A sermon preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields, February 16th 2020 Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Matthew 5:21-37 Murder, adultery, divorce and oath taking … Previously, on Sermons at Saint Columba’s … Two weeks ago, we had the beatitudes, the start of Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount. (5:1-12) Last week, […]
Following the Rules?
A Sermon Preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields, February 9th 2020 Matthew 5: 13-20 In last week’s sermon I started with the Sermon on the Mount and with the beatitudes – its best-known bit. Jesus then went on to say, ‘Do not think that I have come […]
The Beatitudes are for…
A Sermon Preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, February 2nd 2020 Micah 6: 1-8; Psalm 15; Matthew 5: 1-10 There is a story told about an American college where every student was required to take an ‘introduction to religion’ course. Whatever subject was their ‘major’ in they still had […]
Baptism
Sunday 26 January was a joyful occasion – the celebration of the baptism of a baby boy. His young sister and cousins were also at the service. Prayers suitable for such a youthful congregation included building a Duplo wall of thanksgiving. Two of the godparents sang a duet, a harmonious prayer for the child. The […]
What’s in a Name?
A sermon preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields, 22nd December 2019 Isaiah 7:10-16; Matthew 1:18-25 What’s in a name? Whenever a baby is born one of the first things that people want to know is the child’s name. Legally, in England, I believe you have forty-two […]