SERMONS
Welcome to the feast...
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 15th October 2017 11am service
Who would want to be a member of Matthew’s church?
Bound hand and foot, thrown into outer darkness, weeping and gnashing of teeth. And all because you were wearing the wrong clothes! That's not what we're like at Hinde Street. Is it?
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 15th October 2017 11am service
Who would want to be a member of Matthew’s church?
Bound hand and foot, thrown into outer darkness, weeping and gnashing of teeth. And all because you were wearing the wrong clothes! That's not what we're like at Hinde Street. Is it?
Keep on doing the things that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me…
by Rev Sue Keegan von Allmen
Sunday 15 October 2017 10am service
Paul’s instruction to the Christians in Philippi sounds arrogant, but it is rooted in his call to humility (Phil 2.5-11), and might also suggest a way of understanding Matthew’s parable of the man who was thrown out of the banquet because he was incorrectly attired.
by Rev Sue Keegan von Allmen
Sunday 15 October 2017 10am service
Paul’s instruction to the Christians in Philippi sounds arrogant, but it is rooted in his call to humility (Phil 2.5-11), and might also suggest a way of understanding Matthew’s parable of the man who was thrown out of the banquet because he was incorrectly attired.
Live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel
Philippians 1:27
by Rev Inderjit Bhogal
Sunday 8 October 2017 11am service
Philippians 1:27
by Rev Inderjit Bhogal
Sunday 8 October 2017 11am service
Judgement: the theology we all avoid
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 8 October 2017 10 am service
Do we believe in judgement? What might it look like? The Frieze Art Fair offers us an image to help us understand.
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 8 October 2017 10 am service
Do we believe in judgement? What might it look like? The Frieze Art Fair offers us an image to help us understand.
Sermon preached by Rev Edward Thornley,
of St Marylebone Parish Church
Sunday 1 October at 11 am service
of St Marylebone Parish Church
Sunday 1 October at 11 am service
Mentally Deranged US Dotard vs Little Rocket Man
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 1 October 2017 ' 10am service
Paul tells us to be like Christ, and empty ourselves. Is this a safe way to behave in 2017, in a world where North Korea and the US exchange apocalyptic threats?
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 1 October 2017 ' 10am service
Paul tells us to be like Christ, and empty ourselves. Is this a safe way to behave in 2017, in a world where North Korea and the US exchange apocalyptic threats?
The way grace enters our worlds
by Rev Sue Keegan von Allmen
Sunday 17 September 2017@11am
The parable of the unforgiving servant is challenging for all of us and especially for those who struggle with forgiveness. Yet it need not shame us if we see it as an invitation to see beyond ourselves.
by Rev Sue Keegan von Allmen
Sunday 17 September 2017@11am
The parable of the unforgiving servant is challenging for all of us and especially for those who struggle with forgiveness. Yet it need not shame us if we see it as an invitation to see beyond ourselves.
How many times should I forgive?
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 17th September 2017 @ 10am
Seven times? Seventy-seven times? If only it were that simple. As the Grenfell Tower enquiry begins, we need to reflect on why we need to ask that question about forgiveness at all.
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 17th September 2017 @ 10am
Seven times? Seventy-seven times? If only it were that simple. As the Grenfell Tower enquiry begins, we need to reflect on why we need to ask that question about forgiveness at all.
No such thing as conflict in the church. Really?
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 10th September 2017 @ 11am service
How do you respond to conflict? Do you avoid it - or relish it? Or pretend that conflict doesn't exist?
Where do we learn these habits? And is any particular response more Christian than another?
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 10th September 2017 @ 11am service
How do you respond to conflict? Do you avoid it - or relish it? Or pretend that conflict doesn't exist?
Where do we learn these habits? And is any particular response more Christian than another?
