I hear a clear message in this section of Matthew’s gospel; whilst our words are important, they are worth nothing if they are not in accord with how we live. Doing the will of God: living in ways that heal divisions; creating community; protecting, caring for and loving all who are in need; seeking justice for those who are victims of injustice; and always, through prayer, seeking to know the will of God.
Love
Sermon for Pentecost 17
God is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. That includes those I might hate, and it also includes how God is towards me.
Pentecost 5 Sermon
Let’s pray for honest self-awareness, and remember that we are called to be the hand, the face of Jesus for one another. We are called to be workers in and for the building of the Kingdom of God here today.
Because, if not here, where? And if not now, when?
Pentecost 2 sermon
Just imagine a world where all have what they need; where all are treated with respect and justice; where all live in peace; where all are helped to live life fully rather than be trapped in patterns and by structures that deaden them … This is what Jesus called Matthew to, and it’s what he calls us to. It could change the world and bring the Kingdom of God amongst us … now isn’t that a call that is worth responding to?
Lent 5 Sermon … What in my life might need to have life breathed into it again?
Let us pray, using words given to Ezekiel; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon us and all that deadens us, that we may live.
Lent 3 Sermon: Photine the Illuminated One
Jesus is thirsty for love to be awakened in the hearts of all people. This is true. But it is also true that Jesus is the source of the living water that can quench the thirst for love that lies deep within each one of us. So come, drink from the well of living water that is our faith, and know in your hearts that you are loved.