Like aristocrats, our identity from God can never be taken away
Sermon by Andy Wurm, 12th January 2020, for the Celebration of the Baptism of Jesus
This week the Duke and Duchess of Sussex (Harry and Meghan) announced they would be stepping back as senior royals. Today I invite you to do something like the … Continue Reading ››May we be led by the absence of fear to God
Sermon by Andy Wurm, Epiphany Sunday, 5th January 2020
I once officiated at the funeral for the mother of a woman who was a professional astrologer. She (the astrologer) was fine about her mother having a Christian funeral, so I guess she didn’t see … Continue Reading ››In our powerlessness we find God knocking at the door.
Sermon by Andy Wurm, Christmas 1, 29th December 2019.
It’s a bit disappointing that Matthew included the part about the slaughter of young boys in the end of his Christmas … Continue Reading ››Rejoicing at all times takes us beyond them
Sermon by Andy Wurm, Advent 3, 15th December 2019
Our Prayer of the Day makes a connection between seeing God and rejoicing. It can work the other way around as well, in that when we rejoice, we see God, or connect with God, in some way. But … Continue Reading ››Judgement as liberation, not threat.
Sermon by Andy Wurm, Advent 2, 8th December 2019
Some years ago a film was made called The Matrix. The story of the film is as follows: the … Continue Reading ››God can only help us live and love more by us inviting him into our pattern of desire
Sermon by Andy Wurm, Advent 1, December 1st 2019
Once a family friend came to our home. … Continue Reading ››Reflection for Faure Requiem Service
As I read the prayers and readings for the service tonight, interspersed with translations of the words the choir is singing in the Requiem, two themes strike me. The first is the here and now dimension of eternal life, and the second … Continue Reading ››Violence and conflict as signs the world is changing
Sermon by Andy Wurm, 26th Sunday after Pentecost, 17th November 2019
A group of people who worked in an office went out for a farewell lunch for one of the staff who was leaving. There was an air of sadness to the lunch, because he … Continue Reading ››Resurrection is life where death means nothing
Sermon by Andy Wurm, Pentecost 22, 10th November 2019
Today’s gospel story about Jesus being challenged by a group of Sadducees, with their dilemma about what happens in the afterlife, shows they have no idea what they’re talking about. In response to their question Jesus shows that for … Continue Reading ››
