Recent Sermons
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Recent Sermons
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| Date | Minister | Readings | Sermon | Listen |
| 16 Oct 2016 |
Rev Pat Aldred |
Jeremiah chpt 31 vv 27-34 Luke chpt 18 vv 1-8 |
The Parable of the Persistent Widow |
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| 16 Oct 2011 |
Rev John Duncan |
Psalm 91 vv 9-16 Mark chpt 10 vv 35-45 |
James and John replied, “Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory.” |
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These recordings of sermons are being repeated due to the Covid-19 situation.
| Date | Minister | Readings | Sermon | Listen |
| 05 Oct 2014 |
Rev Duncan Weaver |
Matthew chpt 21 vv 33-46 |
The Parable of the Vineyard Tenants |
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| 09 Oct 2011 |
Rev Jim Aitchison |
Psalm 22 vv 1-15 Mark chpt 10 vv 17-31 |
... a man ran up to Jesus and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher”, he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” |
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| Date | Minister | Readings | Sermon | Listen |
| 01 Oct 2017 |
Rev David Thom |
Exodus chpt 17 vv 1-7 Matthew chpt 21 vv 23-32 |
Change |
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| 02 Oct 2011 |
Rev Jim Aitchison |
Psalm 26 Mark chpt 10 vv 2-16 |
Some Pharisees ... said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.” “It was because your hearts were hard that Moses wrote you this law,” Jesus replied. Jesus ... was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me ... for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.” |
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| Date | Minister | Readings | Sermon | Listen |
| 22 Sept 2019 |
Rev Alistair Cumming |
Psalm 139 Luke chpt 16 vv 1-13 |
The Parable of the Dishonest but Shrewd Manager Shrewdness |
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| 25 Sept 2011 |
Rev Jim Aitchison |
Psalm 124 Mark chpt 9 vv 38-50 |
John said, “...we told him to stop, because he was not one of us.” Jesus said, “Do not stop him. No one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me...” |
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These recordings of sermons are being repeated due to the Covid-19 situation, as otherwise there would be an absence of new sermons from the church to add to the website.
| Date | Minister | Readings | Sermon | Listen |
| 16 Sept 2018 |
Rev David Thom |
Proverbs chpt 1 vv 20-33 Mark chpt 8 vv 27-38 |
The Church started with Jesus welcoming and teaching individual disciples and building that up, rather than large numbers from the beginning. |
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| 18 Sept 2016 |
Rev Robert Corrigan |
Ephesians chpt 3 vv 14-21 Matthew chpt 13 vv 44-49 |
Royal Army Physical Training Corps Assn. Service of Commemoration Following the Saints, with Small and Large Acts of Kindness |
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These recordings of sermons are being repeated due to the Covid-19 situation, as otherwise there would be an absence of new sermons from the church to add to the website.
| Date | Minister | Readings | Sermon | Listen |
| 09 Sept 2018 |
Rev Neil McLay |
Mark chpt 7 vv 24-37 James chpt 2 vv 1-10, 14-17 |
Deeper Messages in Parts of the Bible about Jesus Healing People |
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| 11 Sept 2016 |
Rev Pat Aldred |
Jeremiah chpt 4 vv 11-12, 22-28 Luke chpt 15 vv 1-10 |
The Parables of the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin |
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These recordings of sermons are being repeated due to the Covid-19 situation, as otherwise there would be an absence of new sermons from the church to add to the website.
| Date | Minister | Readings | Sermon | Listen |
| 02 Sept 2018 |
Rev David Thom |
James chpt 1 vv 17-27 Mark chpt 7 vv 1-8, 14-15, 21-23 |
What is Inside a Person, What is in their Heart |
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| 02 Sept 2012 |
Rev Pat Aldred |
James chpt 1 vv 17-27 Mark chpt 7 vv 1-8, 14-15, 21-23 |
The Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, “Why don't your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with ‘unclean’ hands?” |
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These recordings of sermons are being repeated due to the Covid-19 situation, as otherwise there would be an absence of new sermons from the church to add to the website.
