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The Blessing of the Dogs: "Be the person your dog thinks you are"

22 Sept 2019 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Psalm 104 My first thought on visiting this church at interview just over a year...

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Creation Sunday: Master, Steward, Friend

22 Sept 2019 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Isaiah 55:10-13, Romans 8:18-25, Matthew 6:25-end If you google “evil vicar” you...

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Stewardship Sunday: I wouldn't start from here

15 Sept 2019 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Ecclesiastes 5:8-20, 1 Timothy 6:17-19, Matthew 6:1-4, 19-21 There’s a joke...

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Pentecost 13: leap of faith

8 Sept 2019 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Philemon 1-21, Luke 14:25-33 People often assume that...

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Pentecost 12: give me the lowest place

1 Sept 2019 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Proverbs 25:6-7, Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16, Luke 14:1,7-14 Give me the lowest place:...

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Pentecost 11: a Kingdom that cannot be shaken

25 Aug 2019 May the risen Lord Jesus bless us. May he watch over us and renew us as he renews the whole of creation. May our hearts and...

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Pentecost 10: Living with Division

8 Aug 2019 Sermon by Hilary BeldenReadings: Jeremiah 23:23-29, Hebrews 11:29-12:2, Luke 12:49-56 May the risen Lord Jesus bless us. May...

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Pentecost 9: Espoused Theology vs Lived Theology

11 Aug 2019 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Genesis 15:1-6, Hebrews 11:1-3,8-16, Luke 12:32-40 The first words in the funeral...

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Pentecost 8: life in God is where we are wealthy.

4 Aug 2019 Sermon by Anne EastReadings: Luke 12: 13-21, Colossians 3: 1-11 There’s a cartoon from the comic strip ‘Peanuts” that has been...

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Seek with all our heart, mind, soul and strength

31 Jul 2019 Sermon by the Reverend Doctor Brutus GreenReadings: Exodus 34.29-end, Mattew 13:44-46 What does the kingdom of God cost?...

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Pentecost 7: the gift of a name

28 Jul 2019 7th Sunday after PentecostSermon by the Reverend Doctor Brutus GreenReadings: Genesis 18:20-32, Colossians 2:6-15, Luke...

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Pentecost 6: Stop and listen

21 Jul 2019 6th Sunday after PentecostSermon by the Reverend Doctor Brutus GreenReadings: Genesis 18:1-10a, Colossians 1:15-28, Luke...

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Pentecost 5: What must I do?

14 Jul 2019 5th Sunday after Pentecost Sermon by the Reverend Doctor Brutus Green Readings: Deuteronomy 30:9-14, Colossians 1:1-14,...

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Pentecost 4: Only Connect

7 Jul 2019 4th Sunday after Pentecost Sermon by the Reverend Doctor Brutus Green Readings: Isaiah 66:10-14, Galatians 6:(1-6)7-16, Luke...

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Pentecost 3: 100 years of the Dover House Estate

30 Jun 2019 3rd Sunday after Pentecost Sermon by the Reverend Doctor Brutus Green Readings: 1 Kings 19. 15-16,19-21, Galatians...

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Pentecost 2: Freedom and order

23 Jun 2019 2nd Sunday after Pentecost Sermon by the Reverend Doctor Brutus Green Readings: Isaiah 65.1-9, Galatians 3. 23-29, Luke...

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Trinity Sunday: the joy of the present moment

16 Jun 2019 Trinity Sunday Sermon by the Reverend Doctor Brutus Green Readings: Proverbs 8.1-4,22-31, Romans 5.1-5, John 16.12-15 I am an...

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Pentecost: A Christian nation before God

9 Jun 2019 Pentecost Sermon by the Reverend Doctor Brutus Green Based on readings: Genesis 11:1-9, Acts 2. 1-21, John 14.8-17, 25-27 The...

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Easter 7: Connection and belonging

2 Jun 2019 7th Sunday of Easter Sermon by the Reverend Doctor Brutus Green Based on readings: Ezekiel 36.24-28, Acts 16.16-34, John...

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The Ascension: The end from which we begin

30 May 2019 The Ascension Sermon by the Reverend Doctor Brutus Green Based on readings: Ezekiel 37.1-14, Acts 16.9-15, John 5.1-9 The...

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