Sermon: Joseph and Human Life as a Rollercoaster

A sermon preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields, July 30th 2023 Genesis 41:37-57 Watch the whole service on YouTube   Welcome to sermon number two in a series of five, concerning Joseph, Son of Jacob. Here’s the story so far: Last week, Joseph the seventeen years old […]

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Weekly Update #167 – 30 July

St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #167     30th July 2023 From the Minister                                 I’m glad I hadn’t booked to be on holiday the Greek island of Rhodes this week. At […]

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Weekly Update #166 – 23 July

St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #166      23rd July 2023 From the Minister                                Living the Dream? There are all sorts of words that get paired with ‘dream’: ‘home’, ‘holiday’, ‘interpretation’, ‘team’, ‘catcher’. Such words tell us about the hopes we attach to […]

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Sermon: Sower, Soils and Toilet-twinning

The Sower, the Soils, and Toilet Twinning: Responding to a Parable A sermon preached by the Revd Dr Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields Isaiah 55:10-13; Matthew 13:1-9 Watch the whole service on YouTube   ‘And he told them many things in in parables. (13:3) Jesus taught in parables, in stories. […]

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