| Date | Minister | Readings | Sermon | Listen |
| 26 Aug 2018 |
Rev Neil McLay |
Ephesians chpt 6 vv 10-20 John chpt 6 vv 56-69 |
Life Can Be Difficult “Put on the full armour of God.” |
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| 27 Aug 2017 |
Rev David Thom |
Exodus chpt 1 v 8 to chpt 2 v 10 Matthew chpt 16 vv 13-20 |
The Importance of Names in the Bible The Naming of Moses and the Naming of Peter |
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These recordings of sermons are being repeated due to the Covid-19 situation, as otherwise there would be an absence of new sermons from the church to add to the website.
| Date | Minister | Readings | Sermon | Listen |
| 18 Aug 2019 |
Rev Mark Chadwick |
Isaiah chpt 5 vv 1-7 Luke chpt 12 vv 49-56 |
Being Aware of God When We Pause |
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| 21 Aug 2011 |
Rev Jim Aitchison |
Psalm 84 John chpt 6 vv 56-69 |
On hearing it, many of his disciples said, "This is a hard teaching..." |
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These recordings of sermons are being repeated due to the Covid-19 situation, as otherwise there would be an absence of new sermons from the church to add to the website.
| Date | Minister | Readings | Sermon | Listen |
| 14 Aug 2016 |
Rev Ian Rogers |
Isaiah chpt 6 vv 1-7 Luke chpt 12 vv 49-56 |
God,
the one who looks after the vineyard and protects it. Our only job, to produce good fruit. |
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| 16 Aug 2015 |
Rev Ian Rogers |
1 Kings chpt 2 vv 10-12, and chpt 3 vv 3-14 John chpt 6 vv 51-58 |
King Solomon succeeded his father David as king. God in a dream said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.” Solomon asked for “a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong...” When People’s Aims Coincide with God’s Will |
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These recordings of sermons are being repeated due to the Covid-19 situation, as otherwise there would be an absence of new sermons from the church to add to the website.
| Date | Minister | Readings | Sermon | Listen |
| 07 Aug 2016 |
Rev John McMahon |
Isaiah chpt 1 vv 1, 10-20 Luke chpt 12 vv 32-40 |
Practicing What You Preach |
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| 05 Aug 2012 |
Rev Pat Aldred |
2 Samuel chpt 11 v 26 to chpt 12 v13 John chpt 6 vv 24-35 |
Nathan rebuked David: “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel... And if all this had been too little, I would have given you even more. Why did you despise the word of the Lord by doing what is evil in his eyes? You struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and took his wife to be your own...’ ” |
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These recordings of sermons are being repeated due to the Covid-19 situation, as otherwise there would be an absence of new sermons from the church to add to the website.
| Date | Minister | Readings | Sermon | Listen |
| 29 July 2018 |
Rev Neil McLay |
2 Samuel chpt 11 vv 1-15 Ephesians chpt 3 vv 14-21 |
Examples How One Should Behave and How One Should Not Behave, from the Bible. King David’s Affair with Bathsheba, the Wife of Uriah the Hittite, and the Aftermath. |
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| 31 July 2016 |
Rev John McMahon |
Hosea chpt 11 vv 1-11 Luke chpt 12 vv 13-21 |
“Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed ...” |
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These recordings of sermons are being repeated due to the Covid-19 situation, as otherwise there would be an absence of new sermons from the church to add to the website.
| Date | Minister | Readings | Sermon | Listen |
| 22 July 2018 |
Rev Neil McLay |
Ephesians chpt 2 vv 11-22 Mark chpt 6 vv 35-56 |
Transformation
The Transformation of Paul. Our Transformation and Change, Whether Gradual or Radical. |
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| 23 July 2017 |
Rev David Thom |
Genesis chpt 28 vv 10-19 Matthew chpt 13 vv 24-30, 36-43 |
Jacob dreams of a stairway reaching from the place he is resting up into heaven and his reactions of fear and awe to the sense that God was in that place where he was sleeping. |
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These recordings of sermons are being repeated due to the Covid-19 situation, as otherwise there would be an absence of new sermons from the church to add to the website.
