Some of Tim's Sermons

Ascension

And so we come to the season finale, the episode that draws together a lot of the threads of the story line, but leaves a few hanging out there for the next season, even a bit of a cliff hanger – keeping us intrigued and ready to come back for more when the new season […]

June 2, 2019 – 11:45 am | By tim | Posted in Eyton | Tagged Ascension, Ephesians 1:15-23, evangelism, Holy Spirit, King, Luke 24:44-53, Thy Kingdom Come, witness | Comments (0)

Hosts

I wonder what comes to mind for you if I say the word “hosts”. Perhaps you think of Ant and Dec, hosts of “Britain’s Got Talent.” or Gary Linekar and Des Lynam, hosts in different eras of “Match of the Day.” You might be thinking of a party or meal you’ve been to recently, and […]

May 20, 2019 – 10:42 am | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged 2 Kings 6:8-23, angels, commander, creation, God, hosts, Jesus, Matthew 26:47-56, sovereign | Comments (0)

Mine

These are my scissors. This is my book. This is my watch. These are my scissors. I bought these scissors to sit on my desk so that when I need to have a pair of scissors to hand, they are there and available and I don’t have to go hunting for a pair. If anybody […]

May 14, 2019 – 11:51 am | By tim | Posted in Eyton | Tagged Acts 9:1-6, care, Jesus, John 10:22-30, obedience, sheep, shepherd | Comments (0)

God is There

God is there. God is here. God is everywhere. God is present. This is one of the basic Christian assertions. It is a belief that God exists, but it is more than that. It is an understanding that God exists and is present in and to creation. We do not believe in a God who […]

May 7, 2019 – 11:19 am | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged God, Holy Spirit, incarnation, Jesus, John 14:15-27, presence, Psalm 139:1-12 | Comments (0)

Pierced

A sword will pierce your own soul too. It’s not exactly the kind of thing that you’re likely to find in a lovely Hallmark Mothering Sunday card is it? It’s the not what you’d expect to hear at a Christening party either. A sword will pierce your own soul too. It had all been going […]

March 31, 2019 – 2:10 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged Home for Good, Jesus, Job 31:16-23, Love, Luke 2:25-35, motherhood, pain, parenting, suffering | Comments (0)

Hold on. Let go.

I wonder if you’ve ever had that deeply frustrating experience of calling after someone who just keeps walking away from you as you call. Or a pet. Have you ever had a cat that just ignored you, or even worse, seemed to take you calling as a sign to disappear even further into the bushes? […]

March 17, 2019 – 5:13 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged faithfulness, Forgiveness, foundations, God, Hosea 11:1-11, Hosea 14:1-9, Jesus, Love | Comments (0)

Because he lives

As I was looking at the hymns for this morning, I was struck that many of the ones that echoed the themes of our reading from Paul’s letter to the church in Corinth were in the “Easter” section of the hymn books. I had a bit of a question mark in my head. How do […]

February 17, 2019 – 12:46 pm | By tim | Posted in Eyton | Tagged 1 Corinthians 15:12-20, faith, hope, Lee Strobel, Life after death, resurrection | Comments (0)

Neighbours

Neighbours, Everybody needs good neighbours Just a friendly wave each morning Helps to make a better day Neighbours, Need to get to know each other Next door is only a footstep away Neighbours, Everybody needs good neighbours With a little understanding You can find the perfect blend Neighbours, Should be there for one another That’s […]

February 3, 2019 – 12:55 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged Acts 28:28-31, disciple making, Love, Luke 10:25-37, Neighbours, values | Comments (0)

Mind

Who can tell me what Gillette’s strapline is? “The best a man can get”. Traditionally this has led to TV adverts with male sports stars, shaving with the latest incarnation of Gillette’s products, implying that this is what it means to be the best – handsome, popular, good at sports, driving off in a nice […]

January 20, 2019 – 4:12 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged Gillette, God, Love, Mark 12:28-34, mind, Psalm 119:113-120, thoughtfulness, values | Comments (0)

The Messenger

I’m going to start with a confession this morning. I was rather distracted from thinking about what I was going to say this morning by Youtube videos. In my defence, it all began in a good place – I was doing some research into what the process of refining silver would have looked like in […]

December 9, 2018 – 12:57 pm | By tim | Posted in Eyton | Tagged Advent, John the Baptist, judgement, Luke 3:1-6, Malachi 3:1-4, mercy, message, refining | Comments (0)