Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcome

Trinity High Wycombe and Cores End United Reformed Churches - Sermons 1 year ago. #AllAreWelcome

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  • Sunday, 5th June 2022 - Part 1 - Platinum Jubilee, Paddington & James Bond
    • Introduction: the Queen’s Jubilee – ‘held in prayer’ 
    • One of those mornings, I couldn't find my flag to wave 
    • We come this amazing weekend for our nation to remember the work of our  Queen over those 70 years 
    • What a life of service How many of you have seen the Queen in person 
    • Over 1/3 of the population feel they have had a connection with Her  Majesty 
    • Paddington and James Bond, Bond with his courage and brokenness,  Paddington an immigrant from Darkest Peru 
    • Junior Church prayer tree now featuring a squirrel, a blue tit and a  caterpillar 
    • The Church Of England is obliged to pray for the Queen 
    • The coronation speech from Her Majesty - "Throughout this memorable day  I have been uplifted and sustained by the knowledge that your thoughts  and prayers were with me" - https://www.royal.uk/coronation-day-speech-2-june-1953 
    • The church sustaining us 
    • Let's hold each other in prayer day by day, week by week
    • Introducing reading: the Universal Spirit  
    • Reading: Acts 2.1 – 13 (Good News)   
    • Hymn R&S 308 Spirit of the Living God   
    • Reading: Acts 2.14 – 21 (Good News)
      • 13 min
    • Sunday, 29th May 2022 - Part 2 - Mountain top and city streets
      • Reading: Luke 24. 44 – 53 
      • Talk:  ‘Mountain top and city streets’ 
      • This Sunday is fascinating - is it Easter or something else ?
      • It's called different things depending on which lectionary you use Jesus has died and risen but the holy spirit has not yet arrived. 
      • 10  days of waiting. 
      • Is Jesus still with them or has he gone? 
      • Luke describes the ascension in the most literal terms of the 4 gospels Jesus ascending to heaven wasn't an Apollo/Elon Musk trip to space 
      • There was a transition as Jesus left the physical space and became the  greater reality no longer restricted by flesh and blood, opening the  disciples' minds 
      • Opening minds - the most important thing for us as Christians today? 
      • Getting caught up in all of our transitions, turning back again and  again to the living Jesus who opens our minds to understand the  scriptures anew
        • 14 min
      • Sunday, 29th May 2022 - Part 1 - Love Wycombe, what do you want to improve?
        • I hope you have all heard of Love Wycombe by now 
        • Part of the life of churches in Wycombe for over a decade now 
        • This year by the Guildhall on 12th June 
        • As we pray for the Wycombe area, work for its good and prepare to celebrate God’s love for all, let’s ask two questions:
        •      What three things do you like about your community?
        •     What three improvements would you like to see happen?   
        • Reading: Psalm 122 read by Kate Yates
          • 11 min
        • Sunday, 22nd May 2022 - Part 2 - Paul and Timothy, taking risks, God walking with us
          • How we go on holiday - planning and investigation 
          • Paul and Timothy had traveled through many places, the only thing stopping them was the work of the Holy Spirit 
          • Called to help a man whilst in Troas leading to a journey that ended up in Phillipi 
          • No real maps, not a carefree journey.  
          • They had been warned off certain places 
          • Taking risks as missionaries 
          • For people of faith, it's God who sets direction and walks with us 
          • Macedonia then and now God's spirit moves us when God desires 
          • God hears all and is omnipresent 
          • Should we set off and see what happens to us as part of God's plan
            • 14 min
          • Sunday, 22nd May 2022 - Part 1 - Paul, travelling, maps, roads, and feet
            • Traveling 
            • Learning about Paul and his missionary travels 
            • Igor Pedin the Ukrainian man walking 160 miles from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia with his dog zhu-zhu 
            • The coronation coach from 1760 
            • A painting of St Paul by El Greco 
            • How did people travel in Paul's time? 
            • No maps, poor roads, feet only
            • Bible Readings from the NIVUK version 
            • Psalm 67 
            • Acts 16 vs 6-15
              • 9 min
            • Sunday, 22nd May 2022 - Part 3 - Incredible reading from Revelation, trees, The Thames
