Andrew's Sermons

Sermon for Pentecost – May 31 st 2020 Heavenly Father. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditations of my heart, be acceptable to you, my lord, my God and redeemer. Amen.   The Holy Spirit, is with us, and in these strange days the way it connects us all this morning feels more important than ever, and no, I’m not filled with New Wine, or even old wine… The word Pentecost is from the Greek pentekostos, (like pentathlon or pentagon) meaning "fiftieth," and today marks fifty days since Easter. Ten days ago, we marked the resurrected Jesus ascending to heaven to be with God the Father once again, today, we mark the coming of the holy spirit, as promised by Jesus. At first glance, this is a little odd, as it is said that the Holy Spirit hovered over the waters at the beginning of creation, the Holy Spirit inspired the Old Testament Prophets and the book of Wisdom says: “The Spirit of the Lord fills the whole world.” So what has changed. Unsurprisingly, the answer...

S ermon for Sunday 10 th May 2020 L et the words of my mouth, and the meditations of my heart, be acceptable to you, my lord, my God and redeemer. Amen. These are very strange, difficult days. And while I do have a message of hope and Good News and it can also be very easy to say all shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well. And they will, be well. But I think its’s important to acknowledge what is happening, and especially, how we feel about it. We all know the facts so I won’t dwell on them, but we have all lost so much, plans, holidays, income, jobs, contact with family and friends and so it goes… Then wherever there is loss, there is grief, and yes, we experience grief when we lose someone we love, but also when lose certainties in our lives, when the foundations which held us up crumble, whether it’s job security, the next holiday or the carefully planned diaries, losing these is painful. We can feel lost, numb and this can bring anxiety,...