A sermon preached by The Reverend Trevor Jamison on October 4th 2020 Psalm 19 When I read Psalm 19 in preparation for preaching this sermon my first thought was … “how strange is that.” I did not think it was strange that a psalm should praise God for the wonders of creation: ‘the heavens are […]
Sermon: A Harvest of Weeds and Wheat
A sermon preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields on Sunday 27 September 2020 Harvest Sunday Matthew 13:24-30, 34-35 So, it’s harvest time, though not as we normally would know it. Haddington West Parish Church https://www.haddingtonwestcofs.org.uk/picture-gallery In any other year, there would be festive decorations throughout the church, […]
Sermon: Envy and Generosity
Sermon Exodus 16:2-15; Matthew 20:1-16 Complaints, complaints, nothing but complaints … There’s no shortage of complaining in today’s Bible readings. First, there are the Israelites, grumbling about the good old days, back in Egypt, when they were slaves(!), and ‘we sat by the fleshpots and ate our fill of bread.’ (16:3) They must have stopped […]
Sermon: Just Deserts?
A sermon preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison at a United Reformed Church in Essex in 2009 Jonah 3: 10-4: 11; Matthew 20: 1-16 Well, he’s a grumpy old so-and-so is Jonah. Don’t you agree? Most of us, all of us I think, if sent by God to preach a message of repentance to shower […]
Sermon: How Often Should I Forgive?
Forgiving? – a sermon preached by Reverend Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church North Shields, 13/09/2020 Exodus 14:19-31; Psalm 114; Matthew 18:21-35 ‘How often should I forgive?’ Now there’s a question! Even more challenging is the full question, which Peter askes Jesus: ‘if another member of the church sins against me, how often […]