Andrew's Sermons

  Sermon for Sunday 26 th September 2021. Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to Mark.      (Mark 9:38-50) 38 John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.”  39 But Jesus said, “Do not stop him; for no one who does a deed of power in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me.  40 Whoever is not against us is for us.  41 For truly I tell you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you bear the name of Christ will by no means lose the reward. 42 “If any of you put a stumbling block before one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for you if a great millstone were hung around your neck and you were thrown into the sea.  43 If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire.  45 And...

In name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. Today is the last in our series looking at how the Holy Spirit acts in the Old and New Testaments. Over the weeks we have explored how the Holy Spirit is at work in the Creation of the world, how it is an agent for  Prophecy, Justice, Truth and Inspiration, how it is our advocate and comforter, how it aids in pointing us towards Jesus the Messiah and how it can help us as we seek holiness and become closer to God. The final area we’re exploring is the way the Holy Spirit works to help transform, redeem and save us all. The Holy or Divine Spirit is one with God and the Son in the Trinity, all these aspects of the spirit cannot be separated, prophecy, truth and justice are all interconnected, as is the redeeming power of the Spirit with Jesus. The word redeem is worth explaining, because it can have a few meanings, for example when you take a coupon to the shop for 20p off fairy liquid – other washing up liquids are ava...

Holy Spirit Sermon Series. Number 6. The Spirit, the Comforter 1 Kings 19:1-8 John 14:18-27 8 th August 2021 St Cyr, Holy Communion 11.10am and St George, Sacred Space. 6pm. If I were to say that the Holy Spirit can be comforting, would that ring true? Have you felt the presence of, been comforted or reassured by the Holy Spirit, or is that just an odd question to ask? Firstly, what do we mean when we talk about the Holy Spirit? Simply, as we reflect on this today, it is one and the same in the Holy Trinity with God and Jesus. And the Holy Spirit is always around and within us. It always has been and always will be, so that when Jesus says he will send an advocate, that is the Holy Spirit, but when the disciples meet the Spirit after Jesus’ ascension, in tongues of fire, it is almost a rebirth of the Spirit, reactivated in the lives of Christians on that day and for us ever since. But we can also say that simply being aware of the presence of God means the Spirit is acti...

    The Gospel According to John 3:1-17 Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.  2 He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God.”  3 Jesus answered him, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.”  4 Nicodemus said to him, “How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother’s womb and be born?”  5 Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit.  6 What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.  7 Do not be astonished that I said to you, ‘You must be born from above.’  8 The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is wit...