Baptism of Our Lord, 2023
Rev Pam Hynd's sermon Christmas Day
It is almost Christmas so here's a bah humbug for you: Christians should talk more about God's judgment rather than just talking about love all the time. We should unsettle people with the bad news before we comfort them with the good news. The problem with that is not what you might think. The problem is that there is no bad news. God's judgment is good news all the way down - because God's judgment is love all the way down. Just ask Joseph
Rev Kathy Hammer's Sermon for Advent 3
We are living through a time of shattered peace. Will we live in denial? Will we become cynical? Or will we be fiercely defiant as we build enclaves of peace in a violent world?
Rev Pam Hynd's sermon for Advent 1
He doesn't look much like a king. But he is exactly the king we need.
Jesus spoke of the rubble that would spell the end of all the hopes and dreams of his people. What could they hold on to when all was gone. What can we hold in to?
Jesus spoke of the rubble that would spell the end of all the hopes and dreams of his people. What could they hold on to when all was gone. What can we hold in to?
Today we commemorate All Saints and All Souls, remembering people who have touched our lives and celebrating the eternal hope we share. How do you feel about talking about that hope? Does it feel a bit awkward?Do you sometimes feel too embarrassed to raise the subject of heaven in your everyday conversations? Let's talk about the awkwardness and find a way through the embarrassment to celebrate the hope to which we have been called.