Andrew's Sermons

May I speak in the name of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. It’s all about questions this week, questions to make us think… Some nice easy questions to start with and what’s even better, is you don’t even have to answer them, well not out loud anyway. So, some questions for me first… Who am I? What am I doing here? How did I get here? Who do you say I am? It’s all so confusing! Well, in a way it’s simple, my names Andrew and I’m going to talk about today’s Gospel reading and I got here in the car… But then, who am I in the eyes of God? What is God’s plan for me? What is my role in the universe? Or why not turn it around; Who are you, in the eyes of God? What is God’s plan for you? Where do we all fit within the universe? Sometimes we don’t know the answer, or at least, it can feel like we don’t, or can’t quite believe it. After all, God has given us free will, so how can he have a plan for us? Well, that’s a tricky one, but I have a fee...

May I speak in the name of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen Is it possible to have certainty in a storm? It doesn’t matter if the storm is real, like the rain and thunder we’ve had recently, or perhaps the storm is a part of our lives, like a difficult personal situation, a loss, a health scare, a broken relationship, problems at work – we’ve all been through these, but where has the certainty been? The answer is probably obvious, given where I’m standing, but it can feel much less obvious when the storm rages around us. Firstly, let me tell you about the only time I tried to walk on water. I got wet feet, so my track history isn’t great, but at least I tried! A few years ago, as a family, we visited St Michaels Mount in Cornwall. As you may know, this is a rocky island in the sea, connected to the mainland by a stone causeway, which is tidal, so high tide cuts it off.  We all walked across at low tide and had a look around the gardens attac...