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Sermon for the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity (21st September 2025) by Eric Massie
May the words that I speak be both spoken and received in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Today is the Feast Day, or Festival, of St. Matthew, who is believed to be the author of the Gospel of Matthew, written between the years A.D. 60…
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Sermon for the Feast of St Bartholomew (24th August 2025) by Eric Massie
May the words that I speak be both spoken and received in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Recently, I went out into my garden and I saw a large spider’s web hanging between a tree and a neighbouring honeysuckle, which happened to stretch across the…
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Sermon for the Fourth Sunday after Trinity (13th July 2025) by Eric Massie
May the words that I speak be both spoken and received in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. If we ask the question, “What is our vision for the church in Burnley?” We could say that the churches should endeavour to find ways in which christian…
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Sermon for the Sixth Sunday of Easter (25th May 2025) by Eric Massie
May the words that I speak be both spoken and received in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. In today’s gospel reading of John, we heard of what Jesus said to his followers: “The Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name,…
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Sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Easter (11th May 2025) by Eric Massie (preached at St Stephen’s Church)
May the words that I speak be both spoken and received in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. In today’s gospel reading we heard that Jesus was in the Temple at the time of the Festival of the Dedication. Jews gathered around him and asked him…
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Sermon for the Second Sunday of Easter (Low Sunday, 27th April 2025) by Eric Massie
May the words that I speak be both spoken and received in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Today is the 2nd Sunday of Easter, also known as ‘Low Sunday’. This reminds me of a wonderful misquotation from a girl of what the Risen Lord had said…
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The Halsted Sermon (Sunday 4th May 2025) by Margaret Carr LLM
May I speak in the name of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit Amen Today as we read from Hebrews, we hear advice on how to live as Christians. The verses of chapter 13 are not explaining how to become followers of Christ, but rather how to live a life of faith and obedience as…
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Sermon for the Second Sunday of Lent (16th March 2025) by Alan Roadley ALM
Preached at St Stephen’s Church Burnley When I worked for a living, occasionally I went on jobs where we were away for a few days. And there was one guy that I often worked alongside, who was, shall we say, a big lad. Stops we made en route seemed to involve him sampling burgers and…
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Sermon for the Second Sunday of Lent (16th March 2025) by Eric Massie
May the words that I speak be both spoken and received, in the name of Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Apparently, the word ‘Lent’ derives in Old English from a reference to Spring. At Least Springtime is with us which should bring a smile on our faces after enduring…
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Sermon for the Third Sunday of Epiphany (26th January 2025) by Eric Massie
May the words that I speak be both spoken and received in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Today, let us think about the special gifts and powers which the Holy Spirit gives to believers. These gifts and powers are given for the common good, to…