Tag Archives: St. Paul’s Letters

Plunging into the promise – Romans 4:13-25

Posted on March 10, 2012 by

I had to take my personal story of ministry and faith back 18 years, to the parish of Warfield (near Bracknell)  to preach about that little word “faith” last week. The process proved to be one of the toughest battles … Continue reading →

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Beyond the grave at #gb11

Posted on September 1, 2011 by

I’ve spent much of my ministry as a Reader in the last 12 months focusing on the funeral ministry here at St Peter’s, developing my ministry in this field alongside helping to nurture the parish’s during our recent vacancy. Though … Continue reading →

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Are we greedy for heaven? Philippians 3:12-4:1

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

Preached this morning at our very quiet Morning Prayer service. I find it difficult to understand the passage from Philippians well enough to preach from it, and grappling with it, has got me wondering about what heaven is. How would … Continue reading →

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Shine like lights in the world – Philippians 2:12-18

Posted on March 13, 2011 by

I preached this morning at our 8am Morning Prayer from part of Philippians – through which we are currently working as a sermon series. It is a message that makes particular reference to our circumstances as a parish in vacancy … Continue reading →

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As I called to mind – All Souls

Posted on October 31, 2010 by

I have to say that preparing my talk for this afternoon’s All Soul’s service was one of the harder things I have had to do so far in ministry. I am indebted to Rosalind both for her comments on my … Continue reading →

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Struggling with theology – preparing for All Souls

Posted on October 29, 2010 by

I’ve hit one of those moments when as a fairly rooky Lay Minister not having a Vicar leaves me with less options of who to ask tricky questions of. So, for any of you theological or ‘vicar types’ out there, … Continue reading →

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Symbols of identity as we become more like Jesus – Galatians 2:11-21

Posted on June 15, 2010 by

This week I ended up drawing connections between Dung Beetles and Baobab Trees and the way we should be changing our identity as we become more like Jesus! I’m not sure if it worked, but God did if the ministry … Continue reading →

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Preparing the way – positives and negatives in prison

Posted on December 7, 2009 by

I spent yesterday morning with a few other Mothers’ Union members and 5 really welcoming chaps I’d never met before – in the surroundings of the West Hill Wing Chapel of HMP Winchester. The Chapel serves the men who are … Continue reading →

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Ephesians 6:10-20 – Armour of God

Posted on November 22, 2009 by

This term, one of my collegues and I have been nurturing a new homegroup. Back in our Summer for our Reader Training module on Faith and Daily Life, we each had to run a 6 week study course, and after … Continue reading →

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