Category: Sermons

Jesus is the one who is the ground of all our hope.

Because he was born, we can sing.

The Darkness has never overcome the light.

What difference can that make in our lives?

How did the ‘hopes and fears of all the years’ meet in Jesus?

What happens when we die?

What are our hopes for those who have already died?

What is our ultimate hope?

Forgiveness can help us to make sense of our past.

It enables us to release the things that hold us prisoner and lets us write a different future.

How do we invest well in the next generations?

Into our children’s lives, and the children in our church, and in grandchildren?

On Remembrance Sunday we recall those who went through the awfulness of war in years gone by, and pray for those caught up in it today.

How can we practise the wisdom of peace-making when there are so many conflicts around us?

What hope does Jesus bring?

How do we honour elderly parents at the same time as we ensure that we age well – flexible in outlook, gracious in judgment, loving to all?

We know that good friendships are not only part of an enjoyable life but are one of the factors in helping you live a longer life.

But true friendship demands vulnerability.

How do we keep developing this?