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Gospel centred sermons, based on the lectionary often in advance.

How much have we been forgiven? Proper 19 A 2017

Sep 16, 2017

Focus Text Matthew 18:21-35 

This will probably get me into trouble with everyone but here goes:

Peter asks a question. How much should I forgive 7 times and Jesus answers, no not 7 times but depending on the translation 7 times 7 or 7 times 70 Essentially as I said last week Jesus is saying forgive and keep on...


Sorry For the silence:- past poodcasts to fill the gaps

Sep 16, 2017

I was ill just after my last post and then have had trouble catching up with work and family commitments so sorry for the silence over the last four weeks or so.

Podcasts for the missing weeks from past years:

Forgiven to forgive. Proper 19 A 2011 for 11th Sept 2011 

Pray for Reconciliation, not stuff! Proper 18 A...


Aug 23, 2017

Focus reading: Romans 12:1-8 

The central message of this reading is that we should give our love and service, live our Christian lives as a free gift, a gift that is free from the priorities of this world, that as Christians we are not to be squeezed into the world's mould. To live the Christian life, to live for...


Joseph 15 A God brings good from disaster - The most popular download

Aug 15, 2017

Joseph's Coat

I've posted a new sermon fro this Sunday but this is a great alternative  for the Joseph story and with way over 400 downloads is the most popular podcast I've ever published.

Direct download link: http://traffic.libsyn.com/stteves10/Proper_15_A_podcast_final.mp3

The blog paege can be found here: 


Aug 15, 2017

Each of the set readings for today give us strange pictures of unity. Psalm 133 speaks of Unity being like perfumed oil that runs down the hair and beard of Aaron, (Moses’ brother). Genesis 45 has Joseph forgiving the brothers who wanted to kill him sold him into slavery. Romans 11:1-2,29-32 has Paul tell us that...