| Date | Minister | Readings | Sermon | Listen |
| 17 July 2016 |
Rev David Thom |
Exodus chpt 3 vv 1-15 Matthew chpt 16 vv 21-28 |
Moses and the Burning Bush. The Bush Lit Up by Fire, by God, Yet Not Consumed by that Fire. |
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| 15 July 2012 |
Rev Pat Aldred |
2 Samuel chpt 6 vv 1-5, 12-19 Mark chpt 6 vv 14-29 |
David ... danced before the Lord with all his might, while he and the entire house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouts and the sound of trumpets. The daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod ... The king said, “Ask anything you want...” ... She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?” “The head of John the Baptist”, she answered. |
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These recordings of sermons are being repeated due to the Covid-19 situation, as otherwise there would be an absence of new sermons from the church to add to the website.
| Date | Minister | Readings | Sermon | Listen |
| 07 July 2019 |
Rev Ken Adolphe |
Romans chpt 3 vv 25-26 Matthew chpt 18 vv 21-35 |
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me. Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy times seven.” The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant |
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| 09 July 2017 |
Rev John McMahon |
Genesis chpt 24 vv 34-38, 42-49, 58-67 Matthew chpt 11 vv 16-19, 25-30 |
How to Train an Ox Jesus said, ‘Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest... For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.’ |
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These recordings of sermons are being repeated due to the Covid-19 situation, as otherwise there would be an absence of new sermons from the church to add to the website.
| Date | Minister | Readings | Sermon | Listen |
| 30 June 2013 |
Rev Pat Aldred |
2 Kings chpt 2 vv 1-2, 6-14 Luke chpt 9 vv 51-62 |
How Do We Tend to Respond when God Calls Us? |
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| 01 July 2012 |
Rev Iain Stewart |
Lamentations chpt 3 vv 22-33 Mark chpt 5 vv 21-43 |
Then one of the synagogue rulers ... seeing Jesus, he fell at his feet and pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come...” A large crowd followed and pressed around him. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years... When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak... At once Jesus realised that power had gone out from him. |
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| Date | Minister | Readings | Sermon | Listen |
| 25 June 2017 |
Rev David Thom |
Genesis chpt 21 vv 8-21 Matthew chpt 10 vv 24-39 |
Two Half Brothers: Isaac and Ishmael From the Symbolism of their Names, to God Watching Over and Blessing their Very Different Futures. |
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| 28 June 2015 |
Rev David Thom |
Psalm 130 Mark chpt 5 vv 21-43 |
The Bravery of Jairus and a Woman, who Had Been Subject to Bleeding for Many Years, Reaching Out to Jesus for Help |
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These recordings of sermons are being repeated due to the Covid-19 situation, as otherwise there would be an absence of new sermons from the church to add to the website.
| Date | Minister | Readings | Sermon | Listen |
| 19 June 2016 |
Rev David Thom |
1 Kings chpt 19 vv 1-15 Luke chpt 8 v 26-39 |
Elijah came to a broom tree, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. |
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| 16 June 2013 |
Rev Pat Aldred |
1 Kings chpt 21 vv 1-21 Luke chpt 7 v 36 to chpt 8 v 3 |
People Broken by God and Rebuilt as a Greater Person by God |
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These recordings of sermons are being repeated due to the Covid-19 situation, as otherwise there would be an absence of new sermons from the church to add to the website.
| Date | Minister | Readings | Sermon | Listen |
| 03 June 2018 |
Rev David Thom |
1 Samuel chpt 3 vv 1-10 Mark chpt 2 v23 to chpt 3 v6 |
“The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.” |
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| 07 June 2015 |
Rev Albert Jackson |
Joshua chpt 24 vv 1-15 Philippians chpt 3 vv 1-14 |
Choices and Goals in Life Joshua continued, “Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness.... But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve.... But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” |
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These recordings of sermons are being repeated due to the Covid-19 situation, as otherwise there would be an absence of new sermons from the church to add to the website.
