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
