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All age sermon – He has been risen

Matthew 28:1-10 All age Sermon preached in Bishopton Parish Church of Scotland in Renfrewshire on 24th April 2011, Easter Sunday.

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Sermon – Hosanna to the Son of David

Matthew 21:1-11 Sermon preached in Bishopton Parish Church of Scotland in Renfrewshire on 17th April 2011, Palm Sunday.

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Sermon – Jesus heals the blind man

John 9:1-41 Sermon preached in Bishopton Parish Church, on 3rd April 2011, Fourth Sunday in Lent.

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Sermon – The ultimate Artist

John 1:1-18 Sermon preached in Bishopton Parish Church, on 2nd January 2011, Second Sunday after Christmas It is perhaps fitting to start the year with one of the most profound and baffling Biblical passages in the New Testament, especially when … Continue reading

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Sermon – Escape to Egypt

Matthew 2:13-23 Sermon preached in Bishopton Parish Church, on 26th December 2010, First Sunday after Christmas I don’t know how you spent your Christmas day, but I spent considerable time looking at historical accounts about the birth of Jesus. While … Continue reading

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Sermon – A Saviour is born

Luke 2:1-20 Sermon preached in Bishopton Parish Church, on 24th December 2010, Christmas Eve Christmas is that time of the year when preachers usually go into imagination melt-down. Virtually every year at Christmas we have to preach from the same … Continue reading

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Sermon – King of the Jews

Luke 23:33-43 Sermon preached in Bishopton Parish Church, on 21st November 2010, the twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost – Christ the King. Today is the last Sunday in the Christian Lectionary Calendar before Advent, when we start preparing for Christmas. And … Continue reading

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Sermon – The Sinful Woman

Luke 7:36-50 Sermon preached at Gorbals Parish Church on Sunday 13th June, third Sunday after Pentecost. When I was growing up I loved to watch films about the life of Jewish communities in Eastern Europe. Two of my favourites were … Continue reading

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Sermon – The King Enters the City

Luke 19:28-40 Sermon preached at Gorbals Parish Church, March 28th 2010 on Palm Sunday While I was growing up in Romania I was taught to always appreciate the heroes from our past. Our history teachers in school made sure we knew … Continue reading

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Saving Jesus?

This is a very interesting and provocative discussion with Brandon Scott, a New Testament scholar, former Roman Catholic. He has a very interesting perspective on the Constantinian hijacking of Christianity, with its departure from Jesus to an imperialist structure. And … Continue reading

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