You're so vain you probably think this sermon is about you
by Katherine Fox
Sunday 10th September 2017@ 11am service
Why God doesn’t call us to compete in the Ironman extreme triathlon. That if it feels like we can’t work out what our gift is or we are being prevented from using it, we don’t need to find some incredible feat to channel our energies into in order to be part of this body of Christ. For some or all of our lives we might be laid aside.
by Katherine Fox
Sunday 10th September 2017@ 11am service
Why God doesn’t call us to compete in the Ironman extreme triathlon. That if it feels like we can’t work out what our gift is or we are being prevented from using it, we don’t need to find some incredible feat to channel our energies into in order to be part of this body of Christ. For some or all of our lives we might be laid aside.
The dark night of the soul
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 3rd September 2017 @ 10am service
If you have understood, then what you have understood is not God. Why Augustine's words should give us hope at the start of the new Connexional year.
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 3rd September 2017 @ 10am service
If you have understood, then what you have understood is not God. Why Augustine's words should give us hope at the start of the new Connexional year.
A drop in the ocean
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 27 August 2017 @ 10am service
When we look around at the tragedies, the violence, the inequalities of our world, we can feel helpless. What on earth can we do to make a difference?
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 27 August 2017 @ 10am service
When we look around at the tragedies, the violence, the inequalities of our world, we can feel helpless. What on earth can we do to make a difference?
Is faith being able to walk on water?
by Rev Sue Keegan von Allmen
Sunday 13 August 2017 @ 11am service
If we pay attention to the symbolism Matthew uses in rewriting the story of Peter walking on the water, we discover something far more important, than learning how to walk on water.
by Rev Sue Keegan von Allmen
Sunday 13 August 2017 @ 11am service
If we pay attention to the symbolism Matthew uses in rewriting the story of Peter walking on the water, we discover something far more important, than learning how to walk on water.
Two banquets
by Rev Sue Keegan von Allmen
Sunday 6 August 2017 @ 10am service
The feeding of the 5000, in Matthew’s Gospel, is much more than a feeding miracle. It offers us a vision of the kingdom and of how Jesus’ followers will participate in in.
by Rev Sue Keegan von Allmen
Sunday 6 August 2017 @ 10am service
The feeding of the 5000, in Matthew’s Gospel, is much more than a feeding miracle. It offers us a vision of the kingdom and of how Jesus’ followers will participate in in.
The kingdom of God is like casting a woman as Dr Who
by Rev Sue Keegan von Allmen
Sunday 30 July 2017 11am service
This is the third Sunday that we’ve been exploring Jesus’ Parables in Chapter 13 of Matthew’s Gospel. They parables made sense to the people Jesus was speaking to, but we need new images for today, and this sermon offers two.
by Rev Sue Keegan von Allmen
Sunday 30 July 2017 11am service
This is the third Sunday that we’ve been exploring Jesus’ Parables in Chapter 13 of Matthew’s Gospel. They parables made sense to the people Jesus was speaking to, but we need new images for today, and this sermon offers two.
#Nurse Who?
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 23 July 2017 10am service
Why our tendency to label people is a long way from the kingdom
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 23 July 2017 10am service
Why our tendency to label people is a long way from the kingdom
What do we look for in a leader?
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 9 July 2017 10am service
Today we are consulting on the profile for the new Superintendent of the West London Mission to be appointed next year. What questions should we be asking? What might the Jesus of the gospels have to say to us?
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 9 July 2017 10am service
Today we are consulting on the profile for the new Superintendent of the West London Mission to be appointed next year. What questions should we be asking? What might the Jesus of the gospels have to say to us?
Jeremiah and the Grenfell Tower fire
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 2 July 11am service
Do we have the courage to speak truth to power? And do we have the courage to see the faults we criticise in others in ourselves?
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 2 July 11am service
Do we have the courage to speak truth to power? And do we have the courage to see the faults we criticise in others in ourselves?
Uncovering the hidden things
by Katherine Fox
Sunday 25 June 11am service
What secrets do we need to make known? What divisions do we need to cause?
by Katherine Fox
Sunday 25 June 11am service
What secrets do we need to make known? What divisions do we need to cause?
