Some of Tim's Sermons

In previous weeks we’ve looked at other aspects of why we care for creation. We’ve thought about the way in which God entrusted humanity with the stewardship of creation, and the responsibility that gives us for the things we look after. Rich encouraged us to consider the fact that the whole of creation exists in, […]

This morning we are continuing our focus on Jesus, asking ourselves Do You Know Him? Today we are thinking particularly about Jesus as our Provider, and as we do that it will be helpful if you have Bible to hand as we will be hopping around it a bit. Ideally if you’ve got a paper […]

This morning we’re continuing to focus on Jesus, and how we can know him better, by asking the question Do you know him? Over the last couple of weeks we’ve thought about his death and resurrection, and this week we pick up the story with his ascension, his return to heaven, and what it means […]

A couple of weeks ago we began asking, “do you know him” meeting Jesus, in the beginning, as the Word who was God and was with God. We saw his divinity as we recognised his creative power and authority at work in the creation of time, the universe, and everything in them. We heard from […]

I wonder if you remember the Mr and Mrs quiz shows, or if you’ve ever played a Mr and Mrs type board game. The idea is that one member of a couple is asked questions about the other one, to see how well they know each other. It doesn’t always go well. It seems to […]

During Lent this year we have been exploring some Spiritual disciplines that can help us get closer to Jesus, and to ingrain healthy patterns of discipleship into our everyday life. We’ve thought about fasting, worship, lament and this week we are celebrating generosity. Let’s start with our reading from the book of Acts, Luke’s history […]

Today is the first Sunday of Lent, the time of year when we spend some time reflecting on our lives, and inviting the Holy Spirit to convict us and to form us in the image of Jesus more clearly. Through this Lent we’re going to be looking at some Spiritual practices and disciplines that can […]

I wonder what you think, how you react, when someone starts talking about creativity or being creative. Maybe your mind immediately jumps to paints or fabric or wood, and what you could do with them. Maybe the phrase “creative accounting” springs to mind. Perhaps you shut down completely, believing that you aren’t creative and that […]

I’m quite a fan of science fiction, reading it and watching it on TV and films. I love the way it opens up ideas and allows us to explore “what-ifs”. One of my favourite science fiction short stories describes the way in which a group of scientists invented an anti-gravity machine. At the beginning of […]

This time last year, I was standing here telling you a couple of stories about tent pegs, and about how I felt that God might be encouraging us as a church to enlarge the place of our tent, to spread out, to lengthen the cords. I had no idea that this would mean enlarging out […]