Sunday Bible

Sermon 15 January 2023 15.01.2023 18:06 ↓

The Cosmic-wide Prologue of John’s gospel animates the life of a human being, and all human beings

Sermon 8 January 2023 08.01.2023 12:05 ↓

John baptised with water, Jesus, John said, would baptise with fire...

Sermon 1 January 2023 01.01.2023 13:19 ↓

What does Matthew’s gospel mean by the repeated phrase, ‘ This was to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet”?

Sermon 25 December 2022 25.12.2022 13:43 ↓

2000, years ago, a star appeared, heralding the divine. But it wasn’t talking about Jesus…

Sermon 18 December 2022 18.12.2022 12:38 ↓

What can we learn from the few verses about Joseph?

Sermon 11 December 2022 11.12.2022 15:17 ↓

John the Baptist is now in prison. What has he missed in the coming of Jesus and what does it mean for us?

Sermon 4 December 2022 04.12.2022 16:12 ↓

What does John the Baptist want us to prepare for and how are we to do so?

Sermon 27 November 2022 27.11.2022 12:25 ↓

Advent, the beginning of the Church year. So why do we always get a reading about the end of the world?

Sermon 13 November 2022 13.11.2022 14:01 ↓

In this litany of horrors, why does Jesus say, ‘make up your minds not to prepare your defence in advance’?

Sermon 6 November 2022 06.11.2022 14:53 ↓

What does Jesus say the resurrection is? what does it mean to be children of the resurrection?

Sermon 30 October 2022 30.10.2022 15:42 ↓

The story of Zacchaeus is the story of a deeply divided person who hides and a God who tells us that the games is over and we are all home free.

Sermon 16 October 2022 16.10.2022 14:33 ↓

The parable of the unjust judge and the widow. What if God was the widow?

Sermon 9 October 2022 09.10.2022 12:30 ↓

In the story of the ten lepers, why do we hear about one returning to thank Jesus?

Sermon 2 October 2022 02.10.2022 13:48 ↓

Do we need an increase in our faith? Is it even possible?

Sermon 18 September 2022 18.09.2022 16:39 ↓

Luke 16:1-13 Let’s call this strange story, the Parable of the Liberating Manager.

Sermon 11 September 2022 11.09.2022 18:19 ↓

If God rescues the lost sheep and the lost coin, why the need for repentance?

Sermon 4 September 2022 04.09.2022 14:58 ↓

We are not disciples of Jesus. We are so much more!

Sermon 28 August 2022 28.08.2022 15:48 ↓

When you give a feast, who do you invite?

Sermon 21 August 2022 21.08.2022 16:51 ↓

Why does Jesus heal on the Sabbath? Why does h not wait a few more hours? 

Sermon 14 August 2022 14.08.2022 16:34 ↓

What does Jesus mean when he says that he is not bringing peace to the earth but fire and division?

Sermon 7 August 2022 07.08.2022 16:34 ↓

The surprising reversal of the kingdom of God 

Sermon 31 July 2022 31.07.2022 12:02 ↓

A reading of my Sunday Bible blog entry for the Gospel text for this week. What makes a person a fool?

Sermon 24 July 2022 24.07.2022 15:16 ↓

What does Jesus mean when he says ask and you shall receive? What is prayer?

Sermon 17 July 2022 17.07.2022 16:25 ↓

What if we treated the Martha and Mary story differently? What if we saw them as exemplars of the duality within each person?

Sermon 10 July 2022 10.07.2022 15:07 ↓

This is not the story of the Good Samaritan. It is the story of the Ordinary Samaritan, the Hollow Men, and the Wrong Direction