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, 23rd January 2022 - Part 2 - Our relationship with God, Saul, Paul, nothing being the same again, God meets us just there we are
    • Sermon followed by time of quiet reflection 
    • Our relationship with God 
    • Nehemiah was written in the 5th Century BC by the same author as the Chronicles and Ezra 
    • These books are important as they tell the history of the Jews up to the end of their 50 years of exile in Babylon and their return 
    • Rebuilding the temple which was destroyed  
    • Fast forward to AD 55.  
    • The Persian empire has given way to the Greeks and Romans, Jesus has been born, crucified and risen from the dead. 
    • Saul had made his journey and been blinded by the light, meeting Christ. 
    • From that moment on, nothing was the same.  
    • Saul became Paul, realising Jesus was the messiah he had been waiting for all his life. 
    • Paul felt God meets us just where we are 
    • Nearly 2000 years later, the same applies to us
      • 11 min
    • Sunday, 16th January 2022 - Part 2 - Today, Corinthian Christians, Origins of the creed of the Christian Church, praying for Christian unity
      • Reading: 1 Corinthians 12.1-11
      • Address : Today Focusing on today in 3 different ways 
      • This Sunday first marks the second Sunday of Epiphany with Jesus being revealed 
      • John says not to get fixated on the details like the huge amount of wine, but to treat this as a sign of when glory was first revealed 
      • Allow the story to reveal to you something extraordinary in the light of God's love 
      • Corinthian Christians lived in an amazing and diverse court. 
      • They were sometimes carried away with religious fervour.  
      • Origins of the creed of the Christian church 
      • This year may we continue to pray for unity in the Church of Christ
        • 20 min
      • Sunday, 16th January 2022 - Part 1 - Jesus revealed, counting apples in a seed, the wedding at Cana, the second Sunday in Epiphany
        • Introduction: ‘Jesus revealed’ 
        • Today is the second Sunday in Epiphany 
        • Not as familiar as Easter or Lent but still one of the great seasons 
        • Thinking about hidden things Snowdrops, daffodils, the promise of things to come 
        • Anyone can count the seeds in an apple but only God can count the number of apples in a seed 
        • Jesus revealed 
        • The wedding in Cana 6x 120 litres of wine!   
        • Reading: John 2. 1 – 11
        • Prayer When a daffodil or the first snowdrop comes into bloom:  We catch a glimpse of God in the ordinary. When the sun is rising, or the sun is setting: We catch a glimpse of God in the ordinary. When a baby is born, or a chick is hatched: We catch a glimpse of God in the ordinary. When we feel the warm embrace of a family hug: We catch a glimpse of God in the ordinary. When we come to worship or offer a prayer: We catch a glimpse of God in the ordinary. Transforming God, wherever we are, whatever we do, whether we are at home, work or school, help us to see the miracle in the ordinary, and to catch a glimpse of your glory in our midst.   Amen.
          • 12 min
        • Sunday, 9th January 2022 - Part 2 - Jesus' baptism, glimpses of hope and love all around us, Archbishop Desmond Tutu on unconditional love
          • Sermon:  We are loved  
          • We have God's affirmation of Christ at his baptism. 
          • It's in all 4 gospels, two of which start with this story 
          • John and Jesus were cousins, John just a few months older who as a young man went to live in the wilderness in very harsh conditions 
          • John was preparing people for Jesus 
          • The bible never suggests Jesus baptises with water, always with the laying on of hands 
          • It always sounds simple - Jesus arrives, asks to be baptised, John is reluctant but agrees, performs the act, the spirit comes down. 
          • Why did God choose this moment to speak It contains much of the mystery and wonder of God 
          • Why did Jesus need to be baptised? 
          • Glimpses of hope and love all around us 
          • We need to trust and look for God to find strength  
          • Unconditional love 
          • Archbishop Desmond Tutu speaking about respect and love for all
            • 20 min
          • Sunday, 9th January 2022 - Part 1 - Life changing moments, ups and downs, speaking to God and He to us
            • Talk for all ages :  Life changing moments 
            • How are you feeling this morning?  
            • We all have ups and downs over time. 
            • Sometimes we need things to lift us 
            • Do you agree or disagree on these things that might lift you: A good meal? A bar of chocolate? A run? A bottle of water? Being with family? Pets? 
