S.O.S … S.O.S. … S.O.S. … A sermon preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields October 24th 2021 Jonah 1:1-6; Psalm 107: 23-32; Mark 4:35-41 There are lots of mentions of boats in the Bible. In the popular imagination, Noah’s Ark gets first place. You don’t have […]
Sermon: Servants and Slaves
A sermon preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, October 17th 2021 Mark 10: 35-45 I don’t have one favourite Bible verse, but if I did it would be Mark chapter ten, verse forty-five: ‘For the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to […]
Sermon: All Things are Possible
A sermon preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, October 10th 2021 Amos 5:6-7, 10-15; Mark 10:17-27 According to Jesus, ‘It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.’ (10:25) That a […]
A Harvest Sermon
Preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields September 19th 2021 Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Psalm 67; Luke 12:13-21 So today, in Luke’s Gospel, we have a harvest story that arises out of a family economic dispute. Family arguments over money are just the worst, aren’t they? Someone in a crowd […]
Sermon: What Sort of People are You?
Ephesians 4:25 – 5:2 Last week I preached about what sort of ministries the church needs. We noticed that Ephesians chapter four lists apostles, prophets and evangelists before mentioning teachers and pastors; that ministries that engage with the wider world get mentioned before those that focus on life within the congregation. I also said […]