Our calling…to speak the truth
by Rev Sue Keegan von Allmeb
Sunday 25 June 10am service
Our calling must include speaking the truth about the world we live in - but expect it to bring resistance or conflict.
by Rev Sue Keegan von Allmeb
Sunday 25 June 10am service
Our calling must include speaking the truth about the world we live in - but expect it to bring resistance or conflict.
Commissioned for love
by Rev Sue Keegan von Allmen
Sunday 18 June 11am service
In Exodus God says to Moses,“I have observed the misery of my people… I have heard their cry… I know their sufferings, and I have come to deliver them.” Jesus’ followers are commissioned by him to do bring healing, liberation and well-being to all. This demands vulnerability and openness to God and strangers. The weekend after the tragedy at Grenfell Tower, this is challenging, but it is, nevertheless our calling.
by Rev Sue Keegan von Allmen
Sunday 18 June 11am service
In Exodus God says to Moses,“I have observed the misery of my people… I have heard their cry… I know their sufferings, and I have come to deliver them.” Jesus’ followers are commissioned by him to do bring healing, liberation and well-being to all. This demands vulnerability and openness to God and strangers. The weekend after the tragedy at Grenfell Tower, this is challenging, but it is, nevertheless our calling.
More in common
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 18 June 10am service
Grenfell Tower. The Big Get-together. Jesus sending his disciples out into the community to know what being one of us feels like. This is the gospel imperative.
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 18 June 10am service
Grenfell Tower. The Big Get-together. Jesus sending his disciples out into the community to know what being one of us feels like. This is the gospel imperative.
Election week: what does our Pentecost faith have to say about leadership?
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 4 June 2017 11am service
Moses finds leadership too heavy. The people want miracles. They want instant gratification. What is God's take on how he - and they - should respond?
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 4 June 2017 11am service
Moses finds leadership too heavy. The people want miracles. They want instant gratification. What is God's take on how he - and they - should respond?
“…you will be my witnesses…”
by Rev Sue Keegan von Allmen
Sunday 28 May 2017 10am & 11am services
As Jesus’ takes his leave of his disciples, he passes on his work to his disciples and to us his followers. Just as glory could be seen in his work it is seen in ours.
by Rev Sue Keegan von Allmen
Sunday 28 May 2017 10am & 11am services
As Jesus’ takes his leave of his disciples, he passes on his work to his disciples and to us his followers. Just as glory could be seen in his work it is seen in ours.
Paraclete-shaped discipleship
by Rev Sue Keegan von Allmen
Sunday 21 May 2017 11am service
When Paul preaches to the Athenians, he begins by creating common ground, by attempting to come alongside those he wishes to share his faith with. This starting point, is even more important in today’s world, but how do we do it?
by Rev Sue Keegan von Allmen
Sunday 21 May 2017 11am service
When Paul preaches to the Athenians, he begins by creating common ground, by attempting to come alongside those he wishes to share his faith with. This starting point, is even more important in today’s world, but how do we do it?
Facebook ads and the unknown God
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 21 May 2017 10am service
Are we tempted to approach God as fussy consumers looking for the best deal? What might we learn from the idols of ancient Athens?
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 21 May 2017 10am service
Are we tempted to approach God as fussy consumers looking for the best deal? What might we learn from the idols of ancient Athens?
A familiar reading - but what does it say to us now?
by Rev Sue Keegan von Allmen
Sunday 14 May 2017 10am service
John 14.1-6 is a familiar reading from funeral services. Heard in a different context, and in the light of it being Jesus’ farewell speech, it has much to say about living the way, the truth and the life, in today’s world.
by Rev Sue Keegan von Allmen
Sunday 14 May 2017 10am service
John 14.1-6 is a familiar reading from funeral services. Heard in a different context, and in the light of it being Jesus’ farewell speech, it has much to say about living the way, the truth and the life, in today’s world.
The Gate to the sheepfold and the sheep
by Richard Shepley
Sunday 7 May 2017 11am service
Jesus says his followers will have "Abundant Life". What does that mean for us today, and what are the pitfalls to avoid.
by Richard Shepley
Sunday 7 May 2017 11am service
Jesus says his followers will have "Abundant Life". What does that mean for us today, and what are the pitfalls to avoid.
