24th January 2021 Parish Church of St James, Louth Genesis 14.17-20; Revelation 19.6-10; John 2.1-11 It’s that time of year when, were things in any sense normal, we would be hosting wedding drinks at the Rectory, ushering in nervous couple after nervous couple, answering an awful lot of questions about confetti in the churchyard, and fielding the odd surprising request … [Read more...] about Sermon 3rd Sunday Epiphany 2021

17th January 2021 1 Samuel 3.1-10; Revelation 5.1-10; John 1.43-51 + May I speak in the name of God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. The extraordinary truth, the great manifestation of who God is, that our readings seem to lead us to today is that God knows us. The key might have been somewhat hidden to you in the words of the psalm we heard chanted as we came in: ‘O … [Read more...] about Sermon for the 2nd Sunday of Epiphany

10th January 2021 Parish Church of St James, Louth Genesis 1.1-5; Psalm 29; Acts 19.1-7; Mark 1.4-11 +May I speak in the name of God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. Water is such a fundamental element. Celebratedly, we fail and die almost immediately without it, whereas we can go months without food. Scientists have established that the earth did indeed have a … [Read more...] about Sermon for the Baptism of Christ (Year B)

3rd January, 2021 St James, Louth Psalm 72.10-15; Isaiah 60.1-6; Ephesians 3.1-12; Matthew 2.1-12 + May I speak in the name of God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. Before Christians ever celebrated Christmas, they celebrated Epiphany. Sometimes we might see this feast, like the three wise kings in a nativity scene, as a bit of an add-on. But it is in fact a … [Read more...] about Sermon for the Feast of the Epiphany