Previous worship, sermons and thoughts
A good man, is a good man, whether in this church, or out of it.
It is not always possible for those who would wish to be at church on a Sunday, to be there, so we give access to the sermon notes. Our chaplain and previous chaplains have always worked hard to prepare each week and we value the time, prayer and reflection that contributes to the sermons preached. Each church service is a combination of worship, bible study and reflection. Sometimes when we hear a sermon we want to revisit what we have heard to give it more time in our thoughts, and so here we publish the prepared sermons each week.
Sermons will always vary depending on delivery and on the hearers, so they are never going to be the same as being part of the community that is praying ‘Let the words of my mouth and the thoughts of all our hearts come from you, O Lord.’ Nevertheless, we can gain much from reading what has been prepared. Our preaching is deeply rooted in the Bible but speaks in our own context and the rationality of today. It is always about love and good news because nothing beats the opportunity to live an abundant life walking with Christ.
We follow what is called the Revised Common Lectionary. This is a structure on a three year rota that focusses on one gospel books as a theme. This structure in the Common Lectionary is used in many churches across the world, and so if you travel to join us you or if you have attended a different denomination you will find the readings have continuity from your previous experience. There is a continuity in the teaching from the gospel writers which is useful to follow.
You are welcome to use the material in any non-detrimental way!
Included here are sermons from early 2023 written and preached by our locum chaplain; Reverend Canon Alexander Gordon, who very generously agreed to publish his sermons on our website.
We are also very grateful to Rev’d Adrian Low who left his sermons from 2021 with us although he moved on.
(During 2022 we were between websites and so there are no uploaded sermons for that year, although those who were at our services enjoyed many wonderful sermons from our locums over the year.)