SERMONS

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Life in Abundance

3 May 2020 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Acts 2:42-end, Psalm 23, John 10:1-10 I have been reading Psalm 23 often recently....

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A time to love.

26 Apr 2020 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Acts 2.14a, 36-41; psalm 116:1-3, 10-17;cLuke 24.13-35 We are one month into the...

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Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe

19 Apr 2020 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Acts 2.14a,22-32; psalm 16; John 20.19-31 Why do people come to faith? And why do...

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The Victory of the Cross (Easter Sunday)

12 Apr 2020 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Psalm 118:14-24 Acts 10.34-43, John 20.1-18 I am an accident-prone runner. I was...

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Perfect love casts out fear (Easter Vigil)

11 Apr 2020 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: genesis 1:1-5, 26-31; Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18; 8:6-18; 9:8-13; genesis 22:1-18;...

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All too human (Good Friday)

10 Apr 2020 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Isaiah 52.13-53:end, Psalm 22, John 18:1-19:end Good Friday does not require a...

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Let's Get Physical (Maundy Thursday)

9 Apr 2020 Sermon by the vicar, the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Ex 12:1-4, 11-14, Ps 116:1,9-end, 1Cor 11:23-26, Jn 13:1-17, 31b-35 Is...

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Introduction to Palm Sunday

5 Apr 2020 There is no sermon on Palm Sunday, as we have the full reading of the Passion from St Matthew’s Gospel. What follows is the...

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The 2020 State of the Union Address

29 Mar 2020 Address by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: John 11.1-45 I am the resurrection and the life. The words have a haunting...

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The End of the World

22 Mar 2020 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Exodus 2.1-10, Psalm 127:1-4, 2 Corinthians 1.3-7, John 19.25-27 Last Sunday felt...

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Flirt to convert

15 Mar 2020 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Exodus 17.1-7, psalm 95, Romans 5.1-11, John 4.5-42 Where does God meet us? And...

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We come to Jesus by night

8 Mar 2020 Sermon preached by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Genesis 12.1-4a, Psalm 121, Romans 4.1-5,13-17, John 3.1-17 We come to...

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The stone man made soup. The burning woman drank it.

1 Mar 2020 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Genesis 2.15-17;3.1-7, Psalm 32, Romans 5.12-19, Matthew 4.1-11 Ted Hughes in...

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Holy Inclusive, part III

23 Feb 2020 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus Green There is a sign above the gate. I AM THE WAY INTO THE DOLEFUL CITY,I AM THE WAY INTO...

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Holy Inclusive, part II

16 Feb 2020 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Genesis 1:1-2:3, Psalm 136:1-9, 23-26, Romans 8:18-25, Matthew 6:25-34 The story...

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Holy Inclusive, part I

9 Feb 2020 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Isaiah 58:1-12, Psalm 112:1-9, 1Corinthians 2:1-12, Matthew 5:13-20 In these three...

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Variations on a theme

2 Feb 2020 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Malachi 3:1-5, Hebrews 2:14-end, Luke 2:22-40 How many sopranos does it take to...

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Magic FM in the Chilterns

26 Jan 2020 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Isaiah 49:1-7, 1Corinthians 1:1-9, John 1:29-42 People in all walks of life, from...

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Love is a sacrament that should be taken kneeling

19 Jan 2020 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Isaiah 42:1-9, Acts 10:34-43, Matthew 3:13-end “Nothing is more deceitful," says...

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Love Languages

12 Jan 2020 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Isaiah 60:1-6, Ephesians 3:1-12, Matthew 2:1-12 When I speak with couples...

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