decisions! Each one of us – has to make them – where we live – what we eat – how we…

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 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

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

1st Sunday in Lent – Sermon 26

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 “For as through the disobedience of one man, many were made sinners – so through the obedience of one man many will be made righteous”…

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…

By Derek Buckthorpe 13th February 2011 Off

Sunday next before Lent – Sermon 125

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 Being a Christian is not always easy – nor is it meant to be – Jesus Himself taught us that following in His footsteps involves…

By Derek Buckthorpe 13th February 2011 Off

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