Weekly Update #47: Sunday 21 February 2021

St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #47: Sunday 21st February 2021  From the Minister                           Promises, promises …     On Monday 15th February the Westminster government announced it had made good on its promise to offer a jab to everyone in the top four priority groups in the UK. Congratulations […]

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Sermon: God, Creation and Us

A sermon preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison at St Columba’s-by-the-Castle Scottish Episcopal Church, Edinburgh, February 18th 2018 Genesis 9:8-17; Mark 1:9-15; 1 Peter 3:18-22 Prayer O God of our salvation, Just as the bow in the clouds proclaims your covenant with every living creature, may this sermon speak of your love for all the […]

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Weekly Update #46: Sunday 14 February 2021

St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #46: Sunday  14th February 2021  From the Minister,                    Show the Love Q: What do lovers, people with epilepsy, and beekeepers have in common?  A: Valentine is their patron saint. Valentine, whoever he was (and […]

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Sermon: Why it’s Good to be All Things to All People

A sermon preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison for Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields, February 7th 2021. 1 Corinthians9:16-23 These days, if you describe someone as trying to be all things to all people, you are not paying them a compliment. At best, you are describing them as indecisive; not wanting to upset […]

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Sermon: Words and Action

A sermon preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison for Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields, February 7th 2021 Isaiah 40: 21-31; Psalm 147:1-11, 20c, Mark 1 29-39 ‘That evening, at sunset, they brought to him [Jesus] all who were sick or possessed with demons. And the whole city was gathered around the door.’ (1:31-32) […]

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