The following sermons are listed via date and preacher:
Peace be with you
Peace be with you Sermon preached at Enmore, Second Sunday of Easter, 23rd. April 2017 In Victor Hugo’s novel, Les Miserables, the protagonist, Jean Valjean, recently released from prison is taken in by the kindly local bishop, but he abuses the bishop’s hospitality by making off with some of his silver. He is quickly arrested and brought back to face…
He stayed two days longer
He stayed two days longer Sermon preached at Enmore, 5th Sunday in Lent, 2nd. April 2017 Reading: John 11. 1–45. “After having heard that Lazarus was ill, Jesus stayed two days longer in the place where he was.†That is one of the hardest verses in the New Testament. Martha, Mary and Lazarus were all friends of Jesus. We know that he often visited their home…
Annunciation
Annunciation Sermon preached at Enmore, Feast of the Annunciation, Fourth Sunday in Lent, 26th March, 2017 Reading: Luke 1. 26–38. Not surprisingly, Luke’s beautifully crafted story of the Angel Gabriel’s visit to Mary has inspired artists, writers and scholars throughout the centuries. In the history of Western Art, the Annunciation has…
Living Water
Living Water Sermon preached at Enmore, 3rd Sunday in Lent, 19th March 2017 Readings: Exodus 17: 1–7; Romans 5. 1–11; John 4: 5–42 The author of the Fourth Gospel loves to describe Jesus’ encounters with particular individuals. Last Sunday we read about Nicodemus, the Pharisee, who comes to speak with Jesus under the cover of darkness. Today, in sharp…
Born from above
You must be born from above Sermon preached at Enmore, 2nd. Sunday in Lent, 12th March, 2017 Reading: John 3.1–17. John 3.16 is undoubtedly the best known and most often quoted verse in the Bible. Those of us who were sent to Sunday School as children can almost certainly quote it in full, probably in the old Authorised Version. So it is risky attempting to…