2019 SERMONS
Why Boris Johnson is wrong about what gives us identity.....
.....and why the members of the Hinde Street 10am congregation are right.
21 July 2019 10.00am
Rev Val Reid
How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked
14 July 2019 11.00am
Christophe Borysiewicz
Who was the first man not to land on the moon?
What we might learn from Michael Collins about being a good neighbour.
14 July 2019 10.00am
Rev Val Reid
Private lives and public scrutiny
What difference should our Christian faith make to relationships at home and at work?
30 June 2019 11.00am
Rev Val Reid
A letter to Paul in response to his letter to the Colossians
Written for All Age Worship - based on Colossians 2:16-3:17
23 June 2019 11.00am
Rev Peter Cornick
How do we recognise God’s power?
Our bodies use energy from the oxygen we breathe in to power our body cells and keep us alive. God, the Holy Spirit is more powerful and can bring us eternal life.
16 June 2019 11.00am
Dr Anita Oji
Jesus Ascends
What does it mean to stand on our own feet as Jesus' followers today, and the role in prayer and friendship play in keeping us standing.
2 June 2019 11.00am
Katherine Fox
Ascension Sunday
Wait! Why this is the hardest thing - and the most liberating.
2 June 2019 10.00am
By Rev Val Reid
Game of Thrones theology
What sort of society do we want to create? And how do we live it out in practice?
26 May 2019 11.00am
By Rev Val Reid
Do you want to be made well?
26 May 2019 10.00am
By Rev Peter Cornick
5th Sunday of Easter
Alleuia! Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed Alleluia!
9 May 2019 11.00am
By Fr Jack Noble
Love one another
Reflections on John 13:31-35 following the publication of the Methodist Conference report on Marriage and Relationships – how relating well to each other is at the heart of Jesus’ commandment
19 May 2019 10.00am
By Rev Peter Cornick
Tabitha, get up
12 May 2019 10.00am
By Rev Peter Cornick
The Risen Christ invites the disciples to have breakfast
5 May 2019 11.00am
By Helen Cornick
I did it my way
Frank Sinatra's ballad is still the most popular song at funerals. But Jesus' last conversation with his disciples is the antidote to this philosophy
5 May 2019 10.00am
By Rev Val Reid
Do you love me? Relationship and building the body of Christ
5 May 2019 - Preached from the Kreuzkirche, Leipzig
By Rev Peter Cornick
Peace be with you
28 April 2019 10.00am
By Rev Peter Cornick
'Seculosity' - we are all searching for salvation, but performanancism is not the answer.
Where is our alleluia in a cold and broken world?
21st April 2019 11.00am
By Rev Val Reid
Good Friday Service
Friday 19th April 2019
It is Finished - By Rev Peter Cornick
I am Thirsty - By Rev Peter Cornick
John 19 verses 26, 27 (Third saying of Jesus on the cross) - By Dr Anita Oji
The other last supper
As Jesus gets closer to Jerusalem, what really matters?
7 April 2019 10.00am
By Rev Val Reid
Returning home: a sermon on prodigal sons
31 March 2019 11.00am
By Rob Thompson
Sorry seems to be the hardest word
What does it take to make us recognise where we have gone wrong?
31 March 2019 10.00am
By Rev Val Reid
‘Life is inherently tragic’:
Judgement with time to amend our lives by repentance.
24 March 2019 11am
By Rev Peter Cornick
All this for you, before you could know anything of it...
On the day we dedicate our beautiful new font, and on the weekend of the slaughter of Muslims at prayer in Christchurch, what does the sacrament of Baptism teach us about the scandal of God's unconditional love?
17 March 2019 11.00am
By Rev Val Reid
And on the third day I finish my work
17 March 2019 10.00am
By Rev Peter Cornick
Journeys through the wilderness
10 March 2019 11.00am
By Rev Peter Cornick
Led by the spirit in the wilderness
How our unwillingness to tolerate empty space is destroying our planet
10 March 2019 10.00am
By Rev Val Reid
Remember you are dust......
Ash Wednesday and the trial of Cardinal Pell: both Jesus and Jung invite us to be honest about our shadow side to find redemption
6 March 2019 7.00pm - Ash Wednesday
By Rev Val Reid
A Brilliant Awayday
What is the significance of the Transfiguration for us?
3 March 2019 11.00am
By Dr Anita Oji
Love your enemies? Whatever next
What is the message Jesus is telling us and how do we live this out
24 February 2019 11.00am
By Richard Shepley
Partnership and Grace
Reflecting on the partnership of Pret and WLM following the opening of Pret House at WLM St Luke’s
10 February 2019 10.00am
By Rev Peter Cornick
In praise of hypocrisy
What chaos theory has to teach us about the gospel of small things
3 February 2019 11.00am
By Rev Val Reid
Holocaust Memorial Sunday
When Jesus taught in his home town, he experienced first hand the politics of hate? Why?
27 January 2019 10.00am
By Rev Val Reid
Babette's Feast Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
20 January 2019 11.00am
By Rev Canon Dr Stephen Evans
Water into wine
What the feisty disobedience of Susanna Wesley can teach us about signs of the kingdom
20 January 2019 10.00am
By Rev Val Reid
The gospel according to Google
What do the questions we ask Google tell us about the meaning of life?
13 January 2019 11.00am
by Rev Val Reid
… the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove
Why might Luke suggest the spirit descends on Jesus in bodily form like a dove?
13 January 2019 10.00am
by Rev Peter Cornick
'Where?' - the first word spoken by a human being in Matthew's gospel.
We are all searching for meaning in our lives. But what happens when following the star goes horribly wrong...?
