Some of Tim's Sermons

Intimate with the Ultimate – Relational Prayer

Last week we began our exploration of some of the ideas in the book, Intimate with the Ultimate, and were introduced to the idea that prayer is the conversation that happens naturally as we walk with Jesus, work with Jesus, and watch Jesus. This morning we’re focussing in on the idea of what happens when […]

February 20, 2022 – 12:25 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged Attributes of God in Christianity, Carolyn Gillette, Christian theology, Christology, Conceptions of God, Conversations with God, God in Christianity, Holy Spirit in Christianity, Isaiah 55:1-11, Jesus, John 15:26-16:7, Patriology, Pneumatology, Systematic theology, Theology | Comments (0)

Heroes of Faith – Joseph

Occasionally on my day off in the summer I enjoy watching the coverage of the cycling grand tours, the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, or the Vuelta Espana. There’s something about watching the beautiful continental landscape slide by, with the gentle commentary passing the hours. However, the coverage in the UK is never on […]

February 14, 2022 – 12:33 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged Abraham, Bible, Biblical Egypt, Biblical patriarchs, Bo, Book of Genesis, Book of Jubilees, Carpenters, Divination, Egypt, Esau, Genesis 45:1-10, Isaac, Jacob, Jesus, John 14:1-14, Joseph, Potiphar | Comments (0)

Intimate with the Ultimate – Introduction

Last Sunday morning brought to a close a two year long pattern of sermons. In that time we have had five sermon series, interspersed with others at times, each focussed on one of our church values. Loving God, Loving Each Other, Loving Our Neighbours, Exploring, and Celebrating. Last week was the last of the services […]

February 13, 2022 – 12:47 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged Abrahamic religions, Catholic Church, Catholic spirituality, Christian prayer, Christian soteriology, Christianity, Colossians 4:2-6, Conceptions of God, Jesus, Lord's prayer, Luke 11:1-13, Mental prayer, Rosary, Sermon on the Mount, Thanksgiving after Communion | Comments (0)

Appreciation

In “The Five Love Languages” Gary Chapman talks about five different ways in which we give and receive love. Words, Touch, Time, Gifts, and Acts of service. For some of us words are most important in the expression of love, especially words of affirmation, encouragement, and building up. For others it is touch – holding […]

February 6, 2022 – 1:20 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged Carpenters, Deities, Exorcists, gratitude, Jesus, Messianism, Rabbis of the Land of Israel, Religion, Theology | Comments (0)

Christmas Eve 2021

What are you like at wrapping presents? I’m okay, but not fancy. I can do the standard box shape, three bits of sellotape and you’re there. If you want each end to look exactly the same, or a fancy bow, then you’ll need to find someone else to do your wrapping. And to be fair, […]

December 25, 2021 – 8:03 am | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged Attributes of God in Christian theology, Attributes of God in Christianity, Christian theology, Christology, Exorcists, God in Christianity, God in Islam, Grace in Christianity, Islamic theology, Jesus, Luke 2:8-20, Systematic theology, Theology, Titus 3:4-7 | Comments (0)

What time is it?

What time is it? What date is it? What century is it? What about the geological epoch? Anyone know? There is some debate about this – the question is, have we left the Holocene and entered the Anthropocene? The debate centres around the question as to whether humanity has had such an impact on the […]

December 19, 2021 – 12:18 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged Christian theology, Conceptions of God, God in Christianity, God the Father, Holy Spirit, Isaiah 10:33-11:10, Jesus, John the Baptist, Matthew 1:18-end, Names of God, Pentecost, Pneumatology, Systematic theology, Theology | Comments (0)

Walk the Way

Last week we were exploring what it means for us to prepare the way of the Lord now. We talked about the importance of believing that Jesus is going to return, of sharing that good news with others, and of being that good news by caring tenderly for others. This week, we’re thinking about another […]

December 12, 2021 – 5:48 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged Abrahamic religions, Bible, Carpenters, Exorcists, Isaiah, Isaiah 35, Jesus, John the Baptist, Luke 1:57-66, Mark 1, Messianism, Rabbis of the Land of Israel, Religion, Resurrection of Jesus | Comments (0)

Prepare the Way

In 1996 I spent 6 weeks on placement in the offices of Thameslink 2000. I was an engineering student, and the idea was to gain some experience of a large scale engineering project. According to Wikipedia, “The Thameslink Programme, originally Thameslink 2000, is a £6 billion project in south-east England to upgrade and expand the […]

December 5, 2021 – 12:54 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged baptism, Elijah, Family of Jesus, Isaiah, Isaiah 40:1-11, Jesus, John the Baptist, Luke 1:1-25, Mandaeism, Religion, Theology | Comments (0)

Who gives a fig?

Welcome to Advent. I’m not sure why, but I do seem to have a habit of turning up at St Catherine’s on the first Sunday of Advent. And here we are again, at the beginning of a new church year, looking forward to Christmas. In previous years, I’ve brought along a round tuit, talked about […]

November 28, 2021 – 12:09 pm | By tim | Posted in Eyton | Tagged Abrahamic religions, Advent, Bible, Christology, Entering heaven alive, Glorious Mysteries, Gospel of Luke, Jeremiah 33:14-16, Jerusalem, Jesus, Life of Jesus in the New Testament, Luke, Luke 21:25-36, Mark 11, Mark 13, Religion, Son of Man | Comments (0)

Thwack

One of the things about having these services every other week, is that it can be a bit difficult to remember where we’ve got to in a sermon series. Especially as we missed the last one for the Service of light, so actually it’s a month since we were last here, together, looking at James. […]

November 16, 2021 – 9:56 am | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged Carpenters, Christian theology, Christology, Exorcists, God in Christianity, humility, James 4, Jesus, Luke 1:46-55, pride, Proverb, Rabbis of the Land of Israel, Systematic theology, Theology, Yaacov | Comments (2)