Loneliness and exclusion
by Rev Sue Keegan von Allmen
Sunday 7 May 2017 10am service
In the conversation about loneliness that Jo Cox MP began, before she was murdered, the church has much to contribute. This sermon suggests what that might be.
by Rev Sue Keegan von Allmen
Sunday 7 May 2017 10am service
In the conversation about loneliness that Jo Cox MP began, before she was murdered, the church has much to contribute. This sermon suggests what that might be.
The long walk to Emmaus
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 30 April 10am service
Where is your Emmaus? Where do you go to escape the painful realities of life? What are you trying to avoid? Who walks with you on the road?
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 30 April 10am service
Where is your Emmaus? Where do you go to escape the painful realities of life? What are you trying to avoid? Who walks with you on the road?
Proclaiming living hope
by Katherine Fox
Sunday 23 April 2017 11am service
Proclaiming living hope:in which our excuses for keeping quiet are exposed as excuses
by Katherine Fox
Sunday 23 April 2017 11am service
Proclaiming living hope:in which our excuses for keeping quiet are exposed as excuses
Vogue magazine and the message of Easter
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 16 April; 11am service
What might the world of fashion have to say to us about God’s economy?
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 16 April; 11am service
What might the world of fashion have to say to us about God’s economy?
You turn my mourning into dancing
by Rev Sue Keegan von Allmen
Sunday 16 April; Easter Day 2017 10am service
Mary Magdalene’s willingness to face the loss, grief and devastation of the tomb, offers us a pattern for our lives, that enables us to experience resurrection.
by Rev Sue Keegan von Allmen
Sunday 16 April; Easter Day 2017 10am service
Mary Magdalene’s willingness to face the loss, grief and devastation of the tomb, offers us a pattern for our lives, that enables us to experience resurrection.
Betrayed
by Sue Keegan von Allmen
Maundy Thursday 13 April 2017 6.30pm
Jesus responds to betrayal by expressing his love for the disciples as he washes their feet.
by Sue Keegan von Allmen
Maundy Thursday 13 April 2017 6.30pm
Jesus responds to betrayal by expressing his love for the disciples as he washes their feet.
Rolling away the stone
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 2 April 2017 11am service
The story of Lazarus gives us hope when everything feels dark. 'I am the resurrection and the life,' Jesus tells us. But what gets in the way of resurrection?
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 2 April 2017 11am service
The story of Lazarus gives us hope when everything feels dark. 'I am the resurrection and the life,' Jesus tells us. But what gets in the way of resurrection?
A Quality Conversation
by Rev Sue Keegan von Allmen
Sunday 19 March 2017 11am service
Evangelism rooted in conversations that begin with vulnerability, respond to people’s questions, and take time, enable the conversation partners to be surprised by God and to change. This sermon explores how that happens in the story of Jesus’ encounter with the woman he meets at a well outside Sychar.
by Rev Sue Keegan von Allmen
Sunday 19 March 2017 11am service
Evangelism rooted in conversations that begin with vulnerability, respond to people’s questions, and take time, enable the conversation partners to be surprised by God and to change. This sermon explores how that happens in the story of Jesus’ encounter with the woman he meets at a well outside Sychar.
Immunity to change
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 19 March 2017 10am service
Winter flu? Our immune systems do a good job attacking alien invaders. But if you have an organ transplant, your immune system attacks the one thing that will save your life. What life-giving new things are our hidden psychological and emotional immune systems protecting us from?
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 19 March 2017 10am service
Winter flu? Our immune systems do a good job attacking alien invaders. But if you have an organ transplant, your immune system attacks the one thing that will save your life. What life-giving new things are our hidden psychological and emotional immune systems protecting us from?
When you love you live: learning about other faiths and positively engaging with difference
by Robert Thompson
Sunday 12 March 2017 11am service
The Church has a complicated and often disturbing history in its relationships with people of other faiths. Rob Thompson explores some of that history and reflects on how Jesus' ministry encourages us to engage with diversity in love and fellowship.
by Robert Thompson
Sunday 12 March 2017 11am service
The Church has a complicated and often disturbing history in its relationships with people of other faiths. Rob Thompson explores some of that history and reflects on how Jesus' ministry encourages us to engage with diversity in love and fellowship.
