Online Sermon, Second Sunday Before Lent, 8 February 2026 Readings: Genesis 1.1–2.3; Romans 8.18–25; Matthew 6.25–34 Theme: Don´t worry, be happy. This Sunday our worshipping communities are meeting online because of a series of storms here in Spain and Portugal, most recently, storm Leonardo and storm Marta. Thousands of people have been evacuated from their...
Sermon, The Presentation of Christ, 1 February 2026 Readings: Malachi 3.1-5; Hebrews 2.14-18; Luke 2.22-40 Theme: The Presentation of Christ In earlier times, this festival was often accompanied by a procession with candles, and hence the name ´Candlemas´. The reason for this is that the light of the candle is used as a symbol in...
Sermon, The Conversion of St. Paul, 25 January 2026 Readings: Acts 9.1-22; Galatians 1.11-16a; Matthew 19.27-30 Theme: The Conversion of St. Paul It is sometimes believed by Christians that Paul starts a new religion when he undergoes his conversation. Nothing could be further from the truth. For Paul, Jesus is the fulfilment of the longings...
Sermon, Epiphany 2, 18 January 2026 Readings: Isaiah 49.1-7; 1. Corinthians 1.1-9; John 1.29-42 Theme: Epiphany: The Manifestation At the end of what the secular world considers to be the period of Christmas, the church continues to reflect on the meaning of the world-historical event of the birth of Christ. What does it mean that...
The Baptism of Christ, 11 January 2026 Readings: Isaiah 42.1-9; Acts 10.34-43; Matthew 3.13-17 Theme: To fulfil all righteousness For most of us baptisms are family occasions. They are times when family and friends gather together to welcome a new-born into the fold. These moments celebrate new life and give thanks to God for the...
Sermon Christmas I, 28 December 2025 Readings: Isaiah 63.7-9; Hebrews 2.10-18; Matthew 2.13-23 Theme: The New Exodus If on Christmas day our Gospel reading from the prologue of St John was a re-reading of the creation story of The Book of Genesis through the advent of the Messiah, Jesus the Word of God, on this...
Sermon Christmas Day 25 December Readings: Isaiah 52.7-10; Hebrews 1.1-4; John 1.1-14 Theme: The Word Became Flesh The readings during Advent have all been probing the identity of the Messiah (Christ). Who is this child to be born? What type of Messiah will he be? On the day of Christmas, we begin to see the...
Sermon Advent 4, 21 December Readings: Isaiah 7.10-16; Romans 1.1-7; Matthew 1.18-25. Theme: Whose Baby? This Sunday marks the final part of the season of Advent. We now enter a transition period between the time of waiting and the time of arrival. It is a little like when we are called for boarding in the...
Sermon Advent III, 14 December 2025 Readings: Isaiah 35.1-10; James 5.7-10; Matthew 11.2-11 Theme: Which Messiah? We Christians sometimes have a quite false image of Judaism at the time of Jesus. We can tend to see it as if it were simply a ‘religion’, in the sense of what people do on holy days by...
Sermon Advent II, 7 December 2025 Readings Isaiah 11.1-10, Romans 15. 4-13, Matthew 3.1-12 Theme: Prepare the Way On this second Sunday of Advent we are especially looking forward to celebrating our annual Carol Service at San Pedro. This activity of singing carols is a lovely tradition that no doubt reminds us of many previous...