            • All of these things can lift us but they aren't permanent answers. 
            • We need something deeper to give us a boost when life changes direction. 
            • Speaking to God and Him speaking to us 
            • Looking at moments in Jesus' life - his baptism when God recognised him and sent him on into his ministry 
            • Moments in his life when God speaks  
            • Introduction to Bible readings  
            • Reading: Luke 3: 15-22   
            • Reading: Acts 8: 14-17  
              • 14 min
            • Sunday, 2nd January 2022 - Part 2 - Has anyone pulled a cracker? The Best of Times, and unknown unknowns. People who don't know God but also don't know that they don't know Him.
              • Reading: John 1. 10-18 NIVUK   35
              • Short Address:  Has anyone pulled a cracker this year? 
              • What local newspaper did Charles Dickens work on before he became famous?  Bicester Times and Worcester Times. 
              • "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair."
              • Set in the time of the French revolution with all its hopes and brutality and horrors 
              • A time of enlightenment, rationality, revival, and John and Charles Wesley 
              • We see all of these things, into this world comes the great affirmation of John's Gospel 
              • Donald Rumsfeld and his unknown unknowns: "Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones we don't know we don't know. And if one looks throughout the history of our country and other free countries, it is the latter category that tends to be the difficult ones." 
              • Today there are many people who don't know God but they also don't know that they don't know Him.  
              • Not a judgement, merely a statement of many people in the western world
                • 17 min
              • Sunday, 2nd January 2022 - Part 1 - Not Over Yet! Starting anew, 9 fruits of the spirit: Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-control
                • Prayer of adoration and confession from Iona
                • Introduction: Not over yet! 
                • How many of you have taken down your Christmas decorations? 
                • Anyone who didn't put up any decorations at all? 
                • We take some down but keep the rest up until Epiphany 
                • Some churches don't bring out the wise men in the nativity scene until Epiphany 
                • Today is the 9th day of Christmas - 9 ladies dancing According to some, each of the gifts represents a Christian truth.  
                • Some believe this to be related to the 9 fruits of the spirit - Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-control 
                • Starting anew, for ourselves and our world  
                • Reading: Matthew 2: 1 – 12 NIVUK
                • Poem ‘Don’t wait for an angel’
                  • 14 min
                • Sunday, 12th December 2021 - Part 2 - A meteor skimming the earth, repentance, lockdown parties, and the foundations of the new kingdom
                  • Reading:  Luke 3.7-18
                  • Sermon What then should we do? 
                  • Here we are this morning hopefully alive and well. 
                  • Recent news of the meteor the size of the Eiffel tower skimming past the earth 
                  • Context is important though as it passed 2.4 million miles away 
                  • The gospel reading leaves us with an image of the sandwich board stating "The end is nigh" 
                  • If that's good news, what does bad news look like? 
                  • Repentance is the foundation of the new kingdom 
                  • He who is faithful and just will forgive us of our sins 
                  • Repentance is about building a better world 
                  • Government parties around Christmas 2020 whilst the rest of the country was under restrictions 
                  • Saying sorry and resigning does show a level of repentance 
                  • When we get it wrong we need to hold up our hands and say sorry 
                  • Just saying sorry isn't the same as repentance 
                  • "Turn around where possible" from our sat-nav when we make a mistake
                    • 21 min
                  • Sunday, 5th December 2021 - Part 2 - Luke, John the baptist, God's power, and new beginnings
                    • Reading: Luke 3.1-6 NIVUK read by Olive Shepherd
                    • Prayer 
                    • Short Address: Are we prepared to be surprised this Advent season? 
                    • Ready to find God at work where we thought he was absent, to find him in unexpected places? 
                    • Luke tells us to expect the unexpected 
                    • The reading starts with the messy world of politics and power 
                    • Luke reminds his readers who is in power 
                    • When he introduces John the Baptiser he also tells us who is in power 
                    • It's this messy, conflict ridden world that God sends his message into 
                    • So here we have a world of power, conflict and tension 
                    • We are then shifted to the wilderness, a place with no rules 
                    • God's power is very different to human power and authority It brings transformation, hope and new beginnings  
                    • Prayer
                      • 18 min

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