Hardwick Sunday Sermons

It's Remembrance Sunday, and Kate begins her overview of our series on the Sermon on the Mount with a reflection on the wastefulness of war.

Jesus asks his followers to examine the motivation behind their religious practice.

Kate continued our series on The Sermon on the Mount, sharing more on what it means to be a citizen of the Kingdom of Heaven, from Matthew 5:33-48.

Robbie continued our series on The Sermon on the Mount, showing how Jesus makes us shift our focus - Matthew 5:21-32.

David continues our readings in The Sermon on the Mount with Jesus and the Law, from Matthew 5:17-20. If Jesus didn't come to abolish the Old Testament Law, shouldn't we be following it?

Regional Minister Revd Canon Dr Gale Richards was with us this morning, and challenged us to view our journey of faith with reference to the experience of the disciples on the "Road to Emmaus", Luke 24:13ff

Kate continues our series on The Sermon on the Mount with the passage from Matthew 5 known  as The Beatitudes. 

After a long Summer break normal service has been resumed! The start our Autumn series on The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5 to 7) with an overview from minister Kate. When she refers to a "piece of paper" this is a diagram showing the structure of the sermon, and you can  get a copy here . It may be useful as we go through the series as a aide memoire or to jot down ideas.

Kate spoke about the woman who washed Jesus' feet while he was at dinner with Simon the Pharisee - how do we place ourselves in this account?

Continuing to think about women in the Bible, now in the New Testament, with "the woman at the well", or "the Samaritan woman" in John 4.

Kate continued our series on "lesser known women in the Bible", with Mary, the mother of Jesus. Mary may not seem to be "lesser known", but we protestants tend to downplay her. Kate finds that we can learn a lot from her.

Robbie asks if we pay enough attention to the voices of the marginalised.

In another talk on lesser known women of the Bible, Kate spoke about Abigail, who averted a catastrophe by her quick thinking and diplomacy. You can read about Abigail in 1 Samuel 25.

On "pulpit swap" Sunday Keith Tarring looks at seven women who saved Moses' life, in Exodus chapters 1 to 4.

Huldah and Jedidah - two women mentioned briefly in the Bible but important in the life of reforming King Josiah. 2 Chronicles 34/2 Kings 22. They were who they were, where they were and when they were, in the service of God.

The situation of the Daughters of Zelophehad caused some radically importance case law to be derived. How did they do it?

David continued our series on the Forgotten Women of the Bible with a look at the importance of Isaiah's wife in Isaiah 7 & 8.

Kate launched our next preaching series on the Forgotten Women of the Bible with an overview of the topic and a look at Eve - not exactly an unknown, but often misunderstood.

"We are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken"

"Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus"

V23: "Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful."

David finds that God really only ever wanted one, very special, sacrifice.

Robbie compares the Old Testament Covenant with our assurance in Christ.

Kate tackles the question of who exactly was Melchizedek, and why does it matter.

The writer to the Hebrews give them two warnings - what is our response? There's an addendum to Robbie's talk, so keep listening at the end.