Sermon: The Meek Inherit the Earth – Really?

A sermon preached by the Revd Dr Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields, January 29th 2023 Matthew 5:1-12 Watch the whole service on YouTube.  (Unfortunately the sound does not come on until 13:30.)   Many people have heard of The Sermon on the Mount, though most don’t realise that it fills […]

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Weekly Update #141 – 29 January

St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #141 29th January, 2023 From the Minister                                       Jesus and People Like Us?        There’s a long tradition of artistic representations of Jesus which portray him and his followers as ‘people like us’, whoever ‘us’ may be. Laura James, an African American […]

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Weekly Update #140 – 22 January

St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #140 22nd January, 2023 From Andrew               Week of Prayer for Christian Unity This Sunday comes in the middle of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.  At his last supper, Jesus prayed that all Christians would be united with each […]

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Sermon: Multi-Generational Love

A sermon preached by the Revd Dr Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, 15 January 2023 (This service included conversation and presentations about the work of North East Young Dads and Lads Project and Pearey House Centre for Visually Impaired) Luke 2:22-40 Watch the whole service on YouTube.   When the time came for […]

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Weekly Update #139 – 15 January

St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #139 15th January, 2023 From the Minister                Looking to the Future It’s still early in the year, so I’m set upon looking to the future, and I have three things on my mind. First, looking three years ahead, […]

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