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From time to time I put sermons I give up here. Not because I think they are particularly good, even less that they are model sermons. I can't even guarantee that I agree with everything I said then - I am (of course) learning all the time. But someone may be interested.

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Matthew 24:45-51 - Please hold on, I'll be with you shortly

Sun, 23/12/2012 - 10:30 -- James

Last time, we asked the question: Are we ready for Jesus to come back?

Jesus himself clearly taught that the day will come when he returns to this earth. He won’t come back as a baby, he’ll be a grown man. He won’t come back in obscurity, in one Middle-Eastern village; he’ll come back in a way that nobody will miss. He won’t come back in weakness; he’ll come back in splendid power and glory, as king of the world and judge of every human being. … Read more about Matthew 24:45-51 - Please hold on, I'll be with you shortly

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Matthew 24:36-44 - No one knows

Sun, 16/12/2012 - 10:30 -- James

We're in the period of advent, which is the period of 4 weeks running up to Christmas, when traditionally Christians prepare to celebrate the coming of Jesus.

But there’s a deliberately two-edged feel to advent. We prepare to celebrate Jesus’ first coming, his birth at Bethlehem. But we also remind ourselves that Jesus will come again, and the other focus for Advent is preparing ourselves for that great event.

And so the question for this morning is this: Are you ready for the day when Jesus will come back? … Read more about Matthew 24:36-44 - No one knows

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Matthew 6:25-34 - Worry, worry, worry

Sun, 09/12/2012 - 10:30 -- James

What ambitions do you have for your life?

Here are a couple of mine. I’ve never been to Australia, but I’d love to go. I’d particularly like to go to Sydney, to see the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. I have no aspirations to climb the Harbour Bridge.

One day, if I live long enough, I will retire. I’d love to have a comfortable house, and a good enough income for that to be an enjoyable phase of life.

What are your ambitions?

Worry

If you wanted a headline for the reading we had from Matthew chapter 6, it would be this: Don’t worry. Don’t worry. … Read more about Matthew 6:25-34 - Worry, worry, worry

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Matthew 6:19-24 - Money, money, money

Sun, 25/11/2012 - 10:30 -- James

If you pick up any of the Sunday papers today, you’ll find supplements and sections devoted to travel, to cars and motoring, to money, to business and to fashion. These are the things that our society lives for and treasures.

The problem with our love affair with money, clothing, possessions and travel is that we end up serving them. Like alcohol, like drugs, like so many things – we start off using them for our ends, but our money is always trying to turn the tables on us, so that it becomes the master, and we do its wishes. … Read more about Matthew 6:19-24 - Money, money, money

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Matthew 6:7-15 - How to pray

Sun, 18/11/2012 - 10:30 -- James

Many people today think that the Christian faith is first and foremost about a set of rules. Do this. Thou shalt not do that.

The Bible contains many rules, but at its heart the Christian faith is not about the rules we obey. It’s not about what we do and don’t do. It’s about a relationship. It’s about a relationship with the God who made you.

It’s not about what you know; it’s not about what you do; it’s about who you know. … Read more about Matthew 6:7-15 - How to pray

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Matthew 6:1-18 - Secret Sincerity

Sun, 28/10/2012 - 10:30 -- James

We all hate hypocrites. We don’t like the insincerity. When people only do the things they do because they know we’re watching. When people want to manipulate how we see them. We’re never sure if we’ve met the real them.

But of all the hypocrites, our society has the strongest dislike of religious hypocrites. People who claim to be devout followers of a particular religious system, but it’s all a show. Indeed, many people today dismiss the Christian faith precisely because there are so many Christian hypocrites. … Read more about Matthew 6:1-18 - Secret Sincerity

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Matthew 5:1-48 - Following Jesus: The View from Space

Sun, 21/10/2012 - 10:30 -- James

Last Sunday, Felix Baumgartner broke a number of world records. He jumped out of a helium balloon from 24 miles up in the sky. There is hardly any air, the sky is black, and the earth looks like a ball. Ten minutes later, he’d broken the speed of sound, and achieved the record for the world’s highest skydive and the world’s longest free-fall.

From up there, he could see the whole earth. Take it in at a glance. … Read more about Matthew 5:1-48 - Following Jesus: The View from Space

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Philippians 3:1-11 - Knowing Christ 1 : Rubbish 0

Sun, 30/09/2012 - 10:30 -- James

Anyone who’s ever applied for a job knows all about making a CV. Curriculum Vitae. The story of my life. You set out your credentials. Why should this employer like you? Birth. Education. Work history. Other interests. Sell yourself.

What would you put on your spiritual CV? If you had two sides of A4 to list your spiritual credentials, what goes on? Imagine they’re handing out the accommodation and the jobs in glory – as you’re waiting in the queue, what would go on your papers? … Read more about Philippians 3:1-11 - Knowing Christ 1 : Rubbish 0

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Hebrews 10:23 - let us hold fast

Sun, 23/09/2012 - 10:30 -- James

“The real benefit comes as you stick with it.”

That’s true in so many walks of life. It’s true in marathon running – at least, so I’m told. Keep going, and you get the satisfaction of finishing the race. If you get a stitch, run it out. It’s true in any friendship, and it’s true in a marriage – as you stick with it over many years, the friendship becomes a greater and greater blessing. It’s true for being a vicar – the longer you’ve been around, the more you’ve got to know people, the more use you can be.

And it’s true of being a Christian. … Read more about Hebrews 10:23 - let us hold fast

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