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Category Archives: Sermons
Sermon: Do not be afraid of this story
When I heard that one of the Electra-Lights had asked whether Adam and Eve were real I knew it was time for us to start talking with them about the nature of the Bible. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Sermons
Tagged Art, Books, Exodus 24:12-18, Madeleine L'Engle, Matthew 17:1-9, reading, Story, Transfiguration, Year of Matthew
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Sermon: Rabble Rousing Riff Raff
“Will we be extremists for hate or for love? Will we be extremists for the preservation of injustice – or will we be extremists for the cause of justice? ” Continue reading
Sermon: Christians behaving badly
I didn’t say in so many words, ‘You fool’, but I definitely implied it. Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Plass, Gender, God likes us, love, Matthew 5:21-37, Sermon on the Mount, Year of Matthew
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Sermon: Dedicated to Arlo, Aimee and Alistair
It’s been a horrible week; let me make it clear what I believe Christianity is. Continue reading
Posted in Political Activism, Sermons
Tagged baptism, beatitudes, Donald Trump, marriage equality, Micah 6:1-8, Politics, refugees, same-sex marriage, Year of Matthew
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Sermon: In which Avril is chastised by the Apostle Paul
Sadly, I was not left long in my smugness and schadenfreude. Continue reading
Sermon: We are the New Testament Church
It doesn’t matter whether [our] achievements are glorious or banal … we just are the New Testament church Continue reading
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Sermon: The greater righteousness (2)
Matthew’s story is a story of social conventions being overturned and of mercy outweighing merely-legal righteousness. Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, Advent 4, Matthew 1:18-25, Righteousness, sin, Year of Matthew
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Sermon: ‘Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise’
Sixteen-year-old me wanted to be Enjolras and take to the barricades. Forty-three-year-old me prays that God will enable me to live like an elderly bishop who can welcome and forgive a thief who steals his silver. Continue reading
Posted in Addictions, Books, Sermons
Tagged Advent, Isaiah 2:1-5, Les Misérables, Matthew 24:36-44, Parousia, Romans 13:11-14
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Sermon: Responding to the American Presidential Election
But what I have never done before is talked about a particular politician. That’s the line I’m crossing today. Today I’m going to talk about the election of Donald Trump as the next President of the United States. Continue reading
Posted in Political Activism, Sermons
Tagged Donald Trump, Isaiah 65:17-25, Justice, new creation, Peace, Politics, Year of Luke
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Sermon: Humility is not always a virtue
… there are many people who, far from being proud, lack even an appropriate self-esteem … Continue reading
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Tagged humility, Joel 2:23-34, Luke 18:9-14, mental health, mental illness, pride, Year of Luke
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