Andrew's Sermons

  Sermon & Readings for Sunday 2nd July 2023. Trinity 4.   Let the…   In all the readings today, we hear about prophets, about people who bring news and predictions.   Jeremiah insists that only a prophet who tells of peace, has been sent by God.   In Psalm 89, there is a declaration that the love of God is for ever, that this will be passed from generation to generation, and that this oath is from the faithfulness of God to all the descendants of David, which includes Jesus and all those who believe in him.   Then in Matthew, Jesus is finishing the sermon on the mount, which we have heard from for the last few weeks. Jesus is summing up his mission for the twelve disciples, being sent out to proclaim the Good News to all people.   He predicts persecutions and tells them not to stay where they are not wanted. They are to be prophets who may not find their task easy, but will also receive the promised reward, which is the inh...

 Address for the wedding of Imy Gregg and Robbie Gawne. This is a truly beautiful, exciting and wonderful day. It’s lovely to be here and a huge privilege for me to be standing here leading this service.   Along with my family, we’ve known the Gregg’s since we moved to Cam in 2006, so to be able to marry the amazing Imy to the marvellous Robbie, is a blessing and a joy.   For us, in our culture today, to be married in church is a deliberate choice, it’s a way to commit to the person you love in the sight of God, the church and all those who love and support you, including many who have supported you here for many years.   These days marriage is about a loving commitment. Sometimes this means making a sacrifice or a compromise.   I would only encourage anything like this to be mutual, based on trust and care and compassion.   I understand that Imy has already made a sacrifice leading up to today, to stop playing Rugby for a season, which shows true...