| Date | Minister | Readings | Sermon | Listen |
| 11 June 2017 |
Rev David Thom |
Genesis chpt 1 v1 to chpt 2 v 4 Matthew chpt 28 vv 16-20 |
Trinity Sunday The Holy Trinity: God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit |
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| 03 June 2012 |
Rev Pat Aldred |
Isaiah chpt 6 vv 1-8 John chpt 3 vv 1-17 |
Trinity Sunday Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, no-one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ ” |
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These recordings of sermons are being repeated due to the Covid-19 situation, as otherwise there would be an absence of new sermons from the church to add to the website.
| Date | Minister | Readings | Sermon | Listen |
| 15 May 2016 |
Rev David Thom |
Acts chpt 2 vv 1-21 Romans chpt 8 vv 14-17 |
Pentecost The Holy Spirit Coming at Pentecost. A violent wind coming and filling the house where the disciples were gathered. Pentecost as a Beginning of a Promise, Not Fulfilled, Still Going On. |
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| 19 May 2013 |
Rev Pat Aldred |
Acts chpt 2 vv 1-21 John chpt 14 vv 8-17, 25-27 |
Pentecost The Holy Spirit, People Changing |
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These recordings of sermons are being repeated due to the Covid-19 situation, as otherwise there would be an absence of new sermons from the church to add to the website.
| Date | Minister | Readings | Sermon | Listen |
| 02 June 2019 |
Rev David Thom |
Acts chpt 1 vv 1-11 Luke chpt 24 vv 44-53 |
The Ascended Jesus |
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| 08 May 2016 |
Rev David Thom |
Acts chpt 1 vv 1-11 Ephesians chpt 1 vv 15-23 |
The Ascension of Jesus to Heaven and with it a New Chapter where the Role of Teaching Passes to his People on Earth. |
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These recordings of sermons are being repeated due to the Covid-19 situation, as otherwise there would be an absence of new sermons from the church to add to the website.
| Date | Minister | Readings | Sermon | Listen |
| 25 May 2014 |
Rev Duncan Weaver |
Psalm 66 vv 8-20 John chpt 14 vv 15-21 |
The Last Supper - Jesus reveals that he will send another councillor, the Spirit of Truth, the Holy Spirit, to the disciples. |
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| 05 May 2013 |
Rev Dr Philip McCormack |
Ruth chpt 4 vv 1-8 John chpt 14 vv 23-29 |
Boaz meets Naomi’s kinsman- redeemer (who has the first right to buy Elimelech’s land). Boaz buys Elimelech’s land and along with it takes responsibility for Naomi and Ruth’s futures. |
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| 13 May 2012 |
Rev Pat Aldred |
Acts chpt 10 vv 44-48 John chpt 15 vv 9-17 |
Jesus stated, “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no-one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends... This is my command: Love each other.” |
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These recordings of sermons are being repeated due to the Covid-19 situation, as otherwise there would be an absence of new sermons from the church to add to the website.
| Date | Minister | Readings | Sermon | Listen |
| 29 Apr 2018 |
Rev David Thom |
Acts chpt 8 vv 26-40 1 John chpt 4 vv 7-21 |
We love because God first loved us. |
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| 24 Apr 2016 |
Rev David Thom |
Leviticus chpt 19 vv 9-18 Acts chpt 11 vv 1-18 |
The radicalness of the notion to the early church that Christianity was not just for one group of people, such as the Jews, but was for all peoples. |
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These recordings of sermons are being repeated due to the Covid-19 situation, as otherwise there would be an absence of new sermons from the church to add to the website.
| Date | Minister | Readings | Sermon | Listen |
| 11 May 2014 |
Alasdair Macdonald |
Psalm 23 John chpt 10 vv 1-10 |
Four Details from the Parable of the Good Samaritan |
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| 29 Apr 2012 |
Rev Pat Aldred |
Psalm 23 John chpt 10 vv 11-18 |
Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. |
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These recordings of sermons are being repeated due to the Covid-19 situation, as otherwise there would be an absence of new sermons from the church to add to the website.
