This sermon was preached on Sunday 17th December 2023 at St Peter and St Paul Church, Langham. Today, amid the conflict going on in the Holy Land, there are 50,000 pregnant women on the brink of giving birth in Gaza. Women who conceived in safety, now nine months later, face the chaos and horror of … Continue reading A Birth In Palestine That Needed To Happen
You’re Prepared for Christmas, Are You Prepared for the Lord?
This sermon was preached on Sunday 10th December 2023 at All Saints Church, Oakham. Readings: Isaiah 40:1-11; Mark 1:1-8 Who here is ready for Christmas? Okay, some of you are. I see a few heads nodding up and down. Cecily and I are not fully ready, but we are making good progress. We got the … Continue reading You’re Prepared for Christmas, Are You Prepared for the Lord?
Sabbath: Why You Need A Day Off
This sermon was preached at St Swithun’s Church, Sandy on Sunday 15th May 2022. Reading: Mark 2:23 – 3:6 Introduction Good morning and thank you for welcoming me to St Swithun’s. I’m grateful for the invite from Phil and Huw to join you here this morning. I am excited for this opportunity to share what … Continue reading Sabbath: Why You Need A Day Off
New Year, New Confirmation
Happy New Year! Oh no, the curate is already losing the plot and it’s only the start of December. You would think I would make it at least till the first Carol service before getting hit by the Christmas overload. Don’t worry, I haven’t lost the plot, for it is the first day of the … Continue reading New Year, New Confirmation
Is Christmas Supposed To Be Like This?
This was first aired as the Sunday Morning Thought on Rutland and Stamford Sound on Sunday 26th November 2023. Listen and read below. Do you find that you are getting busier at this time of the year? I do. Even now in November, it feels as if the rush to Christmas is already coming into … Continue reading Is Christmas Supposed To Be Like This?
“I’d Do Anything To Have What You Got”
This sermon was preached on Sunday 19th November 2023 at All Saints Church, Oakham. Watch the sermon here at 28:40. Readings: Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18; 1 Thessalonians 5.1-11; Matthew 25.14-30 ‘I will bring such distress upon people that they shall walk like the blind; because they have sinned against the LORD, their blood shall be poured … Continue reading “I’d Do Anything To Have What You Got”
From Where Will My Help Come?
This sermon was preached on Remembrance Sunday, 12th November 2023 at All Saints Church Oakham and St Peter and St Paul Church Langham. ‘I lift up my eyes to the hills – from where will my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.’[1] Two weeks ago, the world said … Continue reading From Where Will My Help Come?
Did You Know You’re A Saint?
This weekend we are celebrating All Saints’ Day, which is on the 1st November. This is a particularly special time in our Oakham Team Ministry for Braunston and Oakham as they are dedicated to All Saints. We often talk about the Saints. However, we are not always sure what we mean by the term ‘Saints’. … Continue reading Did You Know You’re A Saint?
God is Speaking, Don’t You Want To Listen?
This sermon was preached on Sunday 29th October 2023 at All Saints Church, Oakham. Watch it here from 28:35. Nehemiah 8:1-12 Step right up, it’s time for the sermon! Please try to contain your excitement, though I know that for some this might be too much. It is Bible Sunday after all. The sermon is … Continue reading God is Speaking, Don’t You Want To Listen?
Udaipur, O Udaipur
Written on an haveli rooftop overlooking Udaipur. 13th October 2023. Click here to watch me read it in Udaipur. Udaipur, O Udaipur Where art thou, O Udaipur? A hidden wonder within the Rajasthani ghat so green A beauty, once beheld, that can never be unseen. Udaipur, O Udaipur Come let me find, O Udaipur! A … Continue reading Udaipur, O Udaipur
Shakeel Nurmahi 