This sermon was preached on Pentecost, Sunday 8th June 2025. Bible Reading - Acts 21.1-21; John 14.8-17, 25-27 What do you expect to happen when we gather here together as brothers and sisters? Do you hope for some joyful hymns or an entertaining sermon, or are you holding out for the cake and biscuits at … Continue reading Understanding Pentecost: The Holy Spirit’s Role Today
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God as the Gardener: Nurturing Faith for Abundant Fruit
This sermon was preached on Sunday 23rd March 2025. Bible Readings: Isaiah 55:1-9; 1 Corintians 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9 Before starting here, I had a couple of weeks off. So, I did what any person would do with two weeks at home with no plans: I cracked on with the gardening. I was cutting down dead … Continue reading God as the Gardener: Nurturing Faith for Abundant Fruit
Lent Reflections: Jesus’ Challenge to Jerusalem
This sermon was preached on Sunday 16th March 2025. Bible Reading: Luke 13:31-35 Wow! What a gospel reading. If any of you are left wondering, ‘Jesus, what on earth is going on here?’ You are not alone. We are on the Second Sunday of Lent. Lent is the period of 40 days where we build … Continue reading Lent Reflections: Jesus’ Challenge to Jerusalem
Ascension Day: Waiting for the Holy Spirit
This sermon was preached on Ascension Day, 9th May 2024 at All Saints Church, Oakham. Today is Ascension Day. After we go through the lows and sadness of Good Friday we come to the elation of Easter Sunday. We then have this period of forty days when Jesus is alive and appears again and again … Continue reading Ascension Day: Waiting for the Holy Spirit
Shakeel Nurmahi 