SERMONS

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Lent 1: The Lord be with you.

6 Mar 2022 The Lord be with you. A friend, who I’ve since lost touch with, put a photo on Facebook a couple of weeks ago of myself with...

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Ash Wednesday: Buried Treasure

2 Mar 2022 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Joel 2:1-2, 12-17; Psalm 51:1-18'; 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10; John 8:1-11 ‘Where...

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Transfiguration

27 Feb 2022 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Exodus 34:29-end; Psalm 99; 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2; Luke 9:28-36 I bought...

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Faith's Sticking Points

13 Feb 2022 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Jeremiah 17:5-10, Psalm 1; 1 Corinthians 15:12-20; Luke 6:17-26 Ten years ago I...

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Accession Day: Love the Brethren. Fear God. Honour the King

6 Feb 2022 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: 1 Peter 2:11-17, Matthew 22:16-22 Before coming to St Margaret’s, as most of you...

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Epiphany Carols: Gifts and Anxiety

30 Jan 2022 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus Green We had a total fail this Christmas. Didn’t send Christmas cards, except to the PCC. Didn’t...

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Candlemas: Step onto the Bridge

30 Jan 2022 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Malachi 3:1-5, Psalm 24:7-end, Hebrews 2:14-end, Luke 2:22-40 Who is a funeral...

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Woe to you, hypocrites!

16 Jan 2022 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Isaiah 43:1-7; Psalm 29; Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 There are certain...

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Epiphany: The Unexpected Guest

9 Jan 2022 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:10-15'; Ephesians 3:1-12; Matthew 2:1-12 I recently read a...

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Boxing Day

26 Dec 2021 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: 2 Chronicles 24:20-22; Psalm 119:161-168; Acts 7:51-end; Matt 10:17-22 It goes...

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Christmas Day: Surprises!

25 Dec 2021 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Isaiah 62:6-end; Psalm 97; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:8-20 Christmas is about surprises....

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Midnight Mass: Let there be light

24 Dec 2021 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Isaiah 52:7-10; Hebrews 1:1-4; John 1:1-14 The mind is a strange thing. Take the...

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Christmas Carols: On Repeat

19 Dec 2021 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus Green There’s a line in When Harry Met Sally: “Every year I just try to get from the day before...

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Advent 4: The Underdog

19 Dec 2021 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Micah 5:2-5a; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-45 It should be no surprise that Britain...

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Advent 3: Transformation

12 Dec 2021 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Zephaniah 3:14-end, Isaiah 12:2-end, Philippians 4:4-7, Luke 3:7-18 There are...

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Memorial Carol Service

6 Dec 2021 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Luke 2:1-7; Revelation 21:1-7 Welcome to St Margaret’s. As we’re used to hearing...

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St Nicholas

5 Dec 2021 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Isaiah 61:1-3; Psalm 85:7-end'; 1Timothy 6:6-11; Mark 10:13-16 The stories...

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Advent Sunday: Write your own Eulogy

28 Nov 2021 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Jeremiah 33:14-16; Psalm 25:1-9;' 1Thessalonians 3:9-end; Luke 21:25-36 The...

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Christ the King of the Universe

21 Nov 2021 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14; Psalm 93; Revelation 1:4b-8; John 18:33-37 The image of...

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Remembrance Sunday 2021

14 Nov 2021 Sermon by the Revd Dr Brutus GreenReadings: Daniel 12:1-3; Psalm 16; Heb 10:11-14, 19-25; Mark 13:1-8 “The lamps are going...

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