6 January 2019 10.00am
by Rev Val Reid
.....and why the members of the Hinde Street 10am congregation are right.
21 July 2019 10.00am
Rev Val Reid
How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked
14 July 2019 11.00am
Christophe Borysiewicz
Who was the first man not to land on the moon?
What we might learn from Michael Collins about being a good neighbour.
14 July 2019 10.00am
Rev Val Reid
Private lives and public scrutiny
What difference should our Christian faith make to relationships at home and at work?
30 June 2019 11.00am
Rev Val Reid
A letter to Paul in response to his letter to the Colossians
Written for All Age Worship - based on Colossians 2:16-3:17
23 June 2019 11.00am
Rev Peter Cornick
How do we recognise God’s power?
Our bodies use energy from the oxygen we breathe in to power our body cells and keep us alive. God, the Holy Spirit is more powerful and can bring us eternal life.
16 June 2019 11.00am
Dr Anita Oji
Jesus Ascends
What does it mean to stand on our own feet as Jesus' followers today, and the role in prayer and friendship play in keeping us standing.
2 June 2019 11.00am
Katherine Fox
Ascension Sunday
Wait! Why this is the hardest thing - and the most liberating.
2 June 2019 10.00am
By Rev Val Reid
Game of Thrones theology
What sort of society do we want to create? And how do we live it out in practice?
26 May 2019 11.00am
By Rev Val Reid
Do you want to be made well?
26 May 2019 10.00am
By Rev Peter Cornick
5th Sunday of Easter
Alleuia! Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed Alleluia!
9 May 2019 11.00am
By Fr Jack Noble
Love one another
Reflections on John 13:31-35 following the publication of the Methodist Conference report on Marriage and Relationships – how relating well to each other is at the heart of Jesus’ commandment
19 May 2019 10.00am
By Rev Peter Cornick
Tabitha, get up
12 May 2019 10.00am
By Rev Peter Cornick
The Risen Christ invites the disciples to have breakfast
5 May 2019 11.00am
By Helen Cornick
I did it my way
Frank Sinatra's ballad is still the most popular song at funerals. But Jesus' last conversation with his disciples is the antidote to this philosophy
5 May 2019 10.00am
By Rev Val Reid
Do you love me? Relationship and building the body of Christ
5 May 2019 - Preached from the Kreuzkirche, Leipzig
By Rev Peter Cornick
Peace be with you
28 April 2019 10.00am
By Rev Peter Cornick
'Seculosity' - we are all searching for salvation, but performanancism is not the answer.
Where is our alleluia in a cold and broken world?
21st April 2019 11.00am
By Rev Val Reid
Good Friday Service
Friday 19th April 2019
It is Finished - By Rev Peter Cornick
I am Thirsty - By Rev Peter Cornick
John 19 verses 26, 27 (Third saying of Jesus on the cross) - By Dr Anita Oji
The other last supper
As Jesus gets closer to Jerusalem, what really matters?
7 April 2019 10.00am
By Rev Val Reid
Returning home: a sermon on prodigal sons
31 March 2019 11.00am
By Rob Thompson
Sorry seems to be the hardest word
What does it take to make us recognise where we have gone wrong?
31 March 2019 10.00am
By Rev Val Reid
‘Life is inherently tragic’:
Judgement with time to amend our lives by repentance.
24 March 2019 11am
By Rev Peter Cornick
All this for you, before you could know anything of it...
On the day we dedicate our beautiful new font, and on the weekend of the slaughter of Muslims at prayer in Christchurch, what does the sacrament of Baptism teach us about the scandal of God's unconditional love?
17 March 2019 11.00am
By Rev Val Reid
And on the third day I finish my work
17 March 2019 10.00am
By Rev Peter Cornick
Journeys through the wilderness
10 March 2019 11.00am
By Rev Peter Cornick
Led by the spirit in the wilderness
How our unwillingness to tolerate empty space is destroying our planet
10 March 2019 10.00am
By Rev Val Reid
Remember you are dust......
Ash Wednesday and the trial of Cardinal Pell: both Jesus and Jung invite us to be honest about our shadow side to find redemption
6 March 2019 7.00pm - Ash Wednesday
By Rev Val Reid
A Brilliant Awayday
What is the significance of the Transfiguration for us?
3 March 2019 11.00am
By Dr Anita Oji
Love your enemies? Whatever next
What is the message Jesus is telling us and how do we live this out
24 February 2019 11.00am
By Richard Shepley
Partnership and Grace
Reflecting on the partnership of Pret and WLM following the opening of Pret House at WLM St Luke’s
10 February 2019 10.00am
By Rev Peter Cornick
In praise of hypocrisy
What chaos theory has to teach us about the gospel of small things
3 February 2019 11.00am
By Rev Val Reid
Holocaust Memorial Sunday
When Jesus taught in his home town, he experienced first hand the politics of hate? Why?
27 January 2019 10.00am
By Rev Val Reid
Babette's Feast Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
20 January 2019 11.00am
By Rev Canon Dr Stephen Evans
Water into wine
What the feisty disobedience of Susanna Wesley can teach us about signs of the kingdom
20 January 2019 10.00am
By Rev Val Reid
The gospel according to Google
What do the questions we ask Google tell us about the meaning of life?
13 January 2019 11.00am
by Rev Val Reid
… the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove
Why might Luke suggest the spirit descends on Jesus in bodily form like a dove?
13 January 2019 10.00am
by Rev Peter Cornick
'Where?' - the first word spoken by a human being in Matthew's gospel.
We are all searching for meaning in our lives. But what happens when following the star goes horribly wrong...?
6 January 2019 10.00am
by Rev Val Reid