Some of Tim's Sermons

Chosen – So what?

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but this truly is a summer of sport. Already completed are the European Football Championships, two triumphant cricket series, and Wimbledon. Going on at the moment are the Tour de France and, today, the London Open Tiddliwinks Tournament. And, still to come, of course, the Olympic games. For many […]

July 15, 2012 – 11:48 am | By tim | Posted in Priorslee, St George's | Tagged being chosen, choice, Divine grace, Ephesians 1:3-14, grace, Holy Spirit, Jesus, peace, unity | Comments (0)

Sent, together, to stand firm

It’s lovely to be with you this morning. As some of you know, I am a Pioneer Minister in Priorslee. Usually when I visit places I ask people to talk to me what that’s all about over coffee afterwards, but this morning the Bible readings are so suited to talking about mission and Pioneer ministry […]

July 14, 2012 – 12:33 pm | By tim | Posted in Eyton | Tagged Jesus, Paul, Pioneer Minister, Pioneer Ministry | Comments (0)

Turning and Pointing

There is a quotation ascribed to Churchill that goes, ” If you have an important point to make, don’t try to be subtle or clever. Use the pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time; a tremendous whack.” This is mirrored in a common […]

June 24, 2012 – 2:15 pm | By tim | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Acts 12:14-26, Benedictus, Birth of John the Baptist, Churchill, counsel, Forgiveness, Isaiah 40:1-11, Jesus, John, Luke 1:57-80, repentance, Salvation, sin, Zechariah | Comments (0)

The Spiritual Battle

If I’ve understood the rota that I was sent, you are going to be having two sermons on this passage, the first concentrating on the spiritual battle that we are involved in, and the second, focussed on the armour that we wear in that battle. This is an interesting way of looking at this teaching, […]

June 11, 2012 – 3:30 pm | By tim | Posted in River Church | Tagged devil, Ephesians 6:10-18, Eugene Peterson, Forgiveness, Gary Larson, perserverence, prayer, Spiritual practice, Spirituality, temptation | Comments (0)

Change it round a bit

What is the fascination with half time team talks? Whatever the match is, every single time we get to half time the first question that Adrian Chiles asks Roy Kean, is “what will the managers be saying in the dressing room?” Of course no one knows the answer, they’ve just got airtime to fill so […]

May 29, 2012 – 10:45 am | By tim | Posted in Wrekin College | Tagged Adrian Chiles, Alex Ferguson, Elijah, Jerusalem, Jesus, Moses, Phil Brown, Roy Kean, Scott Parker | Comments (0)

All together now…

I wonder if you would do something for me. Would you cross your arms. Now look at them carefully. Which one is on top? Which one as a hand tucked in? Now uncross your arms. Now cross them the other way. Put the other arm on top. Tuck in the other hand. How does that […]

January 23, 2012 – 10:23 am | By tim | Posted in St George's Methodist | Tagged 1 Corinthians 15:51-58, change, Churches together, Jesus, John 12:24, Love, mission, resurrection, Theology, unity | Comments (0)

Glorious: Diamonds and Gold

As I was reflecting on the readings for tonight the word that stuck out for me was, “glory”. It’s a word that we use every week in our worship, coming as it does in the first line of the Gloria, “Glory to God in the highest”. But it’s also a word that we come across […]

January 3, 2012 – 12:02 pm | By tim | Posted in Netherton | Tagged Christmas, Christmas Eve, cost, Gerard Manley Hopkins, glory, Gold, Hebrews 1:1-4, Jesus, John 1:1-14, King, light, suffering, the Olympics | Comments (0)

Stirring it up a bit

So, here we are on the last Sunday of the Christian year. In the BCP tradition it is “Stir up” Sunday, a nickname that came from the first line of the BCP collect for this Sunday, “Stir up, O Lord, the wills of your faithful people, “ a prayer that we will pray later, after […]

November 22, 2011 – 10:34 am | By tim | Posted in Sherrifhales, Tong | Tagged Advent, charity, Christ, Christ's return, Christmas, faith in action, food, Jesus, judgement, King, Love, Matthew 25:31-46, Stir Up Sunday | Comments (0)

What would Jesus say to the sick?

When Mark suggested that I might like to come and preach here at All Saints, I was very pleased to accept the invitation. When he told me that the subject was “What would Jesus say to the sick” I was even more pleased and also a little daunted. I was pleased because this is a […]

October 23, 2011 – 3:57 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged 2 Corinthians 12:1-10, faith, God, healing, jailer, Jesus, Love, Luke 9:1-10, mission, Philippi, vulnerability | Comments (1)

Step away from the vehicle

I began by reading the first page of, “The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien. The hobbit we meet on this page is Bilbo Baggins, and the adventure that is told of in this book is one of dragons and treasure, friendship and tested loyalties. It is a tale of a journey, and on that journey there […]

August 7, 2011 – 11:47 am | By tim | Posted in Shelton | Tagged challenge, discipleship, faith, invitation, Jesus, leaving, Matthew 14:22-33, The Hobbit | Comments (0)