Sermon prepared by Andrew Atkinson for St Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields Sunday 6 September, 10.00 a.m. and 11.15 a.m. Ezekiel 33: 7-11; Romans 13: 8-14 Do you remember the old slapstick comedies, with a workman carrying a plank of wood? His mate calls to him and he turns round, knocking over an ornamental […]
Sermon: What Makes a Church a Church?
Sermon Isaiah 51:1-6; Psalm 138; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:13-20 What makes a church a church? It’s more than a building. For months we did not worship in this building and yet we are still a church, though physical location, is significant for many. The psalm with which we began our service today says, ‘I give […]
Sermon: Good to be Back Together, or is it?
Sermon Genesis 45:1-15; Psalm 133; Matthew 15: 21-18 Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers By Peter von Cornelius (1783-1867) Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peter_von_Cornelius_-_Joseph_gibt_sich_seinen_Br%C3%BCdern_zu_erkennen_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg So, it’s great to be back together again. Or maybe it’s not quite that simple. Joseph, was daddy’s favourite; none of the other brothers were given a special coat. Then he […]
Sermon: Who Do You Think You Are?
Reflection by the Reverend Trevor Jamison for Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields, online service, July 5th 2020 Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67; Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Who do you think you are? Whenever you try to answer that question you quickly come to the question of who your parents and their parents are or were. […]
A Sermon with a Joke in it
A Sermon Preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison to a United Reformed Church in Essex in 2010 Genesis 22: 1-19; Romans 6: 12-14 I don’t think it is a good idea to start a sermon with a joke. If the preacher catches the congregation’s attention with a joke, then more likely than not what people […]