Deliverance and justice

Deliverance and justice

The Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 17th September 2023 Exodus 14:19-end Psalm 114 Matthew 18:21-35 In the name of the +Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Last week we heard the story of the Passover, and I began my sermon by drawing out the connection...
Very members incorporate

Very members incorporate

The Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity 10th September 2023 Exodus 12.1-14 In the name of the +Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. It’s impossible to overstate the importance of the story of the Passover. I’m going to start this sermon by giving what is in...
Every time you call my name

Every time you call my name

The Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity 3rd September 2023 Exodus 3.1-15 Psalm 115 Matthew 16.21-end In the name of the +Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. As we approach the start of a new school term I suppose it’s not surprising that this morning’s Old...
A family affair

A family affair

The Tenth Sunday after Trinity 13th August 2023 Genesis 37.1-4,12-28 Psalm 105.1-10 Matthew 14.22-33 in the name of the +Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. I suppose it’s true that it is those who are closest to us who get the worst of us, and that it...
Wrestling with God

Wrestling with God

The Ninth Sunday after Trinity 6th August 2023 Genesis 32.22-31 Psalm 17.1-7 Matthew 14.13-21 In the name of the +Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. ‘You shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with humans, and...
Rachel and Leah

Rachel and Leah

The Eighth Sunday after Trinity 30th July 2023 Genesis 29.15-28 Psalm 105.1-11 Matthew 13.31-33,44-52 In the name of the +Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. It’s hard to know where to start with today’s Old Testament reading.  I suppose the first...