The Cranmer Group Podcast

Tim reflects on Jesus abiding in us, and us abiding in him, based on Christ's words to his disciples in John 14:15-21

Annie looks at Jesus, the Good Shepherd, in John 10:1-10, and how we can recognise and follow the Shepherd's voice, that we might experience "life to the full", in and through him.

Tim - accompanied by the rain drumming on the roof of Hawksworth Church! - looks at hope fulfilled through Scripture, Sacrament and Spirit, in the encounter of the two disciples with the risen Jesus, on the Road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35).

Bronwen looks at Thomas' encounter with the risen Jesus (John 20:19-end), and reflects on how our personal stories of encountering Jesus enable us to share our faith with others.

With the help of St. Matthew's account of the Resurrection (Matthew 28:1-10), Tim gives us the encouragement of what Easter really means to all of us, for our past; for our present; and for our future.

Tim brings to a close our sermon series, by inviting us to follow the examples of the crowds welcoming Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday; and the poor widow, extraordinarily giving her two coins to God in the Temple: what do we bring, to worship our King?

Annie Dickinson, through the story of Jesus' encounter with Zacchaeus, the tax collector (Luke 19:1-10), encourages us, like Zacchaeus, to give generously and joyfully of what we have, in response to God's grace - the gift freely given to each of us through Jesus himself.

Tim continues our Lent sermon series on God's extraordinary generosity, and how we are called to respond to Him with our own generosity.  He asks how we - unlike the rich landowner - can be "rich towards God" in the way we steward what we are given by God; and how we might also answer the question the landowner asks of himself, "What shall I do?"

Rev. Canon Bronwen Gamble continues our Lent sermon series on God's generosity, and our response, through Jesus' encounter with the Rich Young Ruler (Luke 18:18-30), and St. Paul's teaching on "the love of money" in 1 Timothy 6:3-10.

Tim kicks off our Lent sermon series on God's extraordinary generosity, and how we are called to respond to Him with our own generosity. Our Vicar does some "scene setting" for the series; and considers what Jesus says about himself to Nicodemus in St. John's Gospel (chapter 3, verses 1-17), and how St. Paul encourages the early Christians in Corinth to be generous (2 Corinthians, chapter 9, verses 6-15).