This sermon was preached on Sunday 18th February 2024 at Egleton, Braunston and Teigh churches. So we are now in Lent. HURRAY! Sorry, I mean hurray. 🤫 Lent is a season of forty days where Christians remember and relive Christ’s forty days in the wilderness. We use the forty days of Lent as a time … Continue reading Does Lent Lead You to Proclaim the Good News?
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Candlemas: Why Was Jesus Presented In The Temple?
This sermon was preached on Sunday 28th January 2024 at All Saints Church, Oakham. Readings: Malachi 3:1-5; Luke 2:22-40 Prior to this year, I don’t think I had ever taken much notice of Candlemas. I know that Candlemas remembers Jesus’ presentation in the temple, but I’d never really thought much beyond. However, this year I … Continue reading Candlemas: Why Was Jesus Presented In The Temple?
What is Candlemas?
Dear Friends, This Sunday we will be celebrating Candlemas. You might be wondering, ‘What is Candlemas? And you would not be alone in this questioning. Stephen and I have been asking ourselves the same question this week too. Candlemas commemorates Jesus’ presentation in the temple as was the Jewish Law and custom for a new … Continue reading What is Candlemas?
Just You Wait: ‘You Will See Greater Things Than These’
This sermon was preached on Sunday 14th January 2024 at All Saints Church, Oakham. Readings: 1 Samuel 3:1-10; John 1:43-51 ‘Very truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.’[1] John 1:51 [NRSV] Do you ever think that church is about saying … Continue reading Just You Wait: ‘You Will See Greater Things Than These’
A Birth In Palestine That Needed To Happen
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”
Shakeel Nurmahi 