Sermon: Get Behind Me!

A sermon preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison for Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields, February 28th 2021 Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16; Mark 8:31-38 ‘Get behind me, Satan!’ (8:33) That’s what Jesus says to Peter, when Peter tries to tell Jesus what he should be doing, rather than the other way around. This was so […]

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Weekly Update #48: Sunday 28 February 2021

St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #48: Sunday 28th February 2021 (Second Sunday of Lent) From the Minister Spring has sprung in the manse garden. Even I can get plants to grow from bulbs. I stick them in the ground, then wait for them to appear. First […]

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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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