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Category: Sermons

Sermons

Easter Vigil 2014

27 Apr, 201428 Nov, 2019 Brian

Do not be afraid;  I know you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he…

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The Raising of Lazarus – Passion Sunday 2014

6 Apr, 201428 Nov, 2019 Brian

Pedro Reyes is a Mexican sculptor who has taken thousands of guns and transformed them into musical instruments.  Handguns are…

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Presentation of Christ in the Temple and Radical Faithfulness

2 Feb, 201428 Nov, 2019 Brian

Today’s celebration is about the planning of a revolution. It didn’t happen in a secret hideaway in a country under…

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Walthamstow Hall School – 175th anniversary

14 Oct, 201328 Nov, 2019 Brian

It must have been very hard for those young girls all those years ago to wave goodbye to their parents…

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Queen Mary’s Hospital Sidcup. Thanks & Farewell to the Old: Welcome to the New.

28 Sep, 201328 Nov, 2019 Brian

As I was thinking about today's service, words from TS Eliot, the nation's favourite poet, came into mind: In the…

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Freedom, Liberation and Ordination

15 Sep, 201328 Nov, 2019 Brian

A few weeks ago was the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King delivering his speech ‘I have a dream.’  The speech,…

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Mary Magdalene and Love

21 Jul, 201328 Nov, 2019 Brian

To hear Maureen Greaves speak of forgiving the two men who murdered her husband Alan must be one of the…

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Easter Day 2013

11 Apr, 201328 Nov, 2019 Brian

(Acts10.34-43; John.20.1-18) ‘Alleluia! Christ is risen!  He is risen indeed.  Alleluia!’  These words are echoing today in many churches, in…

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Lent, Desert and Temptations

21 Feb, 201328 Nov, 2019 Brian

(Luke 4.1-13) Two years ago, I visited Egypt where I spent a short time with a religious community who lived…

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Our Journeying and the Three Wise Men

6 Jan, 201328 Nov, 2019 Brian

(Ephesians 3.1-12;Matthew 2.1-12) I want to remind you of the story of three men, three celebrities of their time.  …

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Midnight Eucharist 2012

26 Dec, 201228 Nov, 2019 Brian

(Isaiah 9.2-7;Hebrews 1.1-4;John.1.1-14) Last weekend, I was in Harare where our diocese of Rochester has had a close link relationship…

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Bells announcing hope and new possibility

18 Nov, 201228 Nov, 2019 Brian

Just over a week ago, I was in Jerusalem attending a magma, which is the synod of the diocese of…

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Remembrance Sunday 2012

11 Nov, 201228 Nov, 2019 Brian

(Amos 5.18-24;Matthew 5.1-12) Some years ago I visited the French town of Verdun, scene of some of the bitterest battles…

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Inspire a Generation

20 Oct, 201228 Nov, 2019 Brian

(Job 38.1-7; Hebrews.5.1-10; Mark.10.35-45) ‘Inspire a generation.’  That’s been the strapline of the Olympic and Paralympic games.  And they have…

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Celebrating 350 years of Book of Common Prayer

1 Jul, 201228 Nov, 2019 Brian

(Ezekiel.3.22-end;IITimothy.4.6-8, 17-18) Twentieth century historian Stanley Bindoff wrote that the King James’ Bible (KJV), the Book of Common Prayer (BCP)…

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