              • Reading: Revelation 21.1-6, 22.1-3 NIVUK  
              • Short Talk – God’s renewing of our world 
              • What do you think of that reading? 
              • A fantastic book by John with amazing poetry and fantastic visual 
              • For the Israelites, the sea was something filled with disorder and chaos In John's imagination we see a river bringing life and causing deserts to bloom 
              • Thinking of Janet with her seed and barrel of water to bring life  
              • Walking the Thames path 
              • Still a polluted river but a lot less than in the previous centrury 
              • Think of a pure river, wherever it goes, trees grow. 
              • In this vision, the tree grew on both sides of the bank 
              • The tree of life is everywhere the river goes 
              • Beating swords into plowshares 
              • A vision of new life Miracles - the UK coming second in Eurovision 
              • Praying Ukraine can get to peace and host the next context 
              • Love Wycombe 
              • Prayer stations
                • 12 min
              • Sunday, 15th May 2022 - Part 1 - Well-watered trees
                • Reading - Psalm 1 (Good News version)  
                • Short talk: ‘Well-watered trees’ 
                • If only life were as simple as the Psalm suggests 
                • We know there are great contrasts between good and evil 
                • We are a bit of a mixture, sometimes selfish, sometimes calm and  compassionate 
                • Psalms often paint things in stark contrast and we have to be careful  not to be too arrogant 
                • We have to try to be the well watered trees with long roots pulling up  the nutrients 
                • Think of a tree you are familiar with - near here, in your garden, in a  nearby park 
                • What if it is suddenly cut down? How would you feel? 
                • We want to be a well watered tree - for us the water is the spirit of  God. 
                • Enabling us to fruit with the gifts of the spirit - love, joy, peace,  patience, goodness, kindness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self  control.
                  • 5 min
                • Sunday, 8th May 2022 - Part 2 - The reputation of sheep, needing a leader, Terry Kelly, God provides the sanctuary from life's storms
                  • Reading: Acts 9. 36 - 43 NIVUK   
                  • Address: The reputation of sheep for not being the brightest in the world 
                  • Christians getting annoyed when compared to sheep 
                  • Sheep seeking security of the flock and following the shepherd 
                  • Knowing their shepherd 
                  • Needing a leader, someone to guide them 
                  • We are like that, needing Jesus 
                  • Jesus provides the security of an eternal kingdom 
                  • Christianity is not about Christians behaving themselves, it's about hope for those who have none 
                  • That's us - filled with doubt and fear, having to cut through uncertainty and ambiguity to belief 
                  • Terry Kelly - songwriter from Nova Scotia - In my Father's House 
                  • When we are with God, he provides the sanctuary from life's storms, all we have to do is come inside with faith
                    • 19 min
                  • Sunday, 8th May 2022 - Part 1 - Loook to Jesus in all things, appropriate clothing, making your own mind up
                    • Reading: John 10. 22 – 30 NIVUK
                    • Talk for all ages 
                    • Having to read a lot of CQC reports about various care homes 
                    • You can see where people have done things better or worse than you 
                    • Under the heading of care it often states that the residents are  appropriately dressed - strange at first sight but actually is a good  indication of care. 
                    • Pulled up one time for a resident wearing a combination of garish  clothes 
                    • Humans are good at making their own minds up and working things out. 
                    • People going to Jesus and asking whether he was the Messiah 
                    • Jesus showing people in lots of ways how he loved them and cared for  them 
                    • Perhaps we need to look for Jesus in all things and follow the signs.
                    • Reading: Acts 9. 36 - 43 NIVUK
                      • 7 min

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