Jesus’ teaching surprised people – with his note of authority. Mark introduces an authority who is one-of-a-kind: Jesus the Christ.
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6 January is the ‘Feast of Epiphany’, when Christians celebrate how the light of Christ spreads to all nations. Matthew’s Gospel tells the story of Christ’s arrival, and how this Light has come for all people. The ‘universal’ nature of this event is represented by the Magi.
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A sermon about knowledge and being ‘awe-full. Reverence and awe is the beginning of wisdom
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Something I’ve noticed (just recently) in the Christmas story, is that Jesus and his parents are visited only by strangers – shepherds from nearby fields and wise men from the east.
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This will be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger…
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This sermon discusses how John the Baptist can be thought of as the original hipster, and that his message is one of radical hope and joy, rather than dire warning.
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A sermon on the fragility of life, being humble, and staying faithful by remaining watchful
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This is about what really matters. What – on Judgement Day – will be examined. Jesus is saying: what matters is how we have treated others.
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A sermon about taking risks - so that we too can hear the words ‘Well done, good and faithful servant’.
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Do you see how, in today’s reading, the words of Jesus confront our deepest human instincts and assumptions? He raises the stakes for what it means to ‘do the right thing’. What others do is not the test. If you ‘go with the flow’, what more are you doing than others?
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