By the Reverend Dr. David Sinclair One who rules over people justly, ruling in the fear of God, is like the light of morning, like the sun rising on a cloudless morning, gleaming from the rain on the grassy land. Today is the last Sunday in the Christian year; it’s the Sunday when we … More Sermon Sunday 22.11.2015
By the Reverend Dr. David Sinclair Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down. The season of Advent is a kind of two-edged sword. On the one hand we are faced with ‘people will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world’; and the church and its preachers … More Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down (Sermon, Sunday 29.11.2015)
By the Reverend Dr. David Sinclair See, I am going to bring them from the land of the north, and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, among them the blind and the lame, those with child and those in labour, together. I wonder what the picture is in your head when you hear … More Sermon Sunday 25.10.2015
By the Reverend Dr. David Sinclair ‘Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ Francis of Assisi was born in 1182 in Italy, the son of a wealthy silk merchant. His real name was Giovanni di Pietro di Bernadone, but he was nicknamed Francesco (the Frenchman) by his father, who loved all … More Sermon Sunday 4.10.2015
By the Reverend Dr. David Sinclair 1. Jesus said: ‘Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me.’ Today the theme of the readings is that of ‘wisdom’. James challenges us to look at where our wisdom, such as it … More Sermon Sunday 20.9.2015
By the Reverend Dr. David Sinclair Did you notice, about ten days ago, the exchange of comments about the nature of Christianity between the prime ministers of Hungary and Poland? The Hungarian Prime Minister said that, in the midst of the mass of people fleeing from the carnage of Syria and the barbarism of Islamic … More Sermon Sunday 13.9.2015
By the Reverend Dr. David Sinclair For waters shall break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert; the burning sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water. This Sunday marks the beginning of what the World Council of Churches has designated as ‘Creation Time’. It is a month not only … More Sermon Sunday 6.9.2015
By the Reverend Dr. David Sinclair Last week Roger spoke about integrity; our theme this week is integration. Our theme concerns how we bring together, make coherent, our words and our deeds. It’s about how we integrate what we say and what we do; about how we do it for ourselves, and how we … More Sermon Sunday 30.8.2015
By the Reverend Dr. David Sinclair With all wisdom and insight he has made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ, as a plan for the fullness of time, to gather up all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. … More Sermon Sunday 12.7.2015
By the Reverend Dr. David Sinclair So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! Everything has become new – how do you do that? How do you make everything new? Do you want everything to be new? Do you want … More Sermon Sunday 14.6.2015
By the Reverend Dr. David Sinclair Then his mother and his brothers came; and standing outside, they sent to him and called him. A crowd was sitting around him; and they said to him, ‘Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside, asking for you.’ And he replied, ‘Who are my mother and my … More Sermon Sunday 7.6.2015
By the Reverend Dr. David Sinclair In him the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord; in whom you also are built together spiritually into a dwelling-place for God. Every now and then it’s worth reminding ourselves that faith and spirituality are not individual pursuits, they are … More Sermon Sunday 31.5.2015
By the Reverend Dr. David Sinclair While he was going and they were gazing up towards heaven, suddenly two men in white robes stood by them. They said, ‘Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up towards heaven?’ We’ve met these guys before – these two men in white robes. Remember Luke’s … More Sermon Sunday 17.5.2015
By the Reverend Dr. David Sinclair 1. It’s chapter 11 of 1 Samuel – and the people are rejoicing; they’re rejoicing because Saul, the king they asked for in chapter 8, the new way of doing things they demanded (for no better reason than that others had it), has won a great victory. But … More Sermon Sunday 3.5.2015
By the Reverend Dr. David Sinclair I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. We all no doubt saw the footage on television this past week from Rhodes – footage of a boat breaking up on rocks, and local people jumping into the water to save the refugees who were … More Sermon Sunday 26.4.2015
