St Johns, Crowthorne

Sunday Nov 12th 2023 - Remembrance Service.

This is the recording of the first part of the 2023 Remembrance Service which took place within the church. The second half of the service was taken outside where the wreaths were laid. That part of the service was not recorded.

Sermon from Sunday Nov 5th 2023.

Bible readings: Revelation 7, 1 John 3 and Matthew 5

Rev Canon John Edwards uses todays readings (Colossians 3.12-17 and Matthew 24.30-35) to help us to read the Bible.

Miriam Kennedy joins us as a guest speaker this week from Church Army to talk about the Marylebone Project and how they are empowering homeless women into independent living.

Julia Norton talks to us about the valuable work of Christians Against Poverty (CAP).

Laura discusses the Parable of the Tenants in Matthew 21.33-46. We are faced with a choice - to accept the stone and the son, or to join those who rejected Jesus.

Harvest: What's love got to do with it?

Laura explores the relationship between love and anxiety through her experiences in Calais and Dunkirk as we reflect upon the season of Harvest, and our response to God's generosity and abundance.

It's not fair! Revd Canon John Edwards discusses Jonah 3 and Matthew 20 and our unfair world.

What's Lamech got to do with it?

Laura unpacks the parable of the unforgiving servant and discovers that the God who loves us doesn't stop at forgiving us 77 times, but always responds with abundance, mercy and welcome. (Matthew 18.21-35 and Genesis 50)

WWJD? Laura asks the question: What does it mean to pick up our crosses and follow Jesus in a world already full of so much suffering? It is to join in with God's movement of grace and transformation in the world.(Matthew 18.21-35)