Some of Tim's Sermons

Threatened?

I wonder if you are a fan of pantomimes? I wonder if you have a favourite? Aladdin, Puss in Boots, Cinderella, Peter Pan. I know that some families have a tradition of going to the Pantomime every year. We never really got into that, but I’ve helped out with a few school trips to Pantomimes. […]

January 29, 2023 – 12:29 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged Esther 4:1-8, Esther 8:1-4 | Comments (0)

Captive?

Life over the last couple of years has felt quite chaotic for many of us. Things have been turned upside down, rearranged. As we go into this year we are still facing many things that seem chaotic. Financial uncertainty, industrial action, the difficulties in the NHS, amongst other things. So where is God in all […]

January 15, 2023 – 12:56 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged Luke 12:22-3, Philippians 4:10-20 | Comments (0)

Vision 2023

Those of you who have been coming along to All Saints for a while will know that close to the beginning of each year, we remind ourselves of the vision that we believe that we’ve been given to energise and direct our work as God’s people in this community. For those of you who have […]

January 8, 2023 – 12:29 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged 1 Corinthians 3:1-9, Acts 18:1-8 | Comments (0)

Tell of God’s Kindnesses

So it’s the first of January, the first day of another new year. I wonder how you’re feeling about that. For many of us, I suspect, there’s a bit of trepidation going into another new year. The last couple of years might have left us feeling a bit anxious about what the new year might […]

January 3, 2023 – 9:18 am | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged Isaiah 63:7-9, Jesus, Joseph, Mary, Matthew, Matthew 2:13-23 | Comments (0)

Pregnant Advent

Waiting. Those of you who were here last week will have heard me say that I don’t really like waiting, I’m not very good at it. We’d just sung a song, after the sermon, with the line “waiting here for you”, and I suggested that we should do a bit of waiting. If you were […]

December 18, 2022 – 12:50 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged 1st millennium BC, Ahaz, Bible, Gospel of Matthew, Immanuel, Isaiah, Isaiah 7, Isaiah 7:1-16, Isaiah 7:14, Kings of ancient Judah, Mary, mother of Jesus, Matthew 1, Matthew 1:18-25, Religion | Comments (0)

Advent Prophets

What shape is a snooker table? If you look at this first image, taken from the television coverage of this match, you would be forgiven for thinking that a snooker table is square. Even if you know that a snooker table is longer than it is wide, you might not have an appreciation of how […]

December 4, 2022 – 12:33 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged baptism, Bible prophecy, Biblical exegesis, Christian theology, Christianity, Holy Spirit in Christianity, Holy Spirit in Judaism, Isaiah, Isaiah 11:1-10, John the Baptist, Matthew 3:1-12, Old Testament messianic prophecies quoted in the New Testament, Pneumatology, prophecy, Religion | Comments (0)

Advent hope

I wonder what you are looking forward to. Christmas? A holiday? Seeing friends or family? A medical procedure that you hope will make life easier? Maybe there isn’t anything. You are finding life hard, and seeing hope or joy in the future is just beyond you. Perhaps when you look forward all you see is […]

November 27, 2022 – 12:31 pm | By tim | Posted in Eyton | Tagged Bible, Book of Isaiah, Book of Revelation, Christian cosmology, Heaven, Isaiah, Isaiah 2:1-5, Isaiah 53, Jerusalem, Jesus, Jesus in Christianity, Matthew 24:36-44, Nevi'im, New Jerusalem, Religion, Servant songs | Comments (0)

King of the Jews

Do you ever see a road sign when you’re driving along and think, “Thanks for letting me know but what am I meant to do about it?” I mean, if I see a road sign with a 30 on it, then I know what that means – I’m meant to drive at no more than […]

November 20, 2022 – 3:36 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged Biblical people in Islam, Colossians 1:9-14, Conversations with God, God in Christianity, Guanabara Confession of Faith, Jesus, Luke 23:33-43, Messianism, Prophets of Islam, Rabbis of the Land of Israel, Religion | Comments (2)

Remembrance 2022

I wonder what you think when you see All Saints church building. Maybe you don’t think very much at all. But just consider it a moment. Imposing, square, stone, set well in its grounds, overlooking the town, as if it’s been here forever, and always will be. But, of course, it hasn’t been here forever. […]

November 13, 2022 – 12:41 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13, Apostasy in Christianity, Christianity, Christology, Conditional preservation of the saints, Creative works, Gospel of Luke, Jesus, Luke 21:5-19, Religion, resurrection, Resurrection of Jesus | Comments (0)

All Saints Day

“I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.” Over the last couple of months we’ve been exploring discipleship together. We’ve asked ourselves the question, “how close am I to Jesus?” We’ve thought about […]

November 6, 2022 – 12:44 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged Carolyn Gillette, Christian theology, Christianity, God the Father, His Church, Jesus Christ, Paul, Religion, revelation | Comments (0)