19th Sunday after Trinity – Sermon 75

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 Warning signs – do we take them seriously? Do this – do that – Don’t do this – don’t do that – Don’t smoke –…

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19th Sunday after Trinity – Sermon 119

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 Words – are important – they help us learn and understand – communicate our feelings- explain to people who we are They are important –…

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19th Sunday after Trinity – Sermon 134

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 Who’s your favourite hero? Who’s the person you most admire? Someone in a book – in a film – or perhaps – closer to home…

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22nd Sunday after Trinity – Sermon 60

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 We live in uncomfortable times – Terrorism – bombing in Afghanistan – never ending violence in Israel – Anthrax scares It’s at such times that…

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Last Sunday in Trinity – Sermon 107

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 What’s the best book you’ve ever read? A novel? – Autobiography? – love story? – I like to read factual books – The best selling…

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Palm Sunday – Sermon 187

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 Imagine for a moment – that we are in the crowd – waiting for Jesus’ procession to arrive – We’d heard about it coming –…

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Palm Sunday – Sermon 9

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 Warning signs – do we take them seriously? Do this – do that – Don’t do this – don’t do that – Don’t smoke –…

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Palm Sunday – Sermon 49

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’s in charge? – Who’s the boss in our lives? Is it the wife? – the kids? – the bank manager? – our work? What…

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Palm Sunday – Sermon 82

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…

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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…

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