Author: stpetersburnley
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Sermon for Trinity Sunday (26th May 2024) by Alan Roadley ALM
Romans 8:12-17 & John 3:1-17 “Born again Christians…” No, I’m not asking for a show of hands. But I wonder, how many of us here would identify as a “Born Again Christian?” Because it has connotations. It comes with baggage; both for non-believers; and indeed for some Christians. Comedians have built routines based on the…
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The Halsted Sermon (5th May 2024) by Alan Roadley ALM
The passage the sermon is based on is: For here we do not have anenduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come. Well….try to imagine you’ve been transported about 12,000 years backin time. You’re living with your extended family as wandering nomads.Maybe grazing a few livestock, moving from place to…
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Sermon for the Second Sunday of Lent: The Transfiguration (25th February 2024) 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 The theme for today is the transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where…
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Sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Epiphany: The Presentation of Christ in the Temple – Candlemas (28th January 2024) 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 we celebrate Candlemas, which is very ancient. Certainly from at least as early as the sixth century, people held processions with lighted candles; and the day came…
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Sermon for the Second Sunday of Advent (10th December 2023) 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 John the Baptist created excitement among the people when he appeared! He brought a prophetic message, the significance of which was emphasised by his being the first prophetic…
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900th Anniversary Address
Delivered at the Civic Service of Thanksgiving on 5th June 2022 by Alan Roadley Has it struck you how many times words like “Build, “Building”, and “Built”have occurred during this service so far? And we haven’t done yet! My mindgoes back to childhood, and building things from Lego bricks. From theirearliest days babies and toddlers…
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For We Have No Enduring City – Halsted Sermon 2nd May 2021
The annual Halstead sermon at St Peter’s is on the text from Hebrews which we heard as our first reading Hebrews 13 verse 14 “for here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come “ And when I hear the word enduring my mind is…
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Mothering Sunday – Sermon 14th March 2021 (Colossians 3.12-17; Luke 2.33-35)
Today our thoughts are with all those who have mothered us. Whether that mothering has been from birth and has sustained us throughout our lives or perhaps that mothering has been someone who has cared for us – who wasn’t our birth mother, who showed us affection and care and who enabled us to grow…
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Clearing the Temple (Lent 3) – Sermon 7th March 2021 (1 Corinthians 1.18-25; John 2.13-22)
V17, zeal for your house will consume me. Have you ever tipped over a table in anger?have you ever banged the table in frustration? it creates a great noise, it creates a clatter, you might even break things.Today we see Jesus getting angry, righteous indignation, frustration that his Father’s house has become a market place.…
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The Way of the Cross (Lent 2) – Sermon 28th February 2021 (Mark 8.31-end)
Last Sunday we heard the story of Jesus being tempted in the desert which finished with the line “Satan left Jesus until an opportune time”. The question occurred to me, when did Satan return? and I think we have that answer today in the gospel. Here we are midway through Marks Gospel in ch 8…