Category: Sermons

How do we honour elderly parents at the same time as we ensure that we age well – flexible in outlook, gracious in judgment, loving to all?

We know that good friendships are not only part of an enjoyable life but are one of the factors in helping you live a longer life.

But true friendship demands vulnerability.

How do we keep developing this?

Humility is the key – it marks out God’s people as following Jesus. It can be the mark of our relationships together and can be the mark of church together.

The Christians that Peter wrote to were beginning to face the social stigma of being known as Jesus followers.

They are helped to see how to build resilience and how to resist the pressures they were facing, but also how the promise of God’s restoration could change everything.

These 3 Rs are still the way we can navigate the tough periods of our lives.

We are called to declare God’s goodness – in the darkness.

Holiness is designed to be lived out in the mess of normal relationships, not least our lives at home.

What did priests do?

What does it mean to be a priest for our families, our friends and colleagues?

What did God choose us to do?

What does it mean to be a faithful presence in situations that are difficult?

Peter paints a rich picture of all that God has done for us, so that we can live consistently in all our different situations in life.

We are born again to live again…

Paul’s extended reflection on why love is so central to the life of a church gives us a sense of what the church can offer a divided world.

We can be part of the answer, rather than adding to the problem.