A sermon preached by the Revd Dr Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields, September 24th 2023 Exodus 16:2-16; Matthew 20:1-16 Watch the whole service on YouTube (although a technical fault caused it to cut out before the end of the sermon) Back in the 1930s, my grandfather had finished his apprenticeship […]
Weekly Update #171 – 24 September
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #171 24th September 2023 From the Minister Back to Work So I’ve been on holiday, but I couldn’t forget Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields. We were in Athens, staying with friends. They […]
Sermon: Reformation Sunday
A Sermon for Reformation Sunday Preached by the Reverend Dr Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, October 30th 2022 Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 46; Romans 3:19-28 There’s no shortage of schemes to follow, offering that you will achieve your desired outcome. Years ago, if you wanted a muscled body, you wrote off for the […]
Sermon: Healing for All
A sermon preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison at Saint Andrew’s United Reformed Church, Monkseaton, June 27th 2021 Lamentations 3:23-33; Psalm 30; Mark 5:21-43 How do you like your sandwiches? Do you have a favourite filling? The Gospel writer, Mark, likes his sandwiches. In his case, but his preference is for sandwich stories. He likes […]
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 […]