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: Nightmare Tenants
A Sermon Preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields on Sunday 4th October 2020 Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-17; Matthew 21:22-46 Photo by HENCE THE BOOM on Unsplash I don’t know how many of the Ten Commandments you have broken during your life … and I’m certainly not going […]
Weekly Update #29: Sunday 4 October
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #29: Sunday 4th October 2020 From the Minister So, how do you feel about the Ten Commandments? (They feature in today’s Old Testament reading.) Many have heard of them, though most are hazy about their content. Maybe we’re afraid […]
Loss, Gain, and Looking Forward
Reflection by the Reverend Trevor Jamison for the St Columba’s United Reformed Church Annual Church Meeting, September 30th 2020 At this point in our agenda we have an item which is titled, ‘The Life of Our Church 2019-2020.’ Normally, that would be a set of reports from the different groups that comprise the ongoing life […]
Weekly Update #28: Sunday 27 September
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #28: Sunday 27th September 2020 From the Minister First the blade, and then the ear… “First the blade, and then the ear, then the full corn shall appear …” (Henry Alford (1810-1871) It’s Harvest Sunday at […]