Category Archives: Sermons

Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:13-20 Sermon Sunday 23rd August: Trinity 12 Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:13-20 “I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.” Every week, after communion, we say the post communion prayerContinue reading “Sermon for Sunday 23 August 2026: Trinity 12”

Genesis 45:1-15; Psalm 133; Romans 11:1-2a,29-32; Matthew 15: 10-28 Jesus answered, “It is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.” Last week, a young man died after suffering three years of abuse, of humiliation, of harassment.  On the news, the chief nurse of the Royal College of Nursing spokeContinue reading “Sermon for Sunday 16 August 2026: Trinity 11”

Genesis 1:1-2:3; Psalm 136 :1-9,23-26; Romans 8:18-25; Matthew 6:25-34 “Strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.  So do not worry”. Do you feel “good”?  Do you feel “very good”?  I think most of us would probably answer: well, sometimes!  Sometimes weContinue reading “Sermon for Sunday 8 February 2026: The Second Sunday before Lent”

Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104: 26-34; Romans 8:14-17; John 14:8-17, 25-27 It seems that every day in our newspapers, on our tv screens, through our social media, podcasts, in our conversations, we hear about the world, the earth, and what is happening: the wars, disasters, the young attacking old men because of their colour, race orContinue reading “Sermon for 8 June 2025: Pentecost”

Acts 16:9-15; Psalm 67; Revelation 21:10,22-22:5; John 14:23-29 “For the Lord God will be their light.” I’m sure some of you will know this: “Jesus bids us shine with a clear pure light, like a little candle burning in the night; in this world of darkness we must shine – you in your small corner,Continue reading “Sermon for 25 May 2025: Sixth Sunday of Easter”

Acts 9:36-43; Psalm 23; Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30 “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly!” My mum had a wealth of wonderful sayings at her fingertips – and I’m sure she was not the only one!  Useful phrases that summed up in a few words aContinue reading “Sermon for 11 May 2025: Fourth Sunday of Easter”

Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1; 1 Corinthians 15:12-20; Luke 6:17-26 I the Lord test the mind and search the heart! One of the joys of working with young children, or being a parent, is watching them grow and develop into little people.  As they pick up from those around them – the responsible adults – howContinue reading “Sermon for 16 February 2025: Third Sunday before Lent”

May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. I think for many of us, Christmas is the time of the year when we feel closest to our sense of tradition. Many of our traditions would seem strange without their longContinue reading “Sermon by Hans Decker on 8 December 2024: Second Sunday of Advent”

Zephaniah 3:14-20; Psalm 146:4-10; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:7-18 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.  Rejoice and exult with all your heart. So, with many other exhortations, he proclaimed the good news. Do you feel joyful today?  Is your heart so full of joy you want to sing out, to sing aloud,Continue reading “Sermon for 15 December 2024: Third Sunday of Advent – Gaudete Sunday”

“Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” I might have mentioned before that I like the disciples.  They are so human, so like us.  Their journey with Christ is like our journey with Christ: we walk with Jesus, listening to his words, seeing him in action, trying to understandContinue reading “Sermon for Sunday 20 October 2024: Trinity 21”