Rev Pam Hynd's sermon for Lent 3
As we look to Jesus in a time when Russia's invasion of Ukraine has filled us all with anger, grief and dread, we find ourselves dealing with a man who is uncompromisingly critical of unjust leaders, and at the same time unwaveringly committed to non-violence. Like a hen protecting her chicks, he faced down the power of empire with nothing but his own body to shield the ones he loves. Do we dare follow him on this path?
How do you resist evil without using the same tools that evil employs? There is a way. But it means following the hard road that Jesus walked. Welcome to Lent.
When they curtain is pulled back and we see Jesus as he really is, do we see his divinity with the humanity stripped away? Or do we see the full, glorious humanity that is our destiny?
Rev Pam Hynd's sermon for Epiphany 7
In Luke 6 Jesus pushes his hearers to reflect on what it means to be blessed
You watch the movie Don't Look Up Then you read Isaiah 6 You realise very little has changed in the last 2500 or so years But you know that God still calls prophets anyway How will you respond to God's call?
An upstart ex-local walks into a Synagogue and announces that he is the fulfilment of their most dearly loved prophesy. What could go wrong?
Are we there yet? Asked by kids in the back seat... Asked by all of us in a pandemic... Are we there yet? It is also a big question in John's Gospel. No, we are not there. But we will be
It is a New Year. And we have learned to be afraid of what new years might bring. But it is also Epiphany, so let's look up and learn to follow better stars this year. Like the Wise People in the Gospel of Matthew, we will find that if we follow the right star with all our heart it will lead us to Jesus.