| Date | Minister | Readings | Sermon | Listen |
| 05 May 2019 |
Rev David Thom |
Psalm 30 Acts chpt 9 vv 1-20 |
Saul on the Road to Damascus God Changing People |
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| 04 May 2014 |
Rev Duncan Weaver |
Psalm 116 vv 1-4, 12-19 Luke chpt 24 vv 13-35 |
The Road to Emmaus: Two Disciples Walking with Jesus Our Journey with God |
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| 14 Apr 2013 |
Rev Dr Philip McCormack |
Ruth chpt 1 John chpt 21 vv 1-19 |
The Opening Chapter of the Book of Ruth: Following the death of her husband and two sons, Naomi returns to Bethlehem, from Moab, in bitterness, along with her Moabite daughter-in-law Ruth. |
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These recordings of sermons are being repeated due to the Covid-19 situation, as otherwise there would be an absence of new sermons from the church to add to the website.
| Date | Minister | Readings | Sermon | Listen |
| 23 Apr 2017 |
Rev David Thom |
1 Peter chpt 1 vv 3-9 John chpt 20 vv 19-31 |
Thomas Following the Resurrection |
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| 15 Apr 2012 |
John Tucker |
Psalm 133 John chpt 20 vv 19-31 |
Thomas ... was not with the disciples when Jesus came ... he said, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it.” A week later ... Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them ... he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands... Stop doubting and believe.” |
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These recordings of sermons are being repeated due to the Covid-19 situation, as otherwise there would be an absence of new sermons from the church to add to the website.
| Date | Minister | Readings | Sermon | Listen |
| 21 Apr 2019 |
Rev David Thom |
Acts chpt 10 vv 34-43 John chpt 20 vv 1-18 |
Easter Jesus is Risen |
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| 27 Mar 2016 |
Rev David Thom |
Isaiah chpt 65 vv 17-25 John chpt 20 vv 1-18 |
Easter Let Us Rejoice Forever. |
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| 31 Mar 2013 |
Rev Pat Aldred |
Acts chpt 10 vv 34-43 John chpt 20 vv 1-18 |
Easter Easter - God is With Us. Following the Resurrection, Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene. |
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These recordings of sermons are being repeated due to the Covid-19 situation, as otherwise there would be an absence of new sermons from the church to add to the website.
| Date | Minister | Readings | Sermon | Listen |
| 14 Apr 2019 |
Rev Neil McLay |
Isaiah chpt 50 vv 4-9 Luke chpt 19 vv 29-40 |
Palm Sunday Jesus Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem |
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| 09 Apr 2017 |
Rev David Thom |
Psalm 118 vv 1-2, 19-29 Matthew chpt 21 vv 1-11 |
Palm Sunday Jesus enters into Jerusalem; his preaching prior to that concentrating on the areas around Jerusalem, including neighbouring countries, not the city itself. |
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| 20 Mar 2016 |
Rev David Thom |
Psalm 118 vv 1-2, 19-29 Luke chpt 19 vv 28-40 |
Palm Sunday Palm Sunday from the point of view of Jesus’s disciples. A point when the previous three years teaching started to be clearer and come together; towards Easter week, the climax it had been leading to. |
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These recordings of sermons are being repeated due to the Covid-19 situation, as otherwise there would be an absence of new sermons from the church to add to the website.
| Date | Minister | Readings | Sermon | Listen |
| 07 Apr 2019 |
Rev Neil McLay |
Isaiah chpt 43 vv 16-21 John chpt 12 vv 1-8 |
Mary poured a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume, over the feet of Jesus. |
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| 02 Apr 2017 |
Rev Pat Aldred |
Ezekiel chpt 37 vv 1-14 John chpt 11 vv 17- 45 |
The Raising of Lazarus from the Dead |
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| 13 Mar 2016 |
Rev Catherine Gillham |
Isaiah chpt 43 vv 16-21 John chpt 12 vv 1-8 |
Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’s feet and wiped his feet with her hair... Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected, “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? ...” Different ways of showing love. |
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| 22 Mar 2015 |
Rev Duncan Weaver |
Deuteronomy chpt 34 Philippians chpt 2 vv 1-11 |
Death The Final Period of Moses’s Life and his Death |
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These recordings of sermons are being repeated due to the Covid-19 situation, as otherwise there would be an absence of new sermons from the church to add to the website.
