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Suffering and the God of Love |
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Sermon preached in the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Primrose Hill
Lent 3, Sunday 11 March 2007
Isaiah 55.1-9; 1 Cor 10.1-13; Luke 13.1-9
Were the 22 people who died in the plane crash in Indonesia this week any more guilty than the 106 people who survived? I tell you they were not. If Jesus were speaking today it's the sort of topical illustration he would use against those who believe that people who die in tragic circumstances are being punished by God.
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Sermon preached at the Parish Church of St Mary’s, Primrose Hill on First Sunday of Lent, by the Reverend Robert Atwell, Sunday 25 February 2007
As a result of films like Lawrence of Arabia and The English Patient the desert has acquired a certain glamour in people’s imaginations. In reality, however, deserts are life-threatening places. There is no water; no shade; burning temperatures by day and freezing temperatures by night; and quicksands that engulf you without warning. Deserts are dangerous and lonely places. There are no maps and no roads, except the ones you make by walking on them.
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Sermon for the Second Sunday before Lent February 11th 2007 - © Roberta Berke.
"Faith" is a word that is used quite loosely. "Faith schools" means
schools with a particular religious affiliation. "Faith communities" is
used to refer to groups of people who may actually have little in
common. I can show you my faith. Here it is: a £5 voucher from Faith
Shoe Shop. What do we really mean when we use the word "faith"? And
what did Jesus mean when he said to his disciples, "Where is your
faith?"
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A Sermon
preached at St-Mary-the-Virgin, Primrose Hill, by Andrew Allen on Sunday, 4th February 2007.
As many of you will know, I am here
at St Mary's for a year, before I start my official training for the priesthood
in October. Whilst I am really looking forward to engaging with the scriptures
and theological debate, I think I have already learnt the key lesson of being a
priest from my time here... that is , how to stack chairs!
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'A light to lighten the gentiles and the glory of your people Israel' |
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A sermon preached by the Reverend Robert Atwell on the Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, Candlemas 2007
I have just returned from helping lead a pilgrimage to the Holy Land for a group of curates from north London. Exactly a week ago I stood where Mary and Joseph would have presented their child Jesus to the Lord in thanksgiving for his birth. Of course, the temple no longer exists. It was destroyed by Titus, the son of the Roman Emperor, in AD70 in reprisal for the Jewish revolt against the occupation of Israel by the Romans.
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