Sunday Bible

Sermon 3 July 2022 03.07.2022 18:28 ↓

Another reading on first-century discipleship that needs translation to the twenty-first century. The base unit of first-century life was the family, the base unit of twenty-first-century life is the individual.

Sermon 26 June 2022 26.06.2022 19:48 ↓

Jesus, in the reading for this week, Luke 9:51-62 is talking about living in fear

Sermon 19 June 2022 19.06.2022 18:57 ↓

Jesus goes to the region of the Gerasenes. there he deals with possession, oppression and occupation.

Sermon 5 June 2022 05.06.2022 15:01 ↓

What can the Day of Pentecost mean today?

Sermon 29 May 2022 29.05.2022 17:52 ↓

The last part of Jesus's prayer in John 17 is about unity and oneness. What does that look like for us?

Sermon 15 May 2022 15.05.2022 15:48 ↓

The New Commandment in Jon's Gospel, why did Jesus call it a commandment and why new?

Sermon 8 May 2022 08.05.2022 17:02 ↓

'My sheep hear my voice.' What does it mean to hear Jesus's voice?

That was my last sermon, for a while 12.04.2022 0:48 ↓

I'll be posting less often on this podcast as I won't be preaching weekly for a little while. I'm continuing to write about the week's lectionary reading at sundaybible.substack.com

Sermon 3 April 2022 03.04.2022 14:12 ↓

What should we make of Mary anointing Jesus with precious perfume?

Sermon 27 March 2022 27.03.2022 20:22 ↓

The story of the prodigal father 

Sermon 20 March 2022 20.03.2022 16:13 ↓

What does Jesus mean when he tells his listeners: "unless you repent, you will all perish as they did"?

Sermon 13 March 2022 13.03.2022 18:27 ↓

A tale of two cities in the second Sunday of Lent

Sermon 6 March 2022 06.03.2022 19:17 ↓

The first week of Lent. How might we read the temptation of Christ for our time?

Sermon 27 February 2022 27.02.2022 16:01 ↓

The Transfiguration is a model for epiphanies 

Sermon 20 February 2022 20.02.2022 18:02 ↓

What was Jesus reaching for when he said, "love your enemies"?

Sermon 13 February 2022 13.02.2022 17:22 ↓

In Luke’s version of the Beatitudes, Jesus speaks to a deep truth about humanity

Sermon 2 February 2022 06.02.2022 19:39 ↓

Jesus calls his disciples in Luke's gospel into a whole new world

Sermon 30 January 2022 30.01.2022 12:52 ↓

Jesus is presented at the Temple. Clayton Wesley rededicates its sculpture of the event. And we talk about ritual. 

Sermon 23 January 2022 23.01.2022 16:48 ↓

Jesus uses the words of Isaiah as his first words, his manifesto

Sermon 16 January 2022 16.01.2022 17:45 ↓

The Gospel of John says that Jesus turning the water to wine is a sign. What does that mean?

Sermon 9 January 2022 09.01.2022 19:11 ↓

A way of thinking about the strange story of the wise men at Epiphany 

Sermon 26 December 2021 26.12.2021 14:49 ↓

The twelve-year-old Jesus is at the temple, growing in wisdom. How might we do the same?

Sermon 25 December 2021 25.12.2021 14:57 ↓

Luke’s story of Jesus begins with a shock: it’s for everyone!

Sermon 19 December 2021 19.12.2021 18:13 ↓

What if we saw ourselves in Elizabeth and Mary?

Sermon 12 December 2021 13.12.2021 13:58 ↓

What should we do? This people asked John the Baptist. His answer? Be human.