Travelling light
By Rev Val Reid
Sunday 12 March 2017 10am service
This week Chris Bertish completed his crossing of the Atlantic on a paddle board. What journeys are we faced with this Lent?
By Rev Val Reid
Sunday 12 March 2017 10am service
This week Chris Bertish completed his crossing of the Atlantic on a paddle board. What journeys are we faced with this Lent?
Ten a day - the problem with fruit in Eden
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 5 March 2017 - 11am service
Eve has gone down in history as the great temptress. But there are many different ways to tell her story. What was Eve's real sin?
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 5 March 2017 - 11am service
Eve has gone down in history as the great temptress. But there are many different ways to tell her story. What was Eve's real sin?
Being holy - Being perfect
by Rev Sue Keegan von Allmen
Sunday 19 February 2017 - 11am service
Today’s reading begin with “be holy” and end with “be perfect.” This sermon reflects on what that means for us - in our time - in the light of Jesus’ words in today’s Gospel.
by Rev Sue Keegan von Allmen
Sunday 19 February 2017 - 11am service
Today’s reading begin with “be holy” and end with “be perfect.” This sermon reflects on what that means for us - in our time - in the light of Jesus’ words in today’s Gospel.
Did you just miss Random Acts of Kindness Week?
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 19 February 2017 - 10am service
Kindness is not random, and not just for a week. It is built into the architecture of the universe.
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 19 February 2017 - 10am service
Kindness is not random, and not just for a week. It is built into the architecture of the universe.
A sermon preached by Richard Shepley
Sunday 12 February 2017 - 11am service
Sunday 12 February 2017 - 11am service
The Doomsday Clock is inching closer to midnight!
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 5 February 2017 - 10am service
Scientists set the Doomsday Clock according to political, environmental and nuclear threats. What on earth can we do to re-set the time?
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 5 February 2017 - 10am service
Scientists set the Doomsday Clock according to political, environmental and nuclear threats. What on earth can we do to re-set the time?
Theory U - leading from the emerging future
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 22 January 2017 - 11am service
On Friday the new president of the United States was inaugurated. What can 21st century Washington, the London outside our doors, and 1st century Corinth, teach us about the power of letting go?
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 22 January 2017 - 11am service
On Friday the new president of the United States was inaugurated. What can 21st century Washington, the London outside our doors, and 1st century Corinth, teach us about the power of letting go?
Epiphany: Seeing things afresh
by Revd Canon Stephen Evans
Sunday 15 January 2017 - 11am service
I wonder if you can remember a moment in your life when you really understood something or someone for the very first time - and just what it felt like...
by Revd Canon Stephen Evans
Sunday 15 January 2017 - 11am service
I wonder if you can remember a moment in your life when you really understood something or someone for the very first time - and just what it felt like...
Power posing: two minutes to change your life!
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 8 January 2017 11am service
Research shows that if you stand like superwoman, you will become like superwoman. Or does it? Why the Methodist Covenant service is more than just an annual power pose...
by Rev Val Reid
Sunday 8 January 2017 11am service
Research shows that if you stand like superwoman, you will become like superwoman. Or does it? Why the Methodist Covenant service is more than just an annual power pose...
Rachel weeps for her children in every time and place
by Rev Sue Keegan von Allmen
Sunday 1 January 2017 - 11am service
The story of the massacre of the innocents doesn’t make for happy reading on the first Sunday after Christmas. Yet through it, if we attend to its complexity, the compassion and mercy of God who creates a new thing on earth emerges.
by Rev Sue Keegan von Allmen
Sunday 1 January 2017 - 11am service
The story of the massacre of the innocents doesn’t make for happy reading on the first Sunday after Christmas. Yet through it, if we attend to its complexity, the compassion and mercy of God who creates a new thing on earth emerges.
