Song of Mary – surprised by love

Ruth Douglas, 27 Nov 2011 (Luke 1:46-56)

I thought that before we looked at today’s passage, we could look a little at Mary herself and the situation she’s found herself in. Most theologians and historians agree that Mary would have been around 14 or 15 years old. Maybe if you know someone around that age you can bring them to mind to …

Remember the LORD and Wait on him

Mark Chapman, 20 Nov 2011 (Malachi 3:16-4:6; Revelation 21:1-8)

What is the longest time that you have ever had to wait for something? Perhaps I should say what period of time has felt like the longest? Waiting for 2 hours on a cold and dark station platform for a train that is always just 10 minutes away can seem like an absolute eternity. As …

Resurrection Ascension

Mark Chapman, 2 Oct 2011 (Acts 2:22-36, 1 Corinthians 15:12-24)

This evening is the third in our series of 6 sermons looking at the Creed, and this evening we are focusing on the resurrection and ascension. “On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father” Three phrases that may seem fairly straightforward on …

‘I believe in Jesus’

Caroline Levitt, 18 Sep 2011 (John 1:1-11, Philippians 2:6-11)

Introduction I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. Last week we began a series looking at the basics of our faith as expressed by the …

Creation

Steve Roberts, 11 Sep 2011 (Genesis 1)

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” It’s a familiar verse, I’m sure, to most people as it’s the first one in the bible. It’s a cracking opener to an exciting book – every story has a beginning, middle and end, and in this one, powerful sentence, the scene is set. God …

Jerusalem – God’s dwelling place

Caroline Levitt, 31 Jul 2011 (Isaiah 62, Revelation 21)

Quick recap This is the last in a series on cities: Babel, Cities of refuge, Jericho, Babylon…and finally Jerusalem. London as a city at the heart of our thinking. At the very beginning, we thought about the city vs. the country, and we challenged the perception that nature is created by God whilst the city …

Cities of Refuge

Mark Chapman, 10 Jul 2011 (Numbers 35:6-28; Joshua 20; Psalm 25:1-21)

Cities of Refuge – to our modern ears that almost sounds contradictory doesn’t it? Do we think of this hustling, bustling metropolis in which we live as a place of refuge? Personally I am more likely to think of being by the sea – a nice cliff top walk for example – as a place …

Babel

Caroline Levitt, 3 Jul 2011 (Genesis 11:1-9, Acts 2:1-13)

Part I: Introduction to the series (‘Garden vs. City’) Why do you live in London? Is it a lifestyle choice? University? Work? Family nearby? Invite responses. For whatever reason, we have all chosen to live in London, and my guess is that a lot of us enjoy it! I’m going to read you something from …

Learn your place

Tineke Harris, 12 Jun 2011 (Matthew 7:1-6, 2 Samuel 12:1-17)

The Sermon on the Mount: A Recap In the last few weeks, we have been doing a series where we have been looking at Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount. Now before I launch into the subject matter of today’s passage, I think it is important to set the passage in context and …

Truth hurts

Mark Chapman, 22 May 2011 (Matthew 5:33-37)

Oaths 33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’ 34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; 35 or by the earth, …