Tag Archives: Sermons

We had the great pleasure of baptising James Robertson today, Will and Penelope Robertson’s No 1 at our Parish Communion at St John’s Itchen Abbas. LLM Gerry Stacey preached as follows: Matthew 3:13-end The Baptism of Jesus 13 Then Jesus came … Continue reading →

Matthew 2: 13-23. A well -known historian who did not believe in the Christian faith once said to a Bishop that people like Christmas because a baby threatens no one. ” The whole thing is a happy event which means … Continue reading →

What links about a third of the pictures in the National gallery with Shakespeares Macbeth and King Lear?  What is the relationship between works by Handel and Haydn and Bach and songs by Bob Dylan Katy Perry and even the Spice … Continue reading →

I went to the Easton Panto on Thursday night. For those who have not been, it is Robin Hood this year, and, of course, the concept of Robin Hood fighting injustice and taking from the rich, to give to the … Continue reading →

Significance and Christmas Isaiah 11:1-10, Matthew 3:1-12 How significant is Christmas for you? How significant is Christmas for you? I don’t know if you have been into Alton recently but you may have seen, instead of a Christmas Tree a … Continue reading →

As we look at our world today, with all its’ difficulties and uncertainties, for example over Brexit, international conflicts and tensions, oppression, poverty and hunger, religious persecution and climate change, together with personal issues we may face in our own … Continue reading →

We had a wonderful service today at St Mary’s Easton.  The church was packed with over 80 worshippers and that was really good because it was an important service for two reasons:  Firstly, because it was the baptism and confirmation … Continue reading →

Romans 8:31-39 Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ! Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ! But what does ‘separate’ mean? It must mean that we no longer know or experience the love of Christ. But … Continue reading →

Luke 19:1-10 and Isaiah 1:10-18, Two rich men: One religious, One a rotter, but which one, when encountering Jesus, goes away sad? The religious or the rotter? Well, its the religious one.  Because, I think we all know the story … Continue reading →

Who were the Pharisees?  They are a group of about 6000 men in the time of King Herod.  They expounded the Old Testament law, but added many instructions and prohibitions, so that Jesus said they abandoned the commandments of God … Continue reading →

2 Timothy 3-4 This is probably Paul’s last letter; maybe written a few weeks before he was beheaded on the Ostian way in Rome.  So its his last shot to encourage the diffident Timothy how to continue his ministry in … Continue reading →

The Greatest Honour  Matthew 5:11 ‘